Canadian scientist wins Breakthrough Prize for discovery of hormone used in Ozempic, Mounjaro

Muzammil Hussain April 09, 2025

A man stands smiling next to a row of bottles in a hospital hallway.

Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, shares the $3 US million prize with four colleagues from the United States and Denmark.

Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, shares the $3 US million prize with four colleagues from the United States and Denmark. A man stands smiling next to a row of bottles in a hospital hallway.

Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, shares the $3 US million prize with four colleagues from the United States and Denmark.

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