Author: Poly Viniou

Moscow, October 23rd, 2014 The 2nd Prix Galien Russia ceremony, was attended, among others, Messrs Sergei Tsyb, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Murashko, Deputy Head of Roszdravnadzor, Leonid Roshal, President of the National Medical Chamber and Knight of the Legion of Honor, Sergei Muraviev, Head of Department of International…

Athens, November 18th, 2014 Please be advised that the new deadline for submissions of nominations for Prix Galien Greece Greece 2015 is December 19th, 2014. This date is valid for all awarding categories (pharmaceutical & Patient Associations awards).

October 17th, 2014 SPRINGER MEDEZIN GALA 2013 The ceremony was held under the presidency of Pr Johanna WANKA, Federal Minister of Education and Research. The Laureates: PD Dr. Christine SKER and Pr Peter ZIPFEL, Université Jena Leibniz-Institut. Dimethylfumarat, TECFIDERA (Biogen Idec), Sofosbuvir, SOVALDI (Gilead Sciences), Sirturo, BEDAQUILINE (Janssen). For additional information, please contact: Mrs.Sabine SPRINGER, sabine.springer@springer.com, www.galenus-von-pergamon.de

October 7th , 2014 The laureates: Dr Tom WURNDINGER, Pr. René BERNARD, Nederlands Kanker Instituut – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AVL) Preclinical imaging braintumors / Identification of drug targets and markers in tumors and blood, ivacaftor, KALYDECO (Vertex Pharmaceutical) For additional information, please contact: Mr. Philip de L’ORME, bestuur@galenusprijs.nl, www.galenusprijs.nl

London, October 1st , 2014 Bexero® (Novartis) and Sirturo® (bedaquiline, Janssen) were the winners of Prix Galien 2014 in U.K. The UK Prix Galien award ceremony took place at the House of Commons under the presidency of Rt Hon. Kevin BARRON MP. The Innovative Product Award was won by Novartis’ Bexsero – the first broad…

Athens, September 23rd, 2014 Kindly be advised that the date and place for Prix Galien Greece 2015 awarding ceremony has changed. The new date is March 7th , 2015 and the ceremony will be held in the Athens Concert Hall (Banquet room).

September 4th, 2014 The Belgian jury has awarded trastuzumab emtansine, KADCYLA T-DM1 (ROCHE) For additional information, please contact: Mr. Baudouin van de WERVE, baudouin.van.de.werve@actuamedica.be

June 20th , 2014 The laureate this year was Fingolimod, GILENYA (NOVARTIS) For additional information, please contact: Dr Theo CONSTANDA, mtconstanda@medical-tribune.ch

Αthens, June 12th , 2014 In Prix Galien Greece 2015, the award will be bestowed to Dr. Afxentios Kalangos, Head of Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva for his great humanitarian work. The leading Greek surgeon, founder of the charity “Hearts for All» (Coeurs pour tous), has treated free 13,000 needy children around…

Αthens, June 12th, 2014 As an institution par excellence that rewards research and innovation, Prix Galien could not exempt from the awarding process research itself. Therefore, Prix Galien Greece 2015, inaugurated a new award, Galien Scientific Research Award, which will reward a Greek researcher or a research team for the great research work, which resulted…