On 13th June 2018 in Tokyo (Japan), Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Liem - Director of Vinmec Stem Cell and Gene Technology Institute - has been awarded the Nikkei Asia Prize by Nikkei news agency. Professor Nguyen Thanh Liem is elected as a winner for Science and Technology due to his great contributions in pediatric endoscopic surgery.

A project entitled "Research on the Vietnamese genome" conducted by the scientists at Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology (VRISG) was recently published in Human Mutation (IF 4,5), a prestigious international genetic journal. Thus helping resolve many health problems of Vietnamese people currently.