* 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)