The Selection Committee is very pleased to communicate that after all the votes were added, the winner of the EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist in Industry and two close followers are emerged.

Dr Antonio Nardi, Neurosearch, Denmark
Dr Tim Jonckers, Tibotec, Belgium
Dr Michael Waring, AstraZeneca, UK

“The EFMC Prize for Young Medicinal Chemist in Industry” was initiated by the EFMC Industrial Liaison Committee to acknowledge and recognize an outstanding young medicinal chemist (<35 years old) working in industry within Europe. The Prize is given annually and consists of a diploma, € 1.000 and an invitation for a short presentation at an EFMC symposium. Two runners-up are also identified and acknowledged.

The Selection Committee is proud to announce the names of the winner and the runners-up of the EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist in Academia.

Dr Andreas Bender, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, The Netherlands
Dr Pieter Van der Veken, Flemish Fund for Scientific Research and University of Antwerp, Belgium
Dr Alessio Lodola, Università di Parma, Italy

“The EFMC Prize for Young Medicinal Chemist in Academia” was established by the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) to acknowledge and recognize an outstanding young medicinal chemist (<35 years old) working in academia within Europe. The Prize is given annually and consists of a diploma, € 1.000 and an invitation for a short presentation at an EFMC symposium. Two runners-up are also identified and acknowledged.