
What Is It?
A booster to transform groundbreaking ideas in the field of target identification, disease knowledge and translational science into innovative therapeutic solutions. We partner with best-in-class academics to serve a common goal: accelerating innovation for patients.
Next call for Projects: Spring 2026
About the Program
- A seed funding of 120 000 euros.
- A dedicated support of a Sanofi scientific expert.
- A steppingstone to further collaboration.
Who Are We Looking For?
Principal investigators from academic partner institutions developing cutting-edge therapeutic solutions in the following areas:
- Oncology
- Immunology and inflammatory diseases
- Rare and Neurological diseases
- Cell and gene therapies
- Vaccines
- Target, Disease and Systems Biology
iAwards 2024: Ongoing Projects
Farida DJOUAD
Inserm (France)
Nathalie SAUVONNET
Institut Pasteur (France)
Georgia MALAMUT
Institut Imagine (France)
Bram VERSTOCKT
KU Leuven (Belgium)
Georges Doumet HELOU
Inserm (France)
Olivier DELATTRE
Institut Curie (France)
Nikolas GUNKEL
DKFZ (Germany)
Elodie SEGURA
Inserm (France)
Arthur LIESZ
LMU (Germany)
Franziska HOPFNER
LMU (Germany)
Rivka DIKSTEIN
Weizmann Institute (Israel)
iAward Program Partners
France
Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
AP-HP
Centre Léon Bérard
CLB
Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie
CIRI
Gustave Roussy
INSERM
Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale
Institut Curie
Institut de la Vision
Institut Imagine
Institut Pasteur
Germany
Berlin Institute of Health at La Charité
BIH-Charité
German Cancer Research Center
DKFZ
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
LMU
Max Delbrück Center
MDC
Translational Oncology
TrOn
Belgium
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
KU Leuven
Spain
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
CNIO
Fundacio Sant Joan de Deu
FSJD
Israel
Weizmann Institute
The Netherlands
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
United Kingdom
Cambridge University
Imperial College London
King’s College London
University College London
UCL
Switzerland
Université de Genève
For more information
contact EMEA_iAwards-Europe@sanofi.com