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== Overview ==
The ”’Innovation Award for Medicinal / Pharmaceutical Chemistry”’ is jointly awarded by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Division of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG). It recognizes outstanding and independent scientific contributions in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Innovation Award {{!}} Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. |url=https://en.gdch.de/network-structures/gdch-structures/medicinal-chemistry/awards-honors/innovation-award.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=en.gdch.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
The ”’Innovation Award for Medicinal / Pharmaceutical Chemistry”’ is jointly awarded by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Division of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG). It recognizes outstanding and independent scientific contributions in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Innovation Award {{!}} Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. |url=https://en.gdch.de/network-structures/gdch-structures/medicinal-chemistry/awards-honors/innovation-award.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=en.gdch.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Prize and Presentation ==
== Prize and ==
Recipients receive a certificate and a cash prize of ”’€5,000”’, contributed by both divisions. The award may be shared among more than one recipient. The award ceremony is held during the ”Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry (FiMC)” conference.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry (FiMC) {{!}} Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. |url=https://en.gdch.de/network-structures/gdch-structures/medicinal-chemistry/events/frontiers-in-medicinal-chemistry-fimc.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=en.gdch.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
Recipients receive a certificate and a cash prize of ”’€5,000”’, contributed by both divisions. The award may be shared among more than one recipient. The award ceremony is held during the ”Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry (FiMC)” conference.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry (FiMC) {{!}} Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. |url=https://en.gdch.de/network-structures/gdch-structures/medicinal-chemistry/events/frontiers-in-medicinal-chemistry-fimc.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=en.gdch.de |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Selection & Committee ==
== Selection & ==
A selection committee appointed by both divisions decides on the award. Each division nominates two members to the committee.<ref name=”:0″ />
A selection committee appointed by both divisions decides on the award. Each division nominates two members to the committee.<ref name=”:0″ />
== History & Past Recipients ==
== History & ==
The Innovation Award has been presented annually since 1999. Past recipients include well-known scientists from Germany and abroad, such as Prof. Thomas Carell (1999), and in more recent years Dr. Matthias Schiedel (2023), Dr. Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar (2024), and Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin (2025).<ref name=”:0″ />
The Innovation Award has been presented annually since 1999. Past recipients from Germany and abroad, such as Prof. Thomas Carell (1999), and in more recent years Dr. Matthias Schiedel (2023), Dr. Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar (2024), and Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin (2025).<ref name=”:0″ />
== Award Winners<ref name=”:0″ /> ==
== Winners<ref name=”:0″ /> ==
* 2025 – Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin, University of Münster
* 2025 – Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin, University of Münster
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Chemistry Innovation Award
The Innovation Award for Medicinal / Pharmaceutical Chemistry is jointly awarded by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry Division of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG). It recognizes outstanding and independent scientific contributions in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals.[1]
Prize and presentation
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Recipients receive a certificate and a cash prize of €5,000, contributed by both divisions. The award may be shared among more than one recipient. The award ceremony is held during the Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry (FiMC) conference.[1][2]
Selection & committee
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A selection committee appointed by both divisions decides on the award. Each division nominates two members to the committee.[1]
History & past recipients
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The Innovation Award has been presented annually since 1999. Past recipients includescientists from Germany and abroad, such as Prof. Thomas Carell (1999), and in more recent years Dr. Matthias Schiedel (2023), Dr. Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar (2024), and Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin (2025).[1]
- 2025 – Dr. Dmitrii Kalinin, University of Münster
- 2024 – Dr. Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar, University of Tübingen
- 2023 – Dr. Matthias Schiedel, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 2022 – Dr. Steffen Pockes, University of Regensburg and Dr. Oliver Thorn-Seshold, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 2021 – Dr. Pierre Koch, University of Regensburg and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nina Schützenmeister, University of Vienna
- 2020 – PD Dr. Oliver Koch, University of Münster and PD Dr. Daniel Merk, Goethe University Frankfurt
- 2019 – Dr. Andreas Brunschweiger, Technical University Dortmund
- 2018 – Prof. Dr. Finn K. Hansen, Leipzig University and Dr. Alexander Titz, Saarland University
- 2017 – Prof. Dr. Anna K. H. Hirsch, Saarland University
- 2016 – Dr. Andreas Koeberle, University of Jena and Dr. Dennis Schade, Technical University Dortmund
- 2015 – Dr. Nuska Tschammer, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Dr. Peter Kolb, Philipps-University Marburg
- 2014 – Jun.-Prof. Dr. Peter Wich, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
- 2013 – Dr. Johanne Notni, Technical University of Munich
- 2012 – Dr. Christian Ottman, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
- 2011 – Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ingo Ott, Technical University of Braunschweig and Dr. Andreas Bender, University of Cambridge
- 2010 – Dr. Daniel Rauh, Technical University Dortmund
- 2008 – Dr. Franz von Nussbaum, Bayer Healthcare AG
- 2007 – Prof. Dr. Christoph Sotriffer, Philipps-University Marburg
- 2006 – PD Dr. Andrea Sinz, University of Leipzig
- 2005 – PD Dr. Eric Beitz, University of Tübingen and Dr. Holger Gohlke, Goethe University Frankfurt
- 2003 – PD Dr. Franz F. Paintner, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 2002 – Dr. Jörg Rademann, University of Tübingen
- 2001 – Dr. Andreas Link, University of Hamburg and Dr. Wolfgang Sippl, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- 2000 – Dr. Manfred Jung, University of Münster
- 1999 – PD Dr. Thomas Carell, ETH Zürich and Dr. Martin Schlitzer, Philipps-University Marburg
