Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics)

{{Short description|Annual award by Bioinformatics.org}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Benjamin Franklin Award

| image = File:Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - Benjamin Franklin - Google Art Project.jpg

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| caption = Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

| awarded_for = an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the life sciences.

| sponsor = Bioinformatics.org

| year = 2002

| website = {{URL|http://www.bioinformatics.org/franklin/}}

}}

The Benjamin Franklin Award is an annual award for Open Access in the Life Sciences presented by Bioinformatics.org to an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the life sciences.{{cite web|title=Benjamin Franklin Award - Bioinformatics.org|url=http://www.bioinformatics.org/franklin/|accessdate=19 July 2014}}