Professor Michel Sadelain receiving the King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2025 during the award ceremony.

Michel Sadelain Awarded the 2025 King Faisal Prize in Medicine

Dr. Michel Sadelain received the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for the development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy, whereby the patient’s T cells are modified to target and kill cancer cells. For the development of chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy, whereby the patient’s T cells are modified to target and kill cancer cells.

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2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony