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The Galien Foundation Announces 2020 Galien Week of Innovation to Ring in the Annual Galien Forum and Prix Galien AwardsNEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galien Foundation today announced the 2020 Galien Week of Innovation will take place October 26-30th to discuss and recognize biomedical and medical technology product achievements leading up to the annual Galien Forum and Prix Galien Awards. Owing to the safety of honored guests each year, the Galien Foundation has planned a unique five-day experience and opportunity to celebrate the year's best products in a new hybrid format. "This year's Prix Galien is like no other, and we greatly look forward to safely celebrating the works of those at the vanguard of healthcare who seek to transform it," said Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chair of the Prix Galien USA and Prix Galien International Committees. "Each year there is great potential for nominees to make an enormous impact on global health, and we will continue to celebrate them responsibly and enthusiastically." A series of award category-focused webinars will take place in advance of the Galien Forum and Prix Galien Awards, with a focus on medical technology, biotech and pharmaceutical products from Monday, October 26th through Wednesday, October 28th. Each webinar will be an opportunity to "Meet the Scientists," comprising of five-to-ten product nominee representatives and moderated Q&A discussions to highlight the scientific journey behind each of the products. The 2020 Galien Forum and Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony will be held in a hybrid format (in-person and digital) on Thursday, October 29, at the Alexandria Center for Life Science in New York City and via remote video links. The Galien Foundation is honored to host Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH since 1984 and a principal infectious diseases expert at the forefront of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a speaker during this year's Galien Forum. The Prix Galien award is among the global health innovation industry's most renowned honors, recognizing outstanding products that improve the human condition. The Prix Galien USA Committee is composed of seventeen renowned leaders from the biomedical industry and academia, including five Nobel Laureates, responsible for evaluating nominees. "The Awards Committee is thrilled with this year's submissions from some of the brightest minds in our industry," said Michael Rosenblatt, MD, co-chair of the Galien Forum and Chief Medical Officer of Flagship Pioneering in Cambridge, MA. "The physical event is unique this year, and we look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas with others in a virtual capacity. We continue to be amazed by innovations driven by passionate healthcare leaders worldwide." Webinars leading up to the Galien Forum and Prix Galien Awards will feature remarks from a Prix Galien USA Committee member on current research trends in the sector and reminders about relevant Forum panel(s) on October 29. Additional details about panelists and registration are available here. The Week of Innovation will include: MedTech Webinars | Monday, October 26th
Pharma Webinars | Wednesday, October 28th
2020 Galien Forum & Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony | Thursday, October 29th
Media Presentation | Friday, October 30th
The Roy Vagelos Pro Bono Humanum Award for Global Health Equity will be presented at the annual Prix Galien USA Awards ceremony to William H. Foege, MD, the Emory Emeritus Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta and a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in innovative medicines discovery through the application of pharmaceutical science to problems of developing or underserved populations worldwide. "We're reminded of the necessity of continued innovations in the healthcare industry, now more than ever as we face a global pandemic," said Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Retired Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc. Chairman of the Board, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. "The Prix Galien Committee made a great and timely choice considering the remarkable viral containment, mitigation and public health surveillance techniques Dr. Foege introduced over the past five decades, which continue to be utilized by many of his colleagues and partners during this global crisis." About the Galien Foundation The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve the state of human health. Our vision is to catalyze the development of the next generation of innovative treatments and technologies that will impact human health and save lives. The Foundation oversees and directs activities in the USA for the Prix Galien, an international award that recognizes outstanding achievements in improving the human condition through the development of innovative therapies. The Prix Galien was created in France in 1970 in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical and medical technology research. For more information, visit www.galienfoundation.org. Follow the Foundation on social media: View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-galien-foundation-announces-2020-galien-week-of-innovation-to-ring-in-the-annual-galien-forum-and-prix-galien-awards-301154717.html SOURCE The Galien Foundation |