Best InSilicoTrials - VPHi PhD Thesis Award in In Silico Medicine with application in industrial R&D

The goal of this initiative, sponsored by InSilicoTrials, is to reward individuals for outstanding achievements during their PhD thesis, specifically focusing on the translational aspects of their work, like:

• addressable market
  
• product development phase that would benefit from the model/simulation
  
• IP ownership
  
• patentability
  
• industrial use readiness
  

The award consists of a money price of 1.000 €.  A dedicated award committee, composed by both academia and industry representatives, will be established to evaluate the submitted work.

Participation rules:
Only theses defended between 1/1/2016 and 31/12/2017 will be considered for the award. Each participant will have to submit:

1. A 4-page curriculum vitae
   
2. A full overview of publications (journal, conference etc.)
   
3. A recommendation letter by the student’s supervisor detailing why theapplicant is a deserving candidate
   
4. A 4-page research summary including
   
• Scientific question addressed in PhD
• Technologies used/developed
• The most important research results
• Novelty
• Impact
• Translational aspects, including
• addressable market
• product development phase that would benefit from the model/simulation
• IP ownership
• patentability
• industrial use readiness
• Future step

1. The PhD diploma in pdf format (or a certificate if the diploma has not yet been delivered)
   
2. A pdf document of the complete final PhD thesis (max 10 MB).
   

This information will have to be sent by email to: manager@vph-institute.org. Please name all your documents: lastname_name initial_documentname.pdf

Are you a VPHi student member?

You are considered a rightful student member, if you:

1. Are affiliated to either an ordinary or a supporting member. Please check if your institution is in the list:

• www.vph-institute.org/membership/ordinary.html
  
• www.vph-institute.org/membership/supporting.html.
  

2. Have already applied for a student membership. Your name in this case should appear here: www.vph-institute.org/membership/student.html

If you are not a member yet and you wish to apply now, the VPHi student membership comes at a symbolic cost of 10 € per year. Please fill up this form to process your application: http://www.vph-institute.org/register.html. For any further questions, please contact manager@vph-institute.org.

Deadline extended: The application should be sent by 22 August 2018.

You can download the participation rules from here