The EFLM announces the winners of the 2023 EFLM Distinguished Awards.
The winner of the 2023 EFLM Award for Scientific Achievements in Laboratory Medicine – sponsored by Roche is:
Giuseppe Lippi (Italy)
This award has been created to honor an individual, member of an EFLM National Societies, who has made important scientific contributions and innovations within the field of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
The award is financially supported by Roche Diagnostics.
The winner of the 2023 EFLM Award for Achievements in Advancing Laboratory Medicine in Europe – sponsored by Roche is:
Abdurrahman Coskun (Turkey)
This award has been created to recognize an individual, member of an EFLM National Societies, who has made important contributions to advance the profession of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in Europe and to enhance the visibility of the discipline within diagnostic and therapeutic medicine.
The award is financially supported by Roche Diagnostics.
The winner of the 2023 EFLM Award for Excellence in Outcomes Research in Laboratory Medicine – sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics is:
Jain Shruti (Finland) & co-authors – Paper “Diagnostic potential of nanoparticle aided assays for MUC16 and MUC1 glycovariants in ovarian cancer”
The Award is given to the best published paper, as judged by an independent panel of experts, which demonstrates improved clinical and/or economic outcomes of an in vitro diagnostic test or better management of laboratory/test data.
The award is financially supported by Abbott Diagnostics.
The winner of the 2023 EFLM Award for Excellence in Performance Specifications Research – sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics is:
Fernando Marques Garcia (Spain) & co-authors – Paper “Within-subject biological variation estimates using an indirect data mining strategy. Spanish multicenter pilot study (BiVaBiDa)”
The Award is given to the best published paper, as judged by an independent panel of experts, which demonstrates an important and novel contribution to the theory or practical application of performance specifications.
The award is financially supported by Abbott Diagnostics.
The winner of the 2023 EFLM Cardiac Marker Award – sponsored by HyTest is:
Rami Aalto (Finland) & co-authors – Paper “Novel Troponin Fragmentation Assay to Discriminate Between Troponin Elevations in Acute Myocardial Infarction and End-Stage Renal Disease”
This award has been created to achieve wider recognition of the importance of high-quality research in the field of cardiac markers among laboratory professionals in Europe. The EFLM Cardiac Marker Award is granted to a young scientist under 40y for remarkable scientific work in the field of cardiovascular diseases.
The award is financially supported by HyTest.
The winner of the 2022 EFLM Academy Award is:
Sedef Yenice (Turkey)
The EFLM Academy award has been created to promote excellence and honour extraordinary individuals who have made substantial contribution to the education in Laboratory Medicine in Europe. The award aims to encourage educational activities and recognize the value and importance of education for EFLM.
The winner of the 2021 EFLM Academy Award is:
Evgenija Homšak (Slovenia)
The EFLM Academy award has been created to promote excellence and honour extraordinary individuals who have made substantial contribution to the education in Laboratory Medicine in Europe. The award aims to encourage educational activities and recognize the value and importance of education for EFLM.