The Biotechnology Heritage Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of biotechnology through discovery, innovation, and public understanding. It is presented annually at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Annual International Convention by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO, formerly the Biotechnology Industry Organization) and the

Science History Institute The Science History Institute is an institution that preserves and promotes understanding of the history of science. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it includes a library, museum, archive, research center and conference center. It was ...

(formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation). The purpose of the award is "to encourage emulation, inspire achievement, and promote public understanding of modern science, industry, and economics".

Recipients

The award is given yearly and was first presented in 1999. * Ivor Royston, 2020 *

Janet Woodcock Janet Woodcock (born August 29, 1948) is an American physician who served as Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs from February 2022 until February 2024, having previously served as Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis ...

, 2019 * William Rastetter, 2018 * John C. Martin, 2017 *

Stanley Norman Cohen Stanley Norman Cohen (born February 17, 1935) is an American geneticist and the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer were the first scientists to transplant genes from one living o ...

, 2016 * Moshe Alafi and William K. Bowes, 2015 * Robert S. Langer, 2014 *

George Rosenkranz George Rosenkranz (born György Rosenkranz; 20 August 1916 – 23 June 2019) was a pioneering Hungarian-born Mexican scientist in the field of Steroid, steroid chemistry, who used native Mexican plant sources as raw materials. He was born in Hung ...

, 2013 * Nancy Chang, 2012 * Joshua S. Boger, 2011 *

Arthur D. Levinson Arthur D. Levinson (born March 31, 1950) is an American businessman who is the chairman of Apple Inc. (2011–present) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Calico (an Alphabet Inc. venture). He is the former CEO (1995–2009) and chairman (1999� ...

, 2010 * Robert T. Fraley, 2009 * Henri A. Termeer, 2008 * Ronald E. Cape, 2007 *

Alejandro Zaffaroni Alejandro Zaffaroni (February 27, 1923 – March 1, 2014) was a Uruguayan serial entrepreneur who was responsible for founding several biotechnology companies in Silicon Valley. Products that he was involved in developing include the birth contr ...

, 2006 *

Paul Berg Paul Berg (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recogniz ...

, 2005 *

Leroy Hood Leroy "Lee" Edward Hood (born October 10, 1938) is an American biologist who has served on the faculties at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Washington. Hood has developed ground-breaking scientific instrumen ...

, 2004 * William J. Rutter, 2003 *

Walter Gilbert Walter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate. Education and early life Walter Gilbert was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 21, 1932, into a Jewish family, the so ...

, 2002 * Francis S. Collins and J. Craig Venter, 2001 *

Herbert Boyer Herbert Wayne "Herb" Boyer (born July 10, 1936) is an American biotechnologist, researcher and entrepreneur in biotechnology. Along with Stanley N. Cohen and Paul Berg, he discovered recombinant DNA, a method to coax bacteria into producing for ...

and Robert A. Swanson, 2000 * George B. Rathmann, 1999

Photo Gallery

File:Robert A. Swanson 2000 Biotech Award.tif , Robert A. Swanson (2000;
''photo from 1999'') File:Herbert Boyer 2000 BIO Award.tif , Herbert Boyer (2000;
''photo from 1999'') File:J. Craig Venter crop 2011 CHAO2011-49.jpg , J. Craig Venter (2001;
''photo from 2011'') File:Walter Gilbert HD2008 portrait.JPG , Walter Gilbert (2002;
''photo from 2008'') File:William Rutter BIO SAW 2003.jpg , William Rutter (2003) File:Leroy Hood PITT2008.jpg , Leroy Hood (2004;
''photo from 2008'') File:Paul Berg HD2008 t55 long view.JPG , Paul Berg (2005;
''photo from 2008'') File:Alejandro Zaffaroni 2006 BIO Award.JPG , Alejandro Zaffaroni (2006) File:Henri Termeer 2012 BIO Convention.jpg , Henri Termeer (2008;
''photo from 2012'') File:Joshua Boger 2012 BIO Convention.jpg , Joshua Boger (2011;
''photo from 2012'') File:Nancy Chang.jpg , Nancy Chang (2012) File:George Rosenkranz crop 2013 13-2744-1 1247.jpg , George Rosenkranz (2013) File:Robert Langer MTMLecture 2008 09 25 portrait.JPG , Robert Langer (2014;
''photo from 2008'') File:Stanley Norman Cohen DSC 2027.jpg , Stanley Norman Cohen (2016) John C. Martin 2017 Biotechnology Heritage Award DSC8562.JPG , John C. Martin (2017) File:William Rastetter 2018 068 Science-History-Institute 2018-0604 Randall-Garnick-Photography.jpg , William Rastetter (2018) File:Janet Woodcock Biotechnology Heritage Award 2019 009.jpg , Janet Woodcock (2019) File:Ivor Royston crop 2013 BHA 13-2744-1 1157.jpg, Ivor Royston (''photo from'' 2013)

References

{{reflist Biology awards American science and technology awards Awards established in 1999 1999 establishments in the United States

Recipients

Photo Gallery

See also

References