The Outstanding Achievement Award is given each year to an individual or a team who has made a significant impact in the field of gene and cell therapy.
The award is sponsored by Human Gene Therapy.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have been members of the ESGCT for more than 3 years
Candidates must be nominated by two (or more) ESGCT members
Candidates must have conducted original research in basic science, technology development and/or clinical translation in the field of gene and cell therapy
Awardees must be available to give a presentation of their work at the ESGCT Annual Congress
AWARD VALUE: €2000 and complimentary registration to the next annual congress
ESGCT Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
2024 - Chiara Bonini
2023 - Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
2022 - Christof von Kalle
2022 - Manfred Schmidt (presented posthumously)
2021 - Fulvio Mavilio
2019 - Nathalie Cartier
2018 - Didier Trono
2017 - Malcolm Brenner
2016 - Amit Nathwani
2015 - Luigi Naldini
2014 - Manuel Grez
2013 - Zelig Eshhar
2012 - Thierry VandenDriessche
2011 - Adrian Thrasher