The European Virology Award is given to individuals who have made exceptional contributions of great theoretical and/or practical importance in the field of Virology. This award recognizes top scientific achievements with far-reaching implications for plant, animal or human health and is presented every three years during the European Congress of Virology.

Nominations are made by the Awards Committee and confirmed by the Society’s Executive Board.

Past Winners

2013

Ari Helenius, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

was honoured on September 13, 2013 at the Fifth European Congress of Virology in Lyon, France, for his outstanding achievements in the field of virus entry research

2010

Peter Palese, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

was honoured on April 20, 2010 at the Fourth European Congress of Virology in Cernobbio, Italy, for his groundbreaking work on influenza viruses

 

2007

Jean Lindenmann, University of Zürich, Switzerland

was honoured on September 2, 2007 for his 1957 discovery of interferons (together with Alick Isaacs) during the Third European Congress of Virology in Nuremberg, Germany