TANG PRIZE/Three immunologists share Tang Prize in biopharmaceutical science

Focus Taiwan
Date:  06/19/2020
By: Emerson Lim

From left to right: Charles Dinarello, Marc Feldmann and Tadamitsu Kishimoto (Photos from tang-prize.org)

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Three renowned immunologists — Marc Feldmann, Charles Dinarello and Tadamitsu Kishimoto — have been awarded the Tang Prize in biopharmaceutical science, the head of the selection committee announced Friday at a press conference in Taipei.

The immunologists were recognized for their respective contributions to the development of cytokine-targeting biological therapies for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, according to the award citation released by the Tang Prize Foundation.

Cytokines are proteins, produced by the immune system, that transmit messages to various cells of the body and are contributors to inflammatory diseases, autoimmune syndromes, and cancers.

Feldmann, 75, is a prominent Australian immunologist known for his contribution to the development of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.    [FULL  STORY]

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