SIMV Launches the Ecoantibio Research Award – 2022 Edition

The Veterinary Medicine and Diagnostics Industry Association (SIMV) announces the launch of the call for scientific publications, 2022 Edition, to compete for the Ecoantibio special research award.

As the lead for Action 3 of the second Ecoantibio plan, “Encouraging the use of vaccines to prevent the emergence of infectious diseases”, SIMV aims to reward publications that meet the objective of this focus area.

Call for publications until April 29, 2022

This Award recognizes a scientific publication from 2021:

This Award is intended to recognize research work published by a student or researcher meeting the following criteria:

• Works highlighting the positive impact of vaccination
• Works highlighting the positive impact of other innovative therapeutic solutions (algae, peptides, probiotics, phages, etc.) in reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance emergence and reducing the need for antibiotic prescriptions.

Only projects with potential for veterinary pharmaceutical industry exploitation are eligible.

Application submission procedures for 2022:
Publications from 2021 can be sent to the RFSA secretariat from now until April 29, 2022, at the following address: secretariat@rfsa.net

See the 2022 Edition regulations attached.

As a reminder, the EcoAntibio Award – 2021 Edition was presented to the Laureate, Sabine Riffault, Head of the Virology Unit at INRAE, for her publication:

“A single shot pre-fusion-stabilized Bovine RSV F Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Newborn Calves with Maternally Derived Antibodies” in Vaccines”.

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