Prestigious Eppendorf Award Turns 25 Years

The prestigious Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators turns 25 years in 2020. This will be celebrated with an event welcoming back high-calibre Award Alumni to talk about their science and careers: The Young European Investigators Conference held at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, on 25 June 2020. This free one-day conference is open to all scientists in biomedical research. The scientific program is organised by former winners Simon Boulton (The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom) and Óscar Fernández-Capetillo (CNIO, Spain & Karolinska Institute, Sweden). The event includes networking coffee breaks and lunch and a gala buffet in the evening. It will be rounded off with a talk from the newly minted 2020 Award winner.

Jury Chairman Reinhard Jahn: "I am really excited about the meeting which shows that the science done by previous winners of the EYIA is indeed outstanding!"

Further information and registration details please click here.

Call for Entries for the Eppendorf Award 2020

The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, endowed with €20,000, is granted annually to an early career scientist in Europe for outstanding contributions to biomedical research. It has been awarded, in partnership with Nature, since 1995.

To become the 25th winner of the Eppendorf Award, researchers in Europe up to 35 years with an advanced degree in the field of biomedical research can apply online between 1 October 2019, and 15 January 2020.

The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by Reinhard Jahn (Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany). Full details on the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators, the selection criteria, and previous winners can be found here.