On January 23, Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) announced the winner of CIC Awards 2012 and Prof. Françoise Winnik, MANA Satellite Principal Investigator, won the 2012 Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award.

This award is presented to an individual who, while residing in Canada, has made a distinguished contribution to macromolecular science or engineering. The award was given at the annual Canadian Chemistry Conference in Calgary on May 29, 2012.