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Call for Nominations: 2022 Healey Center International Prize for Innovation in ALS

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News May | 25 | 2022 The last decade has seen unprecedented advances in our understanding of the biology of the disease, an exponential increase in novel targets and innovative approaches to developing therapies.

The annual  Healey Center International Prize for Innovation in ALS is a global prize celebrating excellence in research for a team of investigators who catalyse exceptional discoveries leading to a transformative advance in therapy development in ALS.

Sean M.

Healey, executive chairman of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG) joined AMG when it was a start-up in 1995 and together with his founding colleagues built the firm into one of the largest global asset management companies with over 0 billion under management , AMG is NYSE-listed and a component of the S&P 500.

Prior to AMG, Sean began his career as an investment banker in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Goldman Sachs.

Mr.

Healey was diagnosed with ALS in May 2018.

Following his diagnosis, he took a step back from his long-time role of Chairman and CEO at AMG to aggressively pursue treatment at the guidance of his doctor, Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, Chief of Neurology at Mass General.

Together, with his company and friends, he established the Sean M.

Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Mass General.

Team of investigators who made a significant advance in the ALS field impacting the development of novel therapies for ALS, including, but not limited to the following: Submit completed nomination form and supporting documents as a single PDF to healeycenterforals@mgh.harvard.edu Award: ,000 USD Learn more about the prize and prior recipients .

To learn more about the Sean M.

Healey and AMG Center for ALS click here .

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