Author: Poly Viniou

Athens, May 2014 Prix Galien, being an institution with authority and simultaneously intense scientific, humanitarian, and social character, decided to launch as early as the Prix Galien Greece 2015, a new award on the Patients’ Associations, the Patient Initiative Award. This initiative aims to strengthen the awareness of Patients’ Associations, but also to motivate them…

Athens, February 2014 In the context of preparation of the 2nd ceremony of Prix Galien Greece, to be held on February 21, 2015 at the Onassis Cultural Centre of Onassis Foundation, we would like to announce that we will open a new awarding category. Additional information will be available soon. For the evaluation of applications…

Athens, February 2014 The date of conduct for the second awarding ceremony of the pharmaceutical awards Prix Galien Greece is announced. The ceremony will be held in the Onassis Cultural Centre of Onassis Foundation on February 21st, 2015.

Toronto, Canada 2013 The laureates for Prix Galien Canada for 2013 are: Best Innovative Drug: Yervoy® (ipilimumab) / Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Best Research Project: The award was presented to Dr. Francis Allan Plummer, for the very important contribution of the research against HIV

Please find below, in chronological order, the program for the forthcoming ceremonies for the Prix Galien awards worldwide that are scheduled to take place in 2014 and 2015 as follows: June 2, 2014, Belgium October 1, 2014, United Kingdom October 7, 2014, Netherlands October 16, 2014, Germany October 21, 2014, Russia (tbc) October 28, 2014,…

December 10th,  2014 The deadline for on-line submissions is May 15th, 2014 For additional information on submissions, please contact: Mrs. Florence MEHL, secretarygeneral@prixgalien.com For additional information on the event, please contact: Mr. André LAMY, mélalamy1@reseauxetdiffusion.com

December 4th 2014: «SAVE THIS DATE» – Awarding Ceremony & Forum Deadline for submissions: April 15th 2014 For additional information, please contact: Mrs. Florence MEHL, secretarygeneral@prixgalien.com

October 24th , 2013 The gala dinner was held in the presence of Messrs Frédéric MONDOLONI, Charge D’ Affaires of the French Embassy, Sergey TSYB, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Alexei KOMISSAROV, Minister of the Government of Moscow, Elena MANXIMKINA, Director of the Department of National Medicines Agency of the…

October 22nd , 2013 The ceremony was held in the American Museum of Natural History. The winners are: Vemurafenib, ZELBORAF (GENETECH), Zoster Vaccine Live, ZOSTAVAX (MERCK), S-ICD System, subcutaneous implantation defibrilator (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC) For additional information, please contact: Mr. Jon FLORIO, iflorio@makovsky.com  or visit the site : www.prix-Galien-usa.com

October 17th , 2013 SPRINGER MEDEZIN GALA 2013 The winners are: Pr Oliver GROSS for his works on ACE-inhibitor therapy by children with ALPORT-syndrome, Rifaximin, XIFAXAN (Norgine GmbH), Pertuzumab, PERJETA (Roche), Ivacaftor, KALYDECO (Vertex pharmaceutical)