Young Investigator Award

The Pharmaceuticals Young Investigator Award was established in 2022 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences. Nominations are accepted from May to December every year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 2000;
– An electronic certificate;
– A voucher to fully cover the article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winner: 1

 
Pharmaceuticals Young Investigator Award
 
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Application

– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Kevin McHugh
Rice University, USA

Award Committee

Prof. Amélia Pilar Rauter Chairman
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
Dr. Emmanuel Moreau
UMR 1240 IMOST
Dr. Victor Chuang
CURTIN UNIVERSITY
Prof. Dr. Cécile Philippe
Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
Dr. Diana Pinto
University of Aveiro
Dr. Zhengyu Cao
China Pharmaceutical University

Winner

Daniele Bertoglio
University of Antwerp, Belgium

Award Committee

Prof. Amélia Pilar Rauter Chairman
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
Prof. François Dufrasne
Microbiology, Bioorganic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Drug Research and Development Faculté de Pharmacie - Université Libre de Bruxelles
Prof. Dr. Daniela De Vita
Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Gary Stephens
University of Reading
Prof. Dr. Ilkay Erdogan Orhan
Lokman Hekim University, Faculty of Pharmacy
Prof. Massimiliano Tognolini
University of Parma
Prof. Mary Jane Meegan
Trinity College Dublin
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