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The following scientific teams will be honored:

• Bristol-Myers Squibb: Pioneered the development of direct acting antiviral agents that have produced hepatitis C cure rates of greater than 95 percent.
• Corning Incorporated: : Invented ClearCurve庐 optical fiber, a revolutionary product which allows cabled optical fiber to be bent around very tight corners with significantly less signal loss than with traditional fibers.
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• Genentech: Discovered and developed ERIVEDGE庐 (vismodegib), the first medicine to be approved for the treatment of metastatic or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma.
• Merck: 聽Developed ZEPATIER庐, a prescription medicine to treat chronic hepatitis C infection in adults.
• The Dow Chemical Company: Developed AVANSE鈩� acrylic resins and EVOQUE鈩� pre-composite polymers to help make architectural paints greener and more economical.

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