New York Biotechnology Association Congratulates Sustaining Member Pfizer on Prix Galien USA Award.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA NYBA North York Baseball Association NYBA New York Banker's Association NYBA Northshore Youth Basketball Association (Woodinville Washintgon) ), the voice of New York's biotechnology industry, is proud to congratulate Pfizer Inc., one of two Sustaining Members of the Association, for winning the prize for Best Pharmaceutical Agent at the inaugural Prix Galien USA Prize Ceremony last week. The Prize was conferred on Pfizer for Chantix, a prescription medicine that helps adults to quit smoking. "For nearly 40 years the Prix Galien Award has been considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. for the pharmaceutical industry in Europe and around the world. As this great award now comes to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , NYBA is proud to be a sponsor of the inaugural Prix Galien USA," said Nathan Tinker, Executive Director of New York Biotechnology Association. "We are particularly excited that Pfizer has been recognized by the awards committee for Best Pharmaceutical Agent for the first Prix Galien USA Award. Pfizer has been a Sustaining Member of NYBA for many years, and we are deeply appreciative of the company's ongoing support. On behalf of NYBA, our Board of Directors, and membership, I congratulate Pfizer on this honor." For more information on the Prix Galien USA go to www.prix-galien-usa.com. About New York Biotechnology Association NYBA is the leading advocate for advancing the success of the biotechnology industry in New York State and is its main representative to policy makers, the media and the communities in which we work. Our mission is to support the development and growth of New York's biotechnology industry, and serve our members and the biotechnology community by providing a network for information exchange, shared services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. and collective action. NYBA's membership comprises over 250 bioscience companies, world-class research institutions and related professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . Under the banner of The Cures Start Here[R], our goal is to amplify the success New York has had and continues to have in discovering major medical advances and growing a vibrant biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. industry. For more information on NYBA programs and initiatives, visit our website at www.nyba.org. |
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