Boehringer Ingelheim Award
Boehringer Ingelheim Award
for Parasitological Research
In 1996 the board of the Netherlands Society for Parasitology (NVP) and Merial B.V. have introduced the Merial Award for Parasitology. To the appreciation and stimulation of scientific research in the field of veterinary and medical parasitology, the Merial Award was given to researchers originating from Belgium, The Netherlands or Luxembourg (Benelux).
Merial became part of Boehringer Ingelheim in 2017, but a long-standing institution was not changed and the yearly award for excellent parasitological research in the Benelux remains, but its name was then changed to Boehringer Ingelheim Award.
Previous laureates are:
2023 Dr. Frederik Van den Broeck
2022 Dr. Matthijs Jore
2020 Dr. Bart Everts
2019 Dr. Luc Coffeng
2018 Dr. Meta Roestenberg
2017 Dr. Guy Caljon
2016 Dr. Bruno Levecke
2015 Dr. Petra Mens
2014 Dr. Pierrick Uzureau
2013 Dr. Stijn Deborggraeve
2012 Dr. Teun Bousema
2011 Dr. Johannes Charlier
2010 Dr. Tine Huyse
2009 Dr. Peter Geldhof
2008 Dr. Taco Kooij
2007 Dr. Stefan Magez
2005 Dr. Filip Claes
2004 Dr. Niko Speybroeck
2003 Dr. Véronique Hannaert
2001 Dr. Milly van Dijk
2000 Dr. Jaap van Hellemond
1999 Dr. Lisette van Lieshout
1998 Dr. Edwin Claerebout
1997 Dr. Maria Yazdanbakhsh
1996 Dr. Lodewijk Tielens
Boehringer Ingelheim Award
The Boehringer Ingelheim Award is a competitive prize for young researchers who have made innovative contributions to the field of veterinary or medical Parasitology. Scientists younger than 40 years of age who have completed their PhD studies and performed additional parasitological research of outstanding quality thereafter are eligible. Along with the certificate honouring the achievement, the winner will receive € 3000. The award is intended to encourage continued professional ambition in parasitology in the Benelux, and to reward scientific quality and active dissemination of results in (inter)national settings.
Rules and regulations
The board of the NVP will yearly choose a committee that will decide upon nominating the candidates. This committee will exist of three members of the NVP with a veterinary or a medical signature, the chairman of the Belgium Society for Parasitology and a representative of Boehringer Ingelheim. The chairman of the committee will be appointed by the board of the NVP. The decision of the committee must also be confirmed by the board of the NVP.
Entries / Submission
The Boehringer Ingelheim Award will be presented to a researcher in the field of veterinary or medical parasitology. Candidates from the Benelux who think they might qualify for the Boehringer Ingelheim Award, and those who want to recommend a prospective candidate are invited to inform the committee. This recommendation (by email only) should be accompanied with full information and documentation on the research and other activities of the candidate.