text: * Hoffman-La Roche Award from the Canadian Society for Chemistry (1997)
  * Ottawa Life Sciences Council Achievement Award (2001)
  * Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship (2001)
  * National Research Council of Canada Royalty Sharing Award (2001)
  * Melville L. Wolfrom Award from the American Chemical Society Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry (2003)
  * Gold Medal from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2005)
  * Tech Museum Award – Technology Benefiting Humanity the Hib Vaccine team (2005)
  * Probst Memorial Lecturer – Southern Illinois University (2006)
  * Award of Excellence in research from the Foundation of Stars - Montreal Children’s Hospital (2008)
  * Médaille (medal) de l’Université du Québec À Montréal (UQAM) (2009)
  * Léo-Pariseau Prize of the Association francophone pour le savoir (2010)
  * "Prix Cercle d’Excellence” of the Université du Québec (2011)
  * Canada Research Chair in Medicinal Chemistry (2004-2017)