Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Pharmaceuticals will be granting the Travel Award to a junior scientist. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Pharmaceuticals Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winner to attend an international conference in 2024, in the field of medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences, in order to give a presentation, present a poster, or do both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information about the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum Vitae and a 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 as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winner will be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Pharmaceuticals 2024 Travel Award online by December 20, 2023. Prizes will be awarded by February 29, 2024, and announced on the Pharmaceuticals website.

Kind regards,
Pharmaceuticals Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Pharmaceuticals by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Pharmaceuticals.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Pharmaceuticals in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– The number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be three winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 400;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced in February 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Pharmaceuticals, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Pharmaceuticals Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Pharmaceuticals is now inviting nominations for the Pharmaceuticals 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to a young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter.

The Prize
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Pharmaceuticals after peer review by 31 December 2024;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements for Candidates
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of research field;
– Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination
– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule
– Open for nomination: 12 April 2023
– Nomination deadline: 30 November 2023
– Winner announcement: 29 February 2024

How to Submit Nominations
– The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
Ms. Jennifer Wang
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,
Pharmaceuticals Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Pharmaceuticals 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Pharmaceuticals from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. One review and two research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee, led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 400 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pharmaceuticals in 2024 after peer review;
– Two research article awards: CHF 400 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pharmaceuticals in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
The winners will be announced on the journal website in February 2024.

Kind regards,
Pharmaceuticals Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Pharmaceuticals is inviting applications for the Pharmaceuticals 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– The candidate must be a PhD student or a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023;
– Applicants are required to submit the following documents:
1. An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
2. A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
3. The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
4. An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
5. A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria:
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated academic potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes:
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish a featured paper in Pharmaceuticals with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 1 July 2023. The winner will be announced on the Pharmaceuticals website by the end of September 2023.

Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter
Editor-in-Chief, Pharmaceuticals

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Pharmaceuticals 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Mr. Sadikalmahdi Hussen, a PhD student in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of South Australia, Australia. His research interests include patientcentered therapy and drug delivery. The award comprises a prize of CHF 800 to support his attendance of the “CRS 2023 Annual Meeting” conference in Las Vegas, USA.

As the awardee, he will receive an honorarium of CHF 800 and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments.

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter, on behalf of the Pharmaceuticals
2023 Travel Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Pharmaceuticals 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Daniele Bertoglio.

Dr. Daniele Bertoglio is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. His overarching research focus is to accelerate the development of therapies to cure neurological disorders by pushing the boundaries of translational neuroimaging techniques in preclinical models of neurological diseases, with a focus on Huntington’s disease, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy. Dr. Daniele Bertoglio holds two PhDs in preclinical neuroimaging of brain disorders and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 30 publications in peer-reviewed international journals of which 17 publications are as the lead author. Dr. Bertoglio has already received several national and international awards acknowledging his groundbreaking contributions to preclinical neuroimaging. He is clearly a rising star in the field of experimental neuroimaging. Dr. Bertoglio has contributed to securing funding of more than EUR 8 million since 2017. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Daniele Bertoglio on his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Daniele Bertoglio will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Pharmaceuticals after peer-review, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Pharmaceuticals 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear colleagues,

Our journal is pleased to announce the winners of the Pharmaceuticals 2020–2021 Travel Awards. The evaluation committee was very impressed with the high quality of work presented, and after careful consideration, the Travel Awards have been granted to two winners: Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros (a postdoctoral researcher at NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal) and Patrick Jim Küppers (apostdoctoralresearcherat University Hospital Bonn, Germany).

Dr. Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros is currently developing BioMIPs—molecularly imprinted polymers using green technologies, in particular using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2)—with a high affinity for biomolecules for potential use in biopurification processes. At this time, he is developing a green bioinspired carrier for anticancer therapy, taking advantage of the molecular imprinting technique and the use of green technology, i.e., supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), which has been revealed as a very promising material. Dr. Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros would like to have poster or oral communication at the 13th International Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, May 2022 in Montreal, Canada to share his last research. The award consists of 1000 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Patrick Jim Küppers studied pharmaceutical/medicinal chemistry under the supervision of Professor Michael Gütschow and, for PhD project, dealt with the design, synthesis, and characterization of heterocyclized dipeptide derivatives as inhibitors for heterotrimeric G proteins. Dr. Patrick Jim Küppers is planning to present his PhD work at the 13th AFMC International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (AIMECS) starting on the 29th of November, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. The award consists of 1000 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. We also would like to thank the members of the evaluation committee for their comprehensive evaluation of the candidates. I congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Sincerely,
Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
Editor-in-Chief,  Pharmaceuticals

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award. The Evaluation Committee was very impressed with the high quality of the work presented, and after careful consideration, the Travel Award has been granted to Jorge Henrique Ferreira Grilo, a Ph.D. student at Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

Jorge Henrique Ferreira Grilo is now participating in the MedChemTrain doctoral programme, at FF.ULisboa. His research activity, under the supervision of Dr. Ana Ressurreição, focuses on the development of chemical tools and proteomics approaches to elucidate the mechanism of action and identify the target(s) and off-target(s) of novel antiparasitary agents. This work, directed mainly towards protozoan neglected tropical diseases, seeks to establish starting points for future drug discovery campaigns.

He is planning to present his work “Click Chemistry Tools to Unravel New Targets in Malaria” at GP2A, Nottingham, UK. The award consists of 400 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

We would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. We also thank our Evaluation Committee members for their comprehensive evaluation of the candidates. I congratulate the winner for his accomplishments.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

Shining LOO, a final year graduate student at Nanyang Technological University, whose research focuses on expanding the chemical space of active constituents in medicinal plants, with particular focus on cysteinerich peptides. She is planning to present her work “Mitochondria-targeting peptide from Hibiscus sabdariffa” at Experimental Biology 2018, San Diego, CA, USA. The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

Diana I. S. P. Resende, Postdoc fellow at CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, whose research focuses on novel marine products with biotechnological applications. She is planning to present her work “Synthetic Strategies for the Synthesis of Quinazoline Alkaloid Derivatives with Promising Biological Activities” at the 20th European Symposium of Organic Chemistry (ESOC). The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceuticals, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2016 Pharmaceuticals Travel Award:

ZESERGIO MELO JEREZ, Postdoc fellow at the Instituto de Neurobiologia UNAM, whose research focuses on defining the role of the hormone prolactin (PRL) and its molecular variants known as vasoinhibins (Vi) on neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth. He is planning to present his work “Vasoinhibins Block NGF-Induced Neurite Outgrowth and Decrease Survival of PC12 Cells” at the The 39th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (Neuroscience 2016). The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend this conference.

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde,
Editor-in-Chief