Prix Galien Polska 2016 - the application period is near the end!

  Deadline for the 4th edition of the Prix Galien Polska 2016 contest is coming up. This is an unique opportunity to evaluate innovations in the field of medicine and pharmacy to Jury, whose members are distinguished polish professors – practitioners and innovators in their fields, with knowledge and experience necessary to evaluate submitted projects: Cezary Szczylik, Grażyna Rydzewska, Piotr L. Chłosta, Andrzej Horban, Waleria Hryniewicz, Jacek Rafał Imiela, Sergiusz Jóźwiak, Roman Kaliszan, Piotr Kuna, Janusz Rybakowski, Janina Stępińska, Piotr Wiland, Leszek Czupryniak and dr Wojciech Matusewicz. Scientists, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical products manufacturers and the health campaigns creators may submit. Submissions should be send only until 30^th June, in four categories:

• Innovative medicinal product (including subcategories: Innovative medicinal product used in the out-patient health care,, Innovative medicinal product used in the hospital treatment, Innovative vaccine, Innovative orphan medicinal product)
• Innovative scientific discovery,
• Innovative medical product,
• Innovative health campaign

We will find out, who will be competing for the Prix Galien Polska 2016 gold medals in September. Winners will be announced during an official ceremony in November. “The Prix Galien award is, for us, confirmation that we are going in the right way” – said Piotr Marciniak, CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb – one of the winners of Prix Galien Polska 2015, who was awarded the gold medal for immune oncological medicine, bringing the hope to patient suffering from the advanced melanoma and lung cancer. Prix Galien is worldwide considered to be the equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The last call for the application for the 4^th edition of competition is only until June 30^th .  Application form is available under the link. PRIX GALIEN Prix Galien prize is awarded as an appreciation for the innovative solutions in the fields of medicinal products offered by the pharmaceutical companies, medical devices and it is an award for the scientists’ breakthrough achievements and discoveries. The contest is international and is annually carried out in 17 countries, including: France, Spain, Great Britan, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, United States and Canada. Each two years, an international edition is being held, choosing the innovative product on the global level from the local winners. The creator of Prix Galien is a French pharmacist Ronald Mehl, who had  founded the prize in 1970. Over time it has gained worldwide prestige and now it is one of the most important awards that can be earned in field of pharmacy and medicine.