IFF’s Philippe Horvath Inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame
09 Enero 2023 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Molecular biologist honored for contributions to science,
enhancing global food supply and laying the foundation for gene
editing
Philippe Horvath—renowned molecular biologist and IFF technical
fellow—is being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame®
Class of 2023. Horvath will be formally honored for two patents
related to CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short
Palindromic Repeats) sequences and associated Cas proteins, that
constitute an acquired immune system in bacteria. Applying this
research to enhance starter cultures in the dairy industry, Horvath
and research partner Rodolphe Barrangou improved the world’s food
supply and laid the foundation for the field of gene editing. The
formal induction will take place during a ceremony in October 2023
in Washington, D.C.
“IFF congratulates Philippe on this unique recognition,” said
Gregory Yep, chief research & development, global integrated
solutions and sustainability officer. “We are proud of the
achievements made by Philippe and the entire CRISPR team. It is a
great testament to our heritage of scientific innovation and the
ability to create a better world.”
Horvath’s initial article, published in Science in 2007,
provided the first biological evidence that CRISPR-Cas constitutes
an immunity system against viruses in bacteria. IFF scientists were
among the first to understand how the CRISPR system works in
bacteria. Beginning in the early 2000s, Horvath and colleagues
initially utilized CRISPR for bacterial identification, then for
its ability to improve the resistance of starter culture strains
against bacteriophage attack. The discoveries opened new research
avenues and laid the groundwork that inspired numerous scientists
to pursue the CRISPR field.
“I am deeply honored to be selected by the National Inventors
Hall of Fame to represent the pioneering work our team has done,”
said Horvath. “Our findings, which were focused on the natural
CRISPR-Cas system, will continue to have a significant impact in
the fight against viral infections during food fermentations and
are finding new applications in tools for genome editing, including
opportunities in plant improvement and gene therapy.”
Based at IFF’s site in Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, Horvath
already has been honored with four of the world’s leading science
awards: the 2015 Massry Prize, the 2016 Warren Alpert Foundation
Prize, the 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award, and the 2018
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science.
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