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The Galien Foundation Announces 2026 Prix Galien UK Award Candidates for “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Best Pharmaceutical Product,” “Best Public Sector Innovation” and “Best Health Equity Innovation”

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— Winners to be Announced on 11th June at the Prix Galien UK Awards Ceremony in London

LONDON, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honouring innovators in life sciences, today announced the 2026 Prix Galien UK Award candidates for “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Best Pharmaceutical Product,” “Best Public Sector Innovation” and “Best Health Equity Innovation.” Winners will be selected by a committee of distinguished scientific leaders and announced during the Prix Galien UK Awards Ceremony, on 11th June at the Natural History Museum in London. To learn more and secure your ticket to the event, please visit our website here.

“Annually, the Prix Galien UK awards remind us that innovation in life sciences is not just about discovery, it’s about impact,” said Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, David Weatherall Chair of Medicine at the University of Liverpool and the NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics, Chair of the Prix Galien UK Committee. “It is a privilege to return to this year’s Prix Galien UK Awards to recognise the latest cohort of innovators who embody the UK’s unwavering commitment to transforming scientific breakthroughs into better outcomes for patients, worldwide.”

The Prix Galien UK Awards Committee will be evaluating the innovation demonstrated throughout each product’s scientific development, clinical application, and utility. Further consideration is given to the insights it has advanced in biomedical science and the product’s tangible impact on human health.

“The Prix Galien stands as a global tribute to the power of human ingenuity in advancing health across the world,” said Bruno Cohen, Chairman of The Galien Foundation. “We look forward to continuing to honour those whose vision and dedication push the boundaries of medical progress as we approach the 2026 Prix Galien UK Awards.”

The 2026 Prix Galien UK Award Candidates are as follows:

Best Biotechnology Product (Candidates) 

Company

Product

Autolus Ltd

Aucatzyl

Kristal Biotech

Vyjuvek

Volition

Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Test

Best Digital Health Solution (Candidates) 

Company

Product

August International Limited

AI-Powered Real-time Telehealth Scheme

Evaxion

AI-Immunology™ platform

Evinova

Unified Trial Solution

Gulsine ltd.

A2P2 Platform

HARLEYDOC

HARLEYDOC APP

House of Possibility Limited
(TRADING AS RAPID TAPPING)

Rapid Tapping®

Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (UK) Ltd

Rejoyn

Perspectum

CoverScan

SökerData

SökerScan

Viscera Technologies Ltd

Quantico

Best Medical Technology (Candidates) 

Company

Product

MiniMed

MiniMed Go Smart MDI system

Novocure UK Limited

Optune Gio

Nyxoah SA

Genio

Smith & Nephew Medical Ltd.

RENASYS EDGE

THERMOTRAUMAPORT LTD

THERMOTRAUMAPORT

U-test diagnostics

U-test @ Home

Best Pharmaceutical Product (Candidates) 

Company

Product

AbbVie UK

Elahere®

Aventis Pharma (SANOFI)

TZIELD

Blueprint Medicines, a Sanofi company

Gilead Sciences Ltd

Sunlenca/Yeytuo

Incyte Biosciences UK Ltd

Opzelura® (ruxolitinib) 15 mg/g cream

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK

Iptacopan▼

PhytoQuest Limited

Q-actin®

Servier Laboratories Ltd

Voranigo▼

Shionogi

Fetcroja

ViiV Healthcare

Apretude

Best Public Sector Innovation (Candidates) 

Company

Product

BioDundee

BioDundee’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem

University College London Centre for Digital
Public Health in Emergencies (UCL dPHE)

Digital platform for vector-borne diseases (VBD) surveillance and early warning in Brazil and Madeira

University of Glasgow

Intensive low-calorie weight management programme to induce type 2 diabetes remission

University of Liverpool

Liverpool’s COVID-19 Trio: ISARIC (clinical characterisation), SMART (testing) and AGILE (trials)

University of Liverpool and Liverpool University
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

LDIR Tech

Well Cool Clothing Ltd

Well Cool Patient Wear

Best Health Equity Innovation (Candidates) 

Company

Product

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Clinical Trials Designed with Patients, for Patients: RISE UP Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Program

Eli Lilly as the Sponsor in collaboration with 
North West e-Health, Health Innovation
Manchester and the University of Manchester

An open-label, pragmatic clinical trial in a UK real world setting in people living with obesity

HARLEY of LONDON

Harley Wellness Dollar Empowering Community Health, Wellness and Lifestyle

National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence (NICE)

NICE technology appraisal guidance (TA1044) for exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for
treating severe sickle cell disease in people 12 years and over. TA1044

Nuffield Department of Primary Care
Health Sciences University of Oxford

Centre for Research Equity through pharmacy, communities and healthcare

ProFactor Pharma

Affordable recombinant Factor VIII

Quercis Pharma AG

Kinisoquin™

Sisters of Support CIC

Sisters of Support

The Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee

Drug Discovery for Neglected Infectious Diseases

University of Glasgow

Enabling equitable access to lifesaving rabies post-exposure prophylaxis

The Prix Galien Awards were established in 1970 and launched in the UK in 1990 and have been awarded to 62 products since its inception. Winners are selected every year by the Prix Galien UK Awards Committee, which comprises 12 experts in the field, and includes a number of the UK’s leading luminaries in healthcare. The distinguished panel is guided by the conviction that acknowledging research-driven innovation is key to the improvement of healthcare in the UK and human health, globally.

During the ceremony, the 2026 Prix Galien UK Lifetime Achievement Award will be bestowed upon Dame Kate Bingham, Former Chair of the UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr John-Arne Røttingen, MD, PhD, CEO, Wellcome; Committee Member, Prix Galien Bridges.

Prix Galien UK Awards Committee 2026

Professor Sir Munir PIRMOHAMED
David Weatherall Chair of Medicine, University of Liverpool, NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics
Committee Chair

Professor Jane ADAM
Honorary Professor, University of Exeter, Consultant Radiologist, St George’s Hospital London and former Chair Technology appraisal committee, NICE

Professor Bruce CAMPBELL
Past Chair NICE Interventional Procedures and Medical Technologies Advisory Committees; Honorary Vascular Consultant and Professor, Exeter

Alison CAVE, PhD
Chief Safety Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Professor Jesse DAWSON
Professor of Stroke Medicine at School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow; Consultant Physician in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Doctor Stephanie KUKU
Chief Knowledge Officer – Conceivable Life Sciences, Senior Consultant – Hardian Health, Board Trustee – The Kings Fund, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, UCL

Professor Sudhesh KUMAR, OBE
Vice President (Health), University of Warwick and President of Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations, UK (AIRTO)

Professor Andrew MORRIS, CBE
Director, Health Data Research UK & Professor of Medicine and Vice Principal Data Science, University of Edinburgh

Professor Sharon PEACOCK, CBE
Master of Churchill College Cambridge

Professor Duncan RICHARDS
Professor of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Oxford

Doctor Lauren WALKER
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool

Professor Dame Moira WHYTE
Sir John Crofton Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh

About The Galien Foundation 
The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes, and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve human health. Its vision is to serve as a catalyst for the development of the next generation of treatments and technologies that will transform medical practice and save lives. Established in Paris in 1970 by Roland Mehl in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology, the Prix Galien is widely regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research.

Today, the Prix Galien operates in 16 countries across Africa, Europe, the United States and the UK. Expansion is currently underway in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Australia.

In 2025, the Foundation launched the inaugural Prix Galien Bridges Forum and Awards Ceremony at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm, spanning Northern and Southern Europe, Israel, and the Middle East, and the first-ever Patient Summit for Prix Galien USA, reinforcing its commitment to science without borders.

The Nobel Prize and the Prix Galien share a common birthplace in Paris, where Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament in 1895. However, while the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognises up to three individuals for specific discoveries, the Prix Galien honours the collaborative spirit and multidisciplinary progress that define modern biopharmaceutical innovation.

For more information, visit www.galienfoundation.org.

See the UK Hall of Fame: https://infogram.com/prix-galien-uk-since-1990-1hnp27e0qqyzn4g.

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-galien-foundation/

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The Ultimate Send-off to Summer: CSTS Debuts Global Entertainment IP PremierX at New York’s Pier 17, Ushering in a New Era of Live Entertainment

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NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CSTS Enterprises (‘CSTS’), a New York-based sports, entertainment, integrated media and travel technology group, today announced the official launch of PremierXTM, its flagship live entertainment brand, with a landmark Halloween Weekend event “AFTER DARK” at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York on October 30, 2026.

Capping off Seaport’s 2026 Summer Season in unforgettable fashion, the grand finale brings a powerhouse lineup of stars to the PremierXTM stage at Pier 17, featuring Lil Xan, Armani White, DJ Soda, Nate Wyatt, and surprise A-list guest headliners. Set against the iconic Manhattan skyline, the landmark eventing unites chart-topping hip-hop and high-octane electronic music for a festival-grade experience as The Rooftop at Pier 17 transforms into the city’s premier live music destination.

Building on the momentum of the PremierXTM After Party for the 2026 World Cup Final that took place in New York on July 19th, “AFTER DARK” signals the official debut of PremierXTM, a proprietary, New York – born global entertainment IP created by CSTS to deliver defining cultural experiences at the intersection of music, sport, art and lifestyle. Centred on the power of cultural crossover, PremierXTM serves as an international bridge connecting East and West, modern innovation and timeless classical, while uniting world-class artists, creators, performers and audiences through the universal language of entertainment and premium live experiences.

The launch also marks the beginning of a promising relationship with Pier 17, providing a world-class stage for PremierXTM to accelerate its growth in the U.S. and engage international audiences over the long term. By combining PremierXTM’s global entertainment vision with Pier 17’s iconic waterfront setting, the partnership aims to create a premier destination for live experiences, empowering both platforms to expand their global reach, deepen audience engagement, and drive sustainable growth.

As a key pillar of CSTS’ integrated ecosystem spanning entertainment, sports, travel, integrated media and marketing solutions, PremierXTM further strengthens the Group’s ability to create high-impact experiences that connect audiences, destinations and brand partners. With the global live entertainment market projected to grow from approximately US$203 billion in 2025 to US$270 billion by 2030[1], PremierXTM is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for premium, experience-led entertainment while creating long-term value to the Group through recurring audience engagement, tourism and brand partnerships.

“PremierX TM represents a significant milestone in CSTS’ evolution from a leading operator of global sports and hospitality platforms into a creator of world-class entertainment experiences,” said Abel Zhao, Group CEO and Executive Director at CSTS Enterprises. “The season finale at Pier17 marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for CSTS as we expand our entertainment footprint and introduce a platform designed to deliver iconic live experiences and bring together artists and audiences from across the globe.”

“PremierXTM was built from the ground up as a bespoke platform to champion multicultural talent and visionary creative performers.” said Jason Liu, Regional Director of CSTS USA. “Starting from New York, we are building a scalable global brand that brings iconic live experiences to audiences worldwide while expanding our presence across key entertainment hubs in North America, Asia and Europe.”

Following its New York launch, PremierXTM plans to expand through a broader international rollout across North America, Asia and Europe, with future editions planned as part of a growing network of recurring live entertainment properties and flagship cultural events.

For ticket information on PremierXTM: “AFTER DARK”, visit
https://www.axs.com/events/1644912/after-dark-tickets

About CSTS Enterprises

CSTS Enterprises is an integrated media, entertainment, sports, and travel technology group. Headquartered in New York City, the company develops and partners with intellectual properties and brands to deliver compelling experiences that connect with audiences across the world. In addition to its own initiatives, including Generation CTM and PremierXTM, it collaborates with international IPs including FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and Formula 1.

CSTS integrates experiential marketing, travel, data, and technology to deliver seamless end-to-end audience experiences. The company engages consumers across physical events and digital channels, executing at scale worldwide, turning complex activations into co-ordinated, measurable outcomes.

[1] Source: Industry research by Markets and Markets, Live Entertainment Market Size, Share, Latest Trends & Growth Analysis, 2025-2030, Live Entertainment Market Size, Share, Latest Trends & Growth Analysis, 2025-2030.

 

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Swanson Vitamins Launches Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro to Champion Registered Dietitians and Licensed Nutritionists at Every Stage of Their Careers

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New network for health and nutrition professionals offers CPEU-accredited continuing education, profession-wide promotion, practicum support and exam scholarships

FARGO, N.D., Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Swanson Vitamins today launched Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro, a network for health and nutrition professionals. The new initiative champions registered dietitians and licensed nutritionists through every stage of their careers, from students to providers with decades of experience. Created by nutrition professionals for nutrition professionals, Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro offers educational resources, incentives and investments to support practitioners who share Swanson’s commitment to uncompromising integrity.

Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro offers tailored resources for both practicing professionals and students. For practicing registered dietitians and licensed nutritionists, the program provides CPEU-accredited continuing education, along with profession-wide promotion of the experts who guide consumers’ wellness decisions. For dietetics and nutrition students, Swanson is investing in the next generation of the profession through practicum support and scholarships toward licensing or credentialing exam fees.

As consumers take a more active role in their health, they are increasingly turning to registered dietitians and licensed nutritionists for accurate, science-backed guidance. Through Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro, Swanson aims to help nutrition professionals strengthen their credentials and build expertise in areas where consumers are seeking trusted nutritional support.

“Since 1969, we have been committed to uncompromising integrity in service of everyone’s journey to real wellness, and we believe real wellness starts with the experts who guide it,” said Erin Del Ponte, EVP Brand Marketing at Swanson Vitamins. “Registered dietitians and licensed nutritionists translate nutrition science into practical, personalized guidance that helps people make informed decisions about their health. With Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro, we are proud to support these professionals at every stage of their careers, from students preparing for their credentialing exams to seasoned providers building expertise in the areas that matter most to consumers today.”

Swanson Nexus Pro program highlights

CPEU-accredited continuing education for registered dietitians and licensed nutritionistsProfession-wide promotion of registered dietitians and licensed nutritionistsPracticum support for dietetics and nutrition studentsScholarships to help offset licensing or credentialing exam fees

Applications for Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro are open and can be submitted HERE. Additional details, including scholarship award amounts and practicum support details, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Swanson Vitamins Nexus Pro was introduced at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ annual conference, held Oct. 24-27 in San Antonio. This initiative builds on Swanson’s longstanding commitment to the nutrition and dietetics community and reflects the company’s continued investment in the professionals who help consumers make informed choices on their journey to real wellness.

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About Swanson Vitamins
Since 1969, Swanson Vitamins has offered high-quality, science-backed vitamins and supplements rooted in one simple belief: proof over promise. Nearly six decades before “wellness” became an industry, Swanson was pioneering trustworthy supplement offerings and upholding uncompromising quality standards through intentional sourcing, rigorous in-house and third-party testing and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Today, Swanson is a Certified GMP Facility recognized by NSF, backed by an in-house team of nutritionists, dietitians, scientists, chemists and pharmacists with a combined 250-plus years of experience. With more than 1,300 products across 36 categories, Swanson doesn’t chase trends. It sets standards for integrity, quality and clarity in the supplement industry.

Swanson products are available at SwansonVitamins.com, Amazon and iHerb.com. Learn more at SwansonVitamins.com or follow @swansonvitamins on Instagram.

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Technology Drives the Future of Travel: JETOUR Continues to Expand Its “Travel+” Ecosystem

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WUHU, China, Oct. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Expectations for travel are evolving: vehicles are no longer simply a means of reaching a destination, but travel companions that bring people closer to nature, serving as a “mobile third space.”

JETOUR continues to advance its “Travel+” strategy, integrating technological innovation, product development, and ecosystem building into real travel scenarios. From October 20 to 23, the 2026 JETOUR Global Technology Experience Day, themed “Future Travel Starts Now,” takes place across Wuhu, Anhui and Moganshan, Zhejiang, featuring technology experiences, on-road driving, outdoor living, and conservation activities.

Technological Innovation: Expanding the Possibilities of Travel

Backed by the Group’s expertise in AI, intelligent driving, smart cabins, and AiMOGA Robotics, JETOUR turns cutting-edge technology into experiences users can genuinely feel. The XWD Fully Automatic Intelligent 4WD, with 7+X one-touch modes, tackles mountain roads, gravel, and water crossings, while the GAIA All-Terrain Intelligent Architecture adapts to diverse terrain and C-DM hybrid technology balances performance with efficiency. On October 21, models with these technologies take on mountain-road test drives at Moganshan.

A Diverse Product Lineup: Enriching the Travel Experience

The G700 combines premium comfort with hardcore off-road capability, while the T1 and T2 suit both urban driving and light off-road adventures. Roof tents, onboard refrigerators, and other ecosystem equipment turn the vehicle into an all-round companion. JETOUR also hosts a camping market and a Starry Night Forum, bringing product features into real travel settings.

Ecosystem: Extending the Value of Travel

Travel is about understanding cultures and protecting nature as well as exploration. Participants visit Xiazhu Lake in Zhejiang for a crested ibis conservation initiative. Globally, JETOUR supports cheetah conservation in Africa, turtle conservation in Malaysia, harpy eagle conservation in Panama, and protection of Pakistan’s national animal, the markhor.

JETOUR has also partnered with Chile’s Colo-Colo, FIBA, and the Malaysia Marathon, broadening engagement with local culture, sport, and communities — giving “Travel+” an ever richer meaning.

JETOUR now joins travelers worldwide across city, mountain, and wetland, exploring new possibilities through the deeper integration of technology and travel.

ABOUT JETOUR

Launched in 2018, JETOUR follows the “Travel+” strategy and has entered over 100 countries and regions, with 2,000+ sales and after-sales outlets. Its lineup includes the T Series for light off-road and the G Series for the premium luxury off-road market, covering urban commuting, family road trips, outdoor camping, and long-distance journeys.

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