Jean-Pierre Lecocq
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Jean-Pierre Lecocq (1947-January 20, 1992) was a molecular biologist. After working in academia (Free University of Brussels) and industry (RIT, Rixensart) he took the scientific leadership of a new biotechnology company, Transgene SA, based in Strasbourg. He was on the ill-fated Lyon-Strasbourg Air Inter flight of January 1992 that crashed at Mont St-Odile, near Strasbourg. A scientific prize is awarded annually in his name by the Jean-Pierre Lecocq Foundation.