The Bionorica Phytoneering Award acknowledges outstanding research in the field of development and application of phytopharmaceutical products.
The aim of the award is to motivate scientists to perform research in the following areas:
- pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of herbal medicinal products and their active principles
- clinical research in the areas of respiratory tract infections, inflammation, women’s health, and metabolic syndrome
- safety and pharmacovigilance studies.
2023
Athens team for metabolism studies
At the GA conference in Dublin in July 2023, the prestigious Bionorica Phytoneering Award was bestowed to a group of three highly successful female scientists, namely Dr. Eleni V. Mikropoulou, Dr. Theodora Nikou, and her team leader Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Maria Halabalaki in recognition of their excellent research focusing on metabolomic analysis of medicinal plants and their active constituents.
2021
Dr. Nadja B. Cech
The prestigious Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2021 is bestowed to Prof. Dr. Nadja B. Cech in recognition of her excellent research focussing on metabolomic analysis of medicinal plants and their active constituents. The Bionorica Phytoneering Award acknowledges outstanding research in the field of development and application of phytopharmaceutical products. It is a pleasure to award Prof. Dr. Nadja B. Cech, a young, outstanding researcher from the US working in the field of botanical natural products.
2017
Prof. Anna K. Kiss, Sebastian Granica, Jakub P. Piwowarski
The Bionorica Phytoneering Award acknowledges outstanding research in the field of development and application of phytopharmaceutical products.
The 2017 Bionorica Phytoneering Award went to Anna K. Kiss, Sebastian Granica, Jakub P. Piwowarski, Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland for their project entitled “Re-emergence of medicinal plant materials rich in ellagitannins?”. The study includes the investigation of the microbiota and its relation to anti-inflammatory activity and those of urolithins.
The award was given by Dr. Bernd Roether, Bionorica, on behalf of CEO Prof. Michael Popp.
2015
PD Dr. Eike Steinmann and Dr. Anggakasuma
The Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research presented the Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2015 to Prof. Dr. Eike Steinmann and Dr. Anggakasuma from TWINCORE, Hannover for their excellent work “Turmeric curcumin inhibits entry off all hepatitis C genotypes into human liver cells”
2013 Prof. Dr. Robert Fürst
The Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research presented the Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2013 to Prof. Dr. Robert Fürst, University of Frankfurt, Germany, in recognition of his excellent scientific work in investigating novel molecular mechanisms of herbal compounds and extracts in the area of inflammation, angiogenesis and endothelial interactions. 2011 Prof. Dr. Veronika Butterweck
The Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Product Research (Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzen- und Naturstoff-Forschung) presents the Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2011 to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veronika Butterweck for her excellent scientific work in investigating the pharmacokinetic as well as pharmacodynamic properties of herbal medicinal products for the treatment of e.g. depression and anxiety. 2009 Dr. Dana Seidlova-Wuttke
The Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Product Research (Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzen- und Naturstoff-Forschung) presents the Bionorica Phytoneering Award 2009 to Dr. Dana Seidlova-Wuttke for her scientific work in investigating pharmacological mechanisms and effects of Cimicifuga racemosa in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
