ProBioGen AG, a leading biotechnology company in vertebrate cell engineering and cell culture, today announced that Dr Christoph Giese, Head of ProBioGen´s department Cell and Tissue Services, has been granted the 26th Animal Protection Award by Germany´s Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. The award is endowed with 15,000 Euros and granted for innovative methods aiming at a reduction or replacement of animal tests. This year’s prize was jointly awarded to Dr Giese and Dr Ellen Fritsche of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf. By sponsoring this award, the ministry is promoting scientific activities which support the advancement of pharmacological-toxicological methods.
