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February 2011
Medical researcher wins prize for meeting health research challenge
February 8, 2011 -- A neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has won a $1 million prize for developing a way to quantify the small muscular changes that signal progressive deterioration related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The prize is reportedly the largest ever for meeting a specific challenge in medical research. These types of prizes are “coming back into fashion,” the New York Times reports, adding that Congress in December passed a law authorizing federal agencies to use prize competitions to foster innovation.
The New York Times article also includes comments by Results for Development Institute (R4D) senior consultant Paul Wilson, co-author of “Prizes for Global Health Technologies,” an upcoming product of R4D’s Center for Global Health Research and Development (R&D) Policy Assessment. The Center aims to expand and improve the information used by governments, philanthropists, and private investors in making decisions on new ways to drive global health R&D. See the links below for more information.
- New York Times
- “Prizes for Global Health Technologies”
- Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment
