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Friedrich-Stolz Award of the GDCh Division of Medicinal Chemistry
Friedrich Stolz (1860-1936)
In memory of the industrial pharmacist and drug researcher Friedrich Stolz and his forward-looking innovative strength, the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Pharmaceutical / Medicinal Chemistry Division of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) will award the Friedrich-Stolz Award from 2022. The award is given in even years to an individual or team from an industrial environment and in odd years to one from an academic environment. It recognizes exceptional commitment, scientific discoveries or innovative technologies with proven relevance that contribute to substantial therapeutic innovation or sustainable development and go beyond the early stages of research. Associated with the award are an award certificate, a prize money of 5,000 euros donated by the Divisions , a lecture as part of the ?Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry? Conference and two further lectures at one university and one industrial site within Germany.
Information on Friedrich Stolz: Pharmazeutische Zeitung 2010, 42
Current call for applications: Friedrich-Stolz Award 2022
Extended deadline: January 9, 2022
In memory of the industrial pharmacist and drug researcher Friedrich Stolz and his forward-looking innovative strength, the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Pharmaceutical / Medicinal Chemistry Division of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) award the Friedrich-Stolz Award. The award is given in even years to an individual or team from the industrial environment and in odd years to one from the academic environment. It recognizes exceptional commitment, scientific discoveries or innovative technologies with proven relevance that contribute to substantial therapeutic innovation or sustainable development and go beyond the early stages of research.
Associated with the award are an award certificate, a prize money of 5,000 euros donated by the two Divisions , a lecture at the Divisions annual conference "Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry" (FiMC), which will be available Online from March 13-16, 2022 -Conference takes place, and two further lectures at a university and industrial location within Germany. The award of the prize is linked to the FiMC participation; all award winners are invited. The Divisions also cover the travel costs of one person for the two additional lectures. The awarding of the prizes and the location of the additional lectures will be decided by an award committee, which is appointed by the Divisions boards and is made up of three members each.
Individuals or teams of up to three people from the industrial environment with a professional focus in Europe can be nominated. In the case of teams that also have members from an academic environment, the main actor must come from industry. Self-nominations are not possible. All nominations contain the following documents:
Concise explanation (max. 2 pages) why the person or the team deserved the award including the state of the art, context, exceptional added value, possible impact on later development phases, perspectives and references,
CV (including contact details / email) and
Brief description of the 5 most important publications or patents.
Please send your proposal in electronic form and summarized in a PDF file (max. 10 pages) to the GDCh Office for the attention of Maike Fries.