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2024 Prize Winners

At the 2024 Awards Ceremony we were delighted to announce 14 winning projects, organisations and scientists from 9 countries.

The winners in five prize categories share a global prize fund of £250,000, and there were also two commendations.

In addition there are three non-financial award categories.

LOBBYING PRIZE

ISO/TC-194/WG8
Switzerland
£50,000
Project: Build the consensus for regulatory acceptance of non-animal methods (NAMs) for medical devices.

PUBLIC AWARENESS PRIZE

Animal Aid
United Kingdom
animalaid.org.uk
£50,000
Project: Ban lethal dose animal tests.

SCIENCE PRIZE

Emulate Inc.
USA
emulatebio.com
£50,000
Project: Validation of Emulate’s Human Liver Chip for Preclinical Toxicology.

Also Commended

Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
ctdbase.org
USA
Project: The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database provides computational solutions that fill mechanistic knowledge gaps for toxic adverse pathways.

TRAINING PRIZES

Massey University School of Veterinary Science
Aotearoa New Zealand
massey.ac.nz
£25,000
Project: Replacement of terminal surgical practical classes with model-based skill instruction in veterinary undergraduate training.

School of Public Health, China Medical University
China
cmu.edu.cn
£25,000
Project: China National Workshops in Computational Toxicology Training and Application.

YOUNG RESEARCHER PRIZES

Lauren Dalat de Sousa Coelho
Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil
escavador.com/sobre/491627065/lauren-dalat-de-sousa-coelho
£10,000
Project: Multi-organ-on-chip platform for human teratogenicity screening of cosmetics.

Martina Iulini
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
researchgate.net/profile/Martina-Iulini
£10,000
Project: Advancing Immunotoxicity Studies Through Innovative In Vitro Human Models: A Focus on Primary Antibody Production.

Dr Barbara Jozef
Eawag, ETH domain, Switzerland
eawag.ch/en/about-us/portrait/organisation/staff/profile/barbara-jozef
£10,000
Project: Exploring Early Neurotoxic Effects: Phenotypic Profiling of Rainbow Trout Brain Cells for Identifying Distinct Modes of Action in Chemicals.
(Permanent – also termed ‘immortalised’ – cell lines have an indefinite lifespan and do not require the use of ‘new’ animals for production, so these meet the strict eligibility criteria for Lush Prize.)

Dr Chao Ma
New York University, USA
linkedin.com/in/drchaoma
£10,000
Project: Bioengineering Ex Vivo Human Leukemia Bone Marrow Precision Immuno-Oncology Platform: Preclinical Screening for Personalized CAR T-cell Immunotherapy.

Zheng Tan
University of British Columbia, Canada
researchgate.net/profile/Zheng-Tan-3
£10,000
Project: Establishing a multi-organ co-culture in an organ-on-a-chip setup to emulate the human atopic march.

Also Commended

Dr Maren Schenke
Johns Hopkins University, USA
linkedin.com/in/maren-schenke
Project: Addressing sex differences in brain development without animals.