Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards rules

 

Sanofi, a global diversified healthcare leader, and the Institut Pasteur, an internationally renowned biomedical research centre, jointly announce the creation of the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards to recognize scientists for their past or ongoing research demonstrating real scientific progress in the life sciences.
 
Article 1: Object
 
The Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards will be given, during 2012, to four (4) scientists for outstanding research demonstrating real scientific progress in the life sciences, more specifically concerning the four following subjects:
1 - Tropical and neglected diseases
2 - Innovative vaccines
3 - New approaches to drug resistance
4 - Therapeutic approaches to senescence: immunology, neurobiology and regenerative medicine.
 
Article 2: Prize amount
 
Each of the four (4) award winners will receive one hundred twenty thousand euros (€ 120 000), part for themselves (€ 40 000) and part for their future research (€ 80 000).
 
Article 3: Eligibility - Application form
 
The participation is by nomination.
The nomination forms and instructions will be available as of Monday 20th February 2012 on the website: www.sanofi-institutpasteur-awards.com.
Applications must be submitted only by Internet no later than Friday, 4th May 2012.
When deemed necessary, the Institut Pasteur and Sanofi reserve the right to ask candidates for additional information in order to evaluate their application.
Candidates must commit themselves to not submit information in their application that is protected by the intellectual property rights of third parties and to not contravene such rights of third parties.
Candidates will endeavour not to include confidential information in the aforesaid application.
 
Article 4: Composition of the Jury
 
The Jury is composed of 7 members, as follows:
  • Prof. Peter C Agre, Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003
  • Prof. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009
  • Prof. Alice Dautry, President of the Institut Pasteur
  • Prof. Pascale Cossart,Head of the Unit “Bacteria-Cell Interactions”, Institut Pasteur
  • Prof. Depei Liu, President of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, China
  • Dr Robert Sebbag, Vice President “Access to Medicines”, Sanofi
  • Dr Elias Zerhouni, , President, Global Research and Development, Member of the Executive Committee, Sanofi
 
The jury members are not paid; their participation is voluntary.
The jury will meet to evaluate the applications. The jury is sovereign in its decision; no one can dispute it and it does not need to be justified. All the discussions during the Jury’s meeting must remain confidential.
Jury members are to abstain from voting for a scientist belonging to the same organization as the said jury member.
Employees of Sanofi are not allowed to apply.
 
Article 5: Prize-giving
 
The Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards will be given, in the presence of the winners, during a ceremony at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, which will occur before the end of 2012.
 
Article 6: Funds deposit
 
Funds will be deposited in the bank accounts of the prize winners as well as in the bank accounts of their organizations within a maximum period of sixty days from the prize-giving.
 
Article 7: Candidates Commitment 
 
Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur reserve the right to communicate concerning the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards by any means; each winner accepts that his/her name be mentioned and his/her image and his/her voice collected during filming for the event be disseminated worldwide, on all supports for a duration of one year after the prize-giving ceremony.
 
Article 8: Submission requirements
 
The application consists of the following information:
  • The completed nomination form, to be completed from the web site www.sanofi-institutpasteur-awards.com
  • Letter of nomination, describing the scientific accomplishments of the candidate and the reasons he/she deserves the prize – 2-3 pages maximum
  • Short curriculum vitae of the candidate – 2 pages maximum
  • List of the candidate’s 10-15 most significant publications, in order of importance
  • Copies of the candidate’s three most important publications
  • Two letters of recommendation from individuals not at the candidate’s institution - optional
 
The nomination form requests:
  • For which scientific category is the application submitted
  • Name (last, first), title, institution, employers, nationality, mailing address, email, office telephone, cell phone and fax of the applicant
  • One sentence stating the principal reason for nomination
  • A summary of the candidate’s main scientific achievements (250 words maximum)
  • Nominator’s name, title, institution, email and telephones, date
  • Name, title and affiliation of the two people, not at the candidate’s institution, writing letters of recommendation (optional)
 
The nominator may be affiliated with the same institution as the candidate.
 
Applications must be submitted via the web site www.sanofi-institutpasteur-awards.com beginning March 12th, 2012.
 
Incomplete or paper applications will not be considered.
 
Article 9: Acceptance/Agreement of present conditions
 
The participation in the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards means the full and entire acceptance of the present conditions, available for reference at any time on the website: www.sanofi-institutpasteur-awards.com.