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 (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, 2019 William Rastetter, 2018 John C. Martin, 2017 Stanley Norman Cohen, 2016 Moshe Alafi and William K. Bowes, 2015 Robert S. Langer, 2014 George Rosenkranz, 2013 Nancy Chang, 2012 Joshua S. Boger, 2011 Arthur D. Levinson, 2010 Robert T. Fraley, 2009 Henri A. Termeer, 2008 Ronald E. Cape, 2007 Alejandro Zaffaroni, 2006 Paul Berg, 2005 Leroy Hood, 2004 William J. Rutter, 2003 Walter Gilbert, 2002 Francis S. Collins and J. Craig Venter, 2001 Herbert Boyer and Robert A. Swanson, 2000 George B. Rathmann, 1999