Dr Richard Furneaux wins a Welly
Congratulations to Dr Richard Furneaux, who won the Science and Technology category at last night’s Wellingtonian of the Year Awards.
Dr Furneaux leads the carbohydrate chemistry team and is one of New Zealand’s leading scientists. His team’s work, which includes creating drugs for treating cancer and inflammatory illnesses, is highly regarded internationally.
“Being born and raised in Wellington I’m pleased to receive this award, which is a tribute to the work of the whole carbohydrate chemistry team. The research we do has real benefits for this country and the world,” he says.
The team is currently working on new product developments in cancer vaccines, anti-cancer drugs and anti-infective agents, in collaboration with the Malaghan Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.