The Galien Foundation has announced the 2015 nominees for the ninth annual Prix Galien USA Awards. The Prix Galien Award is considered the biomedical industry's highest accolade and recognizes the technical, scientific and clinical research skills necessary to develop innovative medicines and devices.
Nominees include biomedical products across three categories – biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and technology products – that advance the human condition and which were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the past five years.
Nominees for the Prix Galien USA 2015 Awards are:
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Best Biotechnology Product (Nominees)
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BLINCYTO® (blinatumomab)
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Amgen
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OPDIVO® (nivolumab)
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
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CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab)
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Eli Lilly and Company
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TRULICITY™ (dulaglutide)
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Eli Lilly and Company
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KADCYLA® (ado-trastuzumab emtansine)
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Genentech
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BENLYSTA® (belimumab)
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GSK
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KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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TRUMENBA® (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine)
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Pfizer Inc.
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ENTYVIO® (vedolizumab)
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Takeda
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Best Pharmaceutical Agent (Nominees)
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AMPYRA® (dalfampridine)
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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
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DALVANCE® (dalbavancin)
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Actavis
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OPSUMIT® (macitentan)
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Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
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BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl) CIV
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. & Eisai, Inc.
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XTANDI® (enzalutamide)
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Astellas Pharma Inc. & Medivation
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LYNPARZA™ (olaparib)
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AstraZeneca
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ADEMPAS® (riociguat)
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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
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TECFIDERA® (dimethyl fumarate)
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Biogen
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ELIQUIS® (apixaban)
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Bristol-Myers Squibb & Pfizer, Inc.
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OTEZLA® (apremilast)
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Celgene Corporation
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POMALYST® (pomalidomide)
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Celgene Corporation
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HALAVEN® (eribulin mesylate)
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Eisai Inc.
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ESBRIET® (pirfenidone)
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Genentech
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HARVONI® (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir)
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Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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MEKINIST™ (trametinib)/TAFINLAR® (dabrafenib)
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GSK/ Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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AKYNZEO® (netupitant/palonosetron)
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Helsinn Group
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IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib)
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Janssen Biotech, Inc. & Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company
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BELSOMRA® (suvorexant) C-IV
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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ZERBAXA™ (ceftolozane/tazobactam)
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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ZONTIVITY® (vorapaxar)
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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ZYKADIA™ (ceritinib)
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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XELJANZ® (tofacitinib citrate)
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Pfizer, Inc.
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ORBACTIV® (oritavancin)
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The Medicines Company
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JUBLIA® (efinaconazole)
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
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Best Medical Technology (Nominees)
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VITEK® MS
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bioMerieux
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The ALAIR™ Bronchial Thermoplasty System
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Boston Scientific
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PRECISION SPECTRA™ Spinal Cord
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Boston Scientific
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Stimulator System
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SAPIEN 3™ Transcatheter Heart Valve
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Edwards Lifesciences
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COLOGUARD®
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Exact Sciences Corporation
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THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter
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& Software Module
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Johnson & Johnson (Biosense Webster)
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ATTUNE® Knee System
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Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes Companies)
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EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch
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Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon)
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MOBI-C® Cervical Disc
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LDR
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COFLEX® Interlaminar Stabilization®
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Paradigm Spine
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T2Candida Panel
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T2 Biosystems, Inc.
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FlowFusion™ ND Infusion Catheter
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Cook Regentec
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"Biomedical research can only exist when there are those who are willing to push innovation and apply new understanding to the discovery of new drugs and technology," remarked Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Chairman of the Awards Committee. "This year's nominees are catalysts for the development of disease-altering advances that bring new hope to patients through biopharmaceutical and medical technology innovation. It is upon these values that the Galien Foundation is predicated, and we're proud to honor those in the field who exemplify these same principles."
The Prix Galien USA Committee, comprised of 10 renowned leaders from the biomedical industry and academia, including five Nobel Laureates, is responsible for evaluating nominees. Winners will be honored at the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony on October 27, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Registration for the 2015 Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony is open and can be accessed here.
Galien Awards Committee 2015
Pr Richard Axel, M.D., Nobel Laureate, Co-director, the Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.
Pr Michael S. Brown, M.D., Nobel Laureate, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Pr Laurie Glimcher, M.D., Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University, New York.
Pr Joseph Goldstein, M.D., Nobel Laureate, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine, UT, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Pr Robert S. Langer, M.D., David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT.
Pr Paul A. Marks, M.D., Laboratory Head of Cell Biology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York . President, Emeritus, MSKCC.
Pr Bengt Samuelsson, M.D., Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Former President of Karolinska Institute and Former Chairman of the Nobel Foundation.
Pr Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., President and Professor Laboratory of Brain Development and Repair, The Rockefeller University, New York.
Pr Roy Vagelos, M.D., Chairman. Chairman of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc.
Pr Elie Wiesel, Peace Nobel Laureate, Boston University Professor Emeritus. Honorary Member.