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Helen Lee (researcher)

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In 2016, she was winner of the European Inventor Award in the Popular Prize category and received more than 36300 votes According to
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2016 in the Popular Prize category for inventing diagnostic kits for resource-poor regions of the globe. She is the CEO of
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In 2019, she was appointed as a judge for the European Inventor Award. In May 2020, Lee was recognised on
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2006 European Women of Achievement Award for her part in improving health care in developing countries
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She is married to Jean Pierre Allain who was convicted by French authorities for his part in the
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She has been associate professor as the head of the Diagnostics Development Unit at the
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Committee, Great Britain Parliament House of Lords Science and Technology (2005).
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is a Chinese-born, British–French medical researcher who won the
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Index

Photograph of Helen Lee
Cornell University
Diagnostic medicine
European Inventor Award
Cornell University
University of Cambridge
sub-saharan Africa
Médecins Sans Frontières
HIV diagnostic devices
Benoît Battistelli
European Patent Office
The Times
COVID-19 testing
haemophilia scandal
"Helen Lee (United Kingdom, France)"
European Patent Office


"Two-hour test kit hailed as boon to HIV care in Africa"
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0029-7712
"Researcher Spotlight : Dr Helen Lee"
"Cambridge researcher wins prize for a device helping to fight HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa"
"Getting Help to Those Most in Need: Helen Lee Wins European Inventor Award for Rapid HIV Test for Developing Countries"


"UK scientist Helen Lee receives European Inventor Award - Newsfox"
"European Inventor Award: jury members"
"From pandemics to cancer: the science power list"
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