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Craig Venter

American biotechnologist and businessman (1946-2026) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 79

John Craig Venter was an American scientist, businessman, and genomics researcher. He is known for having led one of the first draft sequences of the human genome and led the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome.

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2026Died29 April 20262015Leeuwenhoek MedalAward2012Dan David PrizeAward2008Kistler PrizeAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward2007Golden Eurydice AwardAward2003Debrecen Award for Molecular MedicineAward2002Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardHonorary Doctor of Royal Institute of TechnologyAwardNAS Award for the Industrial Application of ScienceAward2001Biotechnology Heritage AwardAwardPrincess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchAward2000Financial Times Person of the YearAwardKing Faisal International Prize in ScienceAward1999Newcomb Cleveland PrizeAward1946Born14 October 1946

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Leeuwenhoek Medal2015
Dan David Prize2012
Dickson Prize in Medicine2011
Kistler Prize2008
National Medal of Science2008
Nierenberg Prize2007
Golden Eurydice Award2007
Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine2003
Canada Gairdner International Award2002
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize2002
Honorary Doctor of Royal Institute of Technology2002
NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science2002
Clarivate Citation Laureates2002
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research2001
Biotechnology Heritage Award2001
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine2001
King Faisal International Prize in Science2000
Gabbay Award2000
Financial Times Person of the Year2000
Newcomb Cleveland Prize1999
Honorary Doctor of the University of Hong Kong

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Venter founded Celera Genomics, the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). He was the co-founder of Human Longevity Inc., and Synthetic Genomics.

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United States
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Deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2026 · aged 79

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