Clinatec Chairman Alim-Louis Benabid Wins $3 Million 2015 Breakthrough Prize In Life Sciences For Parkinson’s Disease Work

GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prof. Alim-Louis Benabid, board chairman of the Edmond J. Safra Biomedical Research Center Clinatec, has won a 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his pioneering work in developing deep brain stimulation to relieve symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients.

The award highlights ongoing research at Clinatec that is exploring ways to use deep brain stimulation and other neurological disorder treatments to overcome therapeutic deadlocks and improve diagnosis and treatment to fight neurodegenerative diseases, cancers and motor disabilities.

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