They have awarded Platinum, Sparkling, Honorable Mentions and Special Mentions to the most prominent figures of the past decade, also in the field of health.
Act is the culmination of the delivery Konex 2023 Argentine Science and Technology Awards On Tuesday, October 31, at the Scientific Cultural Center. On this occasion, the most prominent figures of the past decade (2013-2022) were honored.
This was the 44th Connex Awards and the 5th Science and Technology Awards. Previous sessions were held in 1983, 1993, 2003 and 2013.
During the ceremony they talked Louis OvcevicPresident of the Connex Foundation; Alberto KornblitChairman of the Grand Jury; Daniel VilmosMinister of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State and the awardees.
“The work carried out by our scientists is not only limited to the development of knowledge itself, but also the transfer of its practical and tangible applications for the benefit of society in the areas of daily life, economy and health,” said President Luis Ovcevic. From Konex Foundation during the ceremony.
The Konex de Brillante, the highest honor bestowed by the Konex Foundation, was for Sandra Diaz and Gabriel Rabinovich, Both researchers CONICET.
The Konex de Honor, an award given to figures who have died in the past decade, went away Edoardo Charo and Christian Dosny Pasqualini.
In addition, the Platinum Konex Award was awarded, an award given to the best participants in the 21 disciplines into which the activity was divided this year. Among the pioneers of medicine who have achieved this distinction are doctors Pedro was, Adrian Gadano And Victoria Ardilesamong other things.
Special mentions were also awarded to ANLIS-Malbrán, CITES, and Y-TEC, and special mentions for lifetime achievement to Juan José Cazullo and Juan Carlos Parodi.
The winners were selected by a grand jury of 20 VIPs. It is chaired by Alberto Kornbliht – Konex Brillante Prize 2013 – and its General Secretary is Mirta Rosés – Konex Brillante Prize 2003 – and has Juan Martín Maldacena – Konex Brillante Prize 2013 – as special guest.
Winners one after another
Fantastic Connex Award
• Gabriel Rabinovich (Microbiology and Immunology). For his career and scientific advances that have improved understanding of the mechanisms that regulate the immune response and opened paths toward designing new treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and chronic inflammatory diseases.
