Travel Award
Diagnostics Travel Award was launched in 2016, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of medical diagnosis, which helps to increase their influence. The application process is open from April to October every year and winners are announced by the end of December.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 2
Diagnostics Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Winner announcement: 31 December 2025
Winner announcement: 31 December 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Chun Chia Chen
Chi Mei Medical Center
Charlotte Delrue
Ghent University Hospital, Austria
Award Committee
Dr. Zhongheng Zhang
Chairman
Sir Run Run Shaw hospital, Zhejiang Univeristy School of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Consolato Sergi
University of Alberta
Dr. Sandeep Kumar Vashist
Winner
Ambrin Farizah Babu
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
David Tornai
University of Debrecen, Hungary
Award Committee
Prof. Jae-Ho Han
Chairman
Korea University
Dr. Kenji Tsuji
Okayama University
Prof. Dr. Najib Haboubi
Spire Healthcare
Winner
Dr. Adrien Holzgreve
LMU Munich, Germany
Nicole Ngai Yung Tsang
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Award Committee
Prof. Andreas Kjaer
Chairman
Rigshospitalet
Dr. Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans
Dr. Xavier Muñoz-Berbel
Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona
Dr. Antonio Simone Laganà
Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo
Winner
Laith Sultan
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Miguel Aller Pellitero
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Andreas Kjaer
Chairman
Rigshospitalet
Dr. Xavier Muñoz-Berbel
Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona
Prof. Paula Soares
IPATIMUP
Winner
Dimple Chudasama
The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Winner
Jan Van den Stock
KU Leuven, Belgium
