EANM Marie Curie Award

Who can apply?

  • Candidates must have their regular residence in Europe.
  • At least one of the authors must be a member of the EANM.
  • Only work, which has been done in Europe can be considered.
  • The submitted paper must not have been published before the last EANM Congress; possible candidates are invited by the Congress Chair to provide testimony for this.
  • A certificate must be presented, showing that legal requirements (including ethical and radiation protection requirements) were met when performing the study.
  • The Award should be given to the author of the work which is, in terms of scientific quality, the best contribution at the annual EANM Congress.

The Award

  • Presenting their research during the Award Ceremony.
  • Marie Curie Medal and diploma awarded by the EANM President during the Award Ceremony.
  • Award of € 5,000.-, will be transferred after the Congress.
  • One complimentary (& transferable) registration for the EANM Focus Meeting 4.

Application and Procedure

  • The best scored 2 abstracts (after review process (blinded)) from each abstract category fulfilling the MCA criteria are selected. In addition to that, the 10 best scored abstracts (out of all submissions) will be added – if not already among the chosen ones.
  • Those abstracts will be again blinded and rated by the EANM Scientific Programme Council.
  • The best 10 rated abstracts will be once more reviewed (again blinded) by international peer reviewers*.
    *The EANM Board will suggest at least 10 peer reviewers who are neither linked to any of the abstracts, mentioned authors nor the institutions involved. 
  • The EANM office will notify the authors of the top 3 submissions, requesting a portrait picture, a 2-slides-presentation and their onsite presence at the Closing Ceremony.
  • The Award is bestowed during the Award Ceremony of the EANM Congress by the EANM President. The decision is not open to appeal or legal action.
  • NB: The EANM Board is not involved in any selection process at any time, and all scores will be given during the three rating stages to anonymized abstracts. 

 

 

For outstanding scientific work presented at the 33rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine the Marie Curie Fund of the EANM bestowed the Marie Curie Award to

Circulating androgen receptor gene amplification and resistance to 177Lu-PSMA-617 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: results of a phase 2 trial

G. Paganelli1, S. Severi1, M. Sansovini1, S. Nicolini1, I. Grassi1, F. von Eyben2, V. Conteduca1, M. Monti1, F. Foca1, G. Gurioli1, M. Celli1, F. Matteucci1, U. De Giorgi1;

1Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, IRST IRCCS, Meldola (FC), ITALY, 2Center of Tobacco Control Research, Odense M, DENMARK.