The MJA is delighted to confirm that Roche will return as supporter of the Science Explained award for 2026.
The 2025 award was presented to Amanda Ruggeri for her work for BBC.com: Foetal alcohol syndrome: Why fathers need to watch what they drink too.
Gripping explanation of complex issues that provided actionable insights for the reader.
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MJA Awards 2025
Roche corporate communications partner Amisha Sathi presented the Science Explained award for Reporting Cancer Research and spoke after the ceremony on the importance of the Medical Journalists’ Association Awards.
Roche has supported the MJA Awards for more than a decade. Chris Saunders, Corporate Communications Lead, said: “We are proud to have supported the MJA Awards over the years. Journalists play a vital role in ensuring that our national conversation about healthcare is balanced, informative and human. In a world where facts and context can sometimes be lost amongst the noise, journalistic excellence is more important than ever before.”
At Roche UK, we focus our energy and investment in developing tests and treatments that change lives and give us more quality time with the people we love. And, together with others, we’re solving healthcare’s greatest challenges; helping to achieve better results by connecting early diagnosis to targeted treatment and ongoing support.