Awards & Honors

Dr. Paul Janssen was a unique individual: A brilliant scientist in the lab and an outstanding businessman in the boardroom. As evidence of this, he received more than 70 scientific and professional awards, including:

  • 1956
    J.F. Heymans Prize, State University of Ghent (Belgium).
  • 1965
    Carl Wilhelm Scheele Prize, Pharmaceutical Society of Sweden, Stockholm.
  • 1970
    Taylor Manor Hospital Psychiatric Award, Baltimore, Maryland (USA).
  • 1978
    Adriaan Stevens Prize, Flemish Chemical Society, Ghent (Belgium).
  • 1978
    Johnson Medal for Extraordinary Achievements, New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA).
  • 1982
    Gairdner Foundation Award, Toronto (Canada).
  • 1984
    Award in Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society (USA).
  • 1984
    Galenus Prize (Journal du Médecin, Journal du Pharmacien (Belgium) for ketoconazole (1984), and astemizole (1985).
  • 1984
    Quinquennial Prize for Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Sciences, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine.
  • 1986
    Chauncey D. Leake Award, University of California, San Francisco (USA).
  • 1987
    Discoverers' Award, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Washington DC (USA).
  • 1989
    Dirk van Os Medal, Groningen University Fund Foundation (the Netherlands).
  • 1990
    Jacob Henle Medal, Georg-August University, Göttingen (Germany).
  • 1990
    Carothers Award, American Chemical Society, Delaware Section (USA).
  • 1990
    Golden Jaroslav Heyrovsky Medal, Czechoslovakian Academy of Science, Brezna (Czechoslovakia).
  • 1990
    Distinguished Service Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Nevada (USA).
  • 1991
    Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays with Neck Ribbon, conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan.
  • 1991
    Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine.
  • 1993/
    1996
    Honorary Professor (1993) and Consulting Professor (1994/1996) in Dermatology, Stanford University (USA).
  • 1995
    Galenus Prize for Risperdal® (risperidone), Canada.
  • 1996
    Galenus Prize for Risperdal® (risperidone), France.
  • 1996
    The Pharmaceutical Discoverer's Award, NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) (USA).
  • 1996
    Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine.
  • 1996
    International Galenus Prize for Risperdal® (risperidone), London (UK).
  • 1997
    Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nanjing, China.
  • 1998
    "Chaire Pierre Dumont" Award 1998-1999, School of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
  • 1999
    Friendship Award, Belgian American Chamber of Commerce.
  • 1999
    Gold Medal, Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for the Sciences and Arts.
  • 1999
    Flemish Entrepreneur of the Century, De Standaard newspaper, Belgium.
  • 2000
    Medal of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Lille 2 , France.
  • 2000
    CINP-Pfizer Pioneers in Psychopharmacology Award.
  • 2002
    Homeland honorary member of the Royal Belgian Academy of Medicine.
  • 2002
    Honorary Dean of Xi Jing University, Xian (China).
 

Dr. Paul Janssen received 22 honorary doctorates in medicine, natural science, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, pharmaceutical science and philosophy:

  • 1978
    Honorary doctorate in natural science, Frankfurt (Germany).
  • 1981
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Lund (Sweden).
  • 1982
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Louvain (Belgium).
  • 1984
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Szeged (Hungary).
  • 1984
    Honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine, Ghent (Belgium).
  • 1985
    Honorary doctorate in science, Dublin (Republic of Ireland).
  • 1986
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Düsseldorf (Germany).
  • 1986
    Honorary doctorate in philosophy, Beersheba (Israel).
  • 1988
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Liège (Belgium).
  • 1989
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Montreal (Canada).
  • 1989
    Honorary doctorate in medicine and the life sciences, Granada (Spain).
  • 1992
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Antwerp (Belgium).
  • 1992
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Pavia (Italy).
  • 1992
    Honorary doctorate in pharmacy, Istanbul (Turkey).
  • 1992
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Rome (Italy).
  • 1993
    Honorary doctorate in pharmaceutical science, Nanjing (China).
  • 1996
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Maastricht (The Netherlands).
  • 1996
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Alberta (Canada).
  • 1998
    Honorary doctorate in medicine, Prague (Czech Republic).
  • 1999
    Honorary doctorate in laws, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada).
  • 1999
    Honorary doctorate in science, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland (United States of America).
  • 2000
    Honorary doctorate in pharmacy, Potchefstroomse University, (South Africa).
Dr. Paul Janssen