MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- TyRx Pharma, Inc. today announced that an independent panel of three judges on behalf of the International Hernia Congress awarded TyRx Pharma, Inc., and Forrest T. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond), the 2006 Fruchaud Prize for Best Scientific Poster Presentation during the 3rd International Hernia Congress.