Announcements for 2015

Announcements for 2015 / Ausschreibungen für 2015

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Egon Stahl-Award in Silver 2015 of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)

On the occasion of his 60th birthday, Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Egon Stahl donated a medal, a document and a monetary prize in order to recognize and promote young scientists working in the field of Pharmacognosy (Pharmaceutical Biology) and Analytical Phytochemistry.

As a rule, the silver medal and an award of € 3,000 should be awarded to scientists up to the age of about forty, who have published outstanding scientific work during the years following their graduation.

In 2015 the ESA Silver Award will be given during the 63rd International Congress and Annual Meeting of GA in Budapest, Hungary, August 23-27, 2015 (http://ga2015.hu/).

Members of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) are invited to submit nominations for candidates together with supporting data to the president of GA, Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger, University of Basel.

A nomination for the prize has to include a motivation letter explaining the significance of the scientific achievements of the candidate, a CV of the candidate, an index on her/his publications, and reprints of several of his/her more recent publications. All publications can be taken into consideration.

All documents have to be submitted in electronic form (as CD in 5 copies). Deadline for submission is February 28, 2015.

Documents to be sent to:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger
Pharmaceutical Biology
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Basel
Klingelbergstraße 50
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
E-Mail: matthias.hamburger@unibas.ch

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Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2015 of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)

BIONORICA SE is globally one of the leading companies in the area of phytopharmaceuticals producing plant based medicines with proven efficacy, safety and quality. BIONORICA’s Headquarters are located in Neumarkt i.d. Opf. (Germany/Bavaria). The company is family owned since nearly 80 years.

A significant focus of BIONORICA’s work is concentrated on R&D activities with annual capital investments of about 15% of the company’s turnover. Although the centre of all R&D activities is in Neumarkt, BIONORICA has established further research institutes in Innsbruck (Austria) and Hong-Kong.

In addition BIONORICA has built a scientific network with multiple renowned institutions, organizations and scientists worldwide.

The Bionorica Phytoneering Award (BPA) acknowledges outstanding research in the field of development and application of herbal medicinal products.

The award is endowed with 10,000 €.

The purpose of the award is to motivate primarily young scientists (normally younger than 45 years of age) to perform research in phytomedicine focusing on following areas:

generally any new discovery and innovative application related to phytomedicine
pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of herbal medicinal products and their active principles
clinical research in the areas of respiratory tract infections, inflammation, women's health, pain, oncology and metabolic syndrome
safety and pharmacovigilance studies

Scientists or research groups of universities and other non-commercial scientific institutions are entitled to apply.

Scientific publications on a specific topic which have been published during the last three years can be considered. They must be submitted in electronic form (as CD in 5 copies) until 28 February 2015, along with an accompanying document explaining the significance and relevance of the submitted publications in the broader scientific context, a CV, and a list of publications to the president of GA, Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger, University of Basel..

The Bionorica Phytoneering Award will be granted during the annual GA congress in Budapest, Hungary, August 23-27, 2015 (http://ga2015.hu/).The award-winning scientific results shall be presented during the congress in a lecture of 30 minutes.

Applications/documents to be sent to:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger
Pharmaceutical Biology
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Basel
Klingelbergstraße 50
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
E-Mail: matthias.hamburger@unibas.ch

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Announcement of the 2015 Dr. Willmar Schwabe Research Scholarship for Young Scientists, by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

Awarding Institution: Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)

Endowing Sponsor: Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe (Germany)

Endowment: 10,000 EURO

Frequency: upon announcement

Objective
The aim of the Dr. Willmar Schwabe Research Scholarship for Young Scientists is to support research of young scientists, especially from developing countries in leading research institutions. Projects focusing on pharmacological or clinical research of phytopharmaceuticals and their active substances are particularly welcome. The award is exclusively used for travelling and living costs of the awardee and not for consumables. Aduration of at least 6 months is mandatory.

Criteria for Application

Advanced (year 2 onwards) PhD students and postdocs.
In case of similar scientific quality of applications applicants from developing countries shall have priority.
GA membership for at least one year prior to application, with paid fees.
Age: preferably 30 years of age (postdocs) or younger (PhD students).
The hosting institution states in the Letter of Acceptance that (i) it is prepared to cover the cost of consumables used for the research project; (ii) that the student will have an adequate laboratory infrastructure and; (iii) that a tutor is assigned who will supervise the applicant during his/her stay.

Documents for Application

Letter of Motivation (applicant)
Letter of Support (supervisor)
CV and list of publications
Project description including experimental design, time schedule and justification why the research shall be performed in the respective institution
Letter of Acceptance (hosting institution)
Confirmation of the host institution to cover the laboratory costs (consumables)
Specification of costs for travelling and living

All documents have to be submitted to the president of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research in electronic form (as CD-Rs in 5 copies).

Jury
The president of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research appoints at least 2 independent experts to evaluate the applications.
The jury will select the awardee on the basis of the expert reports.
The jury consists of the President and the Vice-presidents of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, the Editor-in-Chief of Planta Medica, and a representative of Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG.

Further details
The Dr. Willmar Schwabe Research Scholarship for Young Scientists will be bestowed in a ceremony during the 63rd International Congress and Annual Meeting of GA in Budapest, Hungary, August 23-27, 2015. The scientific results of the project shall be presented during the next annual congress, preferably in a short lecture.
The awardee has to prepare a final report on the project supported by this grant. This report is to be signed by the head of the host institution. A copy of the signed report has to be sent to the GA president and to Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG. In case of publication of the results the award has to be mentioned in the Acknowledgement.

The deadline for submissions for the 2015 announcement is March 31, 2015.

Documents are to be sent in electronic form (as CD in 5 copies) to:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger
Pharmaceutical Biology
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Basel
Klingelbergstraße 50
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
E-Mail: matthias.hamburger@unibas.ch