SIMV Launches the Ecoantibio Research Award – 2021 Edition
The Veterinary Medicine and Diagnostics Industry Association (SIMV) announces the launch of the call for scientific publications for 2020 to compete for the special Ecoantibio research award.
As the leader of 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 axis.
Call for publications from Tuesday, March 16, 2021, to April 30, 2021
This Award recognizes a scientific publication from 2020:
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 antimicrobial resistance emergence and reducing the need for antibiotic prescriptions.
Only projects with potential for exploitation by the veterinary pharmaceutical industry are eligible.
Application submission guidelines for 2021:
Publications from 2020 can be sent to the RFSA secretariat from now until April 30, 2021, at the following address: secretariat@rfsa.net
See 2021 Edition Regulations
As a reminder, the 2020 Ecoantibio Research Award winner was Cécile Adam for her publication:
“Epidemiological assessment of the factors associated with antimicrobial use in French
free-range broilers” published in BMC Veterinary Research
Adam et al. ENVT INRAe UMR 1225 IAHP
BMC Veterinary Research (2019) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1970-1
