David Johnson – Blavatnik Family Foundation

Uniting to Solve COVID-19

Posted on September 2, 2020

The Blavatnik Family Foundation is continuing to support the fight against COVID-19. When the Connecticut-based biotechnology firm, AI Therapeutics, discovered one of its drugs was potentially an effective treatment for the coronavirus, a clinical trial was the clear next step, but the company lacked the funds. Recognizing the need for swift action, Yale President Salovey […]

Harvard video

Posted on August 7, 2020

The Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator at Harvard University provides strategic, financial and advisory guidance for well-defined research projects. Supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Accelerator is dedicated to improving countless lives, revolutionizing industries and creating immense social and economic value. Here’s a look at its recent work, aimed at hastening the pace of scientific progress […]

Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Announce 2020 Laureates

Posted on July 21, 2020 (July 21, 2020)

The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today a molecular biophysicist, an organic chemist and an astrophysicist as the Laureates of the 2020 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Each will receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize offered to America’s most-promising, young faculty-level scientific researchers. […]