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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Natalia Manousi
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Philip Hublitz
Dr. Kejin Hu
Prof. Anthony Purcell
Monash University
Dr. Jan Petr
Winner
Apostolia Tsiasioti
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Philip Hublitz
Dr. Kejin Hu
Dr. Sophie Alvarez
Winner
Richard Cheng
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Sophie Alvarez
Dr. Lucia Monaco
university
Dr. Philip Hublitz
Winner
Pere Catala
Maastricht UMC+ and MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Philip Hublitz
Dr. Paul Richard Barber
Kings College London
Winner
Tanja Eisemann
SBP Medical Discovery Institute
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Philip Hublitz
Dr. Seok Hoon Hong
Illinois Institute of Technology
Winner
Guerrino Macori
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown
Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairperson
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Sophie Alvarez
Dr. Philip Hublitz
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