The "EFMC-WuXi AppTec Award for Excellence in Chemical Biology" will recognise outstanding research in the field of chemical biology as defined by EFMC in The Chemical Biology-Medicinal Chemistry Continuum: EFMC’s Vision1, ChemBioChem 2021, 22, 2823-2825 link (free access). The Award is given biennially and consists of a diploma, € 7.500 and an invitation to present a lecture at an EFMC-ISCB symposium.
The award shall be open to any scientist whose career does not exceed 20 years after PhD on January 1st of the year during which the award is to be presented, and whose accomplishment has not yet been honoured by other EFMC awards.
The award will be conferred biennially on the occasion of the European Federation for Medicinal chemistry and Chemical Biology International Symposium on Chemical Biology (EFMC-ISCB).
The EFMC-ISCB 2023 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on November 16-18, 2023.
The "EFMC-WuXi AppTec Award for Excellence in Chemical Biology" will recognise outstanding research in the field of chemical biology as defined by EFMC in The Chemical Biology-Medicinal Chemistry Continuum: EFMC’s Vision1, ChemBioChem 2021, 22, 2823– 2825.
Applicants should have a track record of significant research achievements in chemical biology during the last 10 years in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.
The award shall be open to any scientist whose career does not exceed 20 years after PhD on January 1st of the year during which the award is to be presented, and whose accomplishment has not yet been honoured by other EFMC awards.
Nominations should consist of:
Self-nominations are also accepted.
Deadline for submission: January 31, 2023 | Awardee will be announced in the course of May 2023!
1For a more complete definition of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology as understood by EFMC, please see Duca M, Gillingham D, Adam Olsen C, Sbardella G, van der Stelt M, Vasquez O, Vauzeilles B, Auberson YP. The Chemical Biology-Medicinal Chemistry Continuum: EFMC’s Vision. ChemBioChem 2021, 22, 2823– 2825. link