Introduction

The Jean Leray Award was established by the European Society for Biomaterials to recognize, encourage and stimulate outstanding research contributions to the field of biomaterials by early-career scientists. The nominee must have contributed significantly to the knowledge in the field of biomaterials through basic, experimental, and/or clinical research. The award will be presented during the 34th Annual ESB conference in Torino, Italy (7th-11th Sept 2025).

The nominee should not be older than 40 years and should not have more than eight years of post-doctoral experience at the close of nomination*. The nominee needs neither to be a member of the European Society for Biomaterials nor a citizen of a European country. Posthumous nominations are not considered.

This award is given by the European Society for Biomaterials Council and consists of a plaque, a refund of the registration fee for the ESB conference, accommodation at the conference hotel for the duration of the conference, and an economy-class airplane or train ticket.

Nominations are due by Friday, 10th January 2025.

Please contact Sandra Van Vlierberghe (Sandra.VanVlierberghe@ugent.be) with any questions.

This form must be filled out completely and submitted, as it cannot be saved. We suggest using cut and paste from another saved document to prevent data loss. Please submit only one form per nominee. 

Information required to complete this form:

·  Name, email, address, and affiliation of the nominating ESB member.

· Name, email, address, and affiliation of the nominee.

·  A Curriculum Vitae of the nominee (maximum three pages), including education, membership of professional organizations, major honors/funding received, the main field of professional activity, and a list of the ten most relevant publications. 

· A statement describing the reason for nomination.

 * The eligibility period set out above can be extended beyond 8 years of post-doctoral experience at the close of nomination for the following properly documented circumstances, provided they started before the call deadline:
- Maternity: 18 months extension for each child born before or after the PhD award. If the nominee can document a longer maternity leave, the eligibility period will be extended by the documented amount of actual leave taken until the call deadline.
- Paternity: extension by the documented time of paternity leave taken until the call deadline for each child born before or after the PhD award.
- Long-term illness# or national service: extension by the documented amount of leave taken by the nominee until the call deadline for each incident which occurred after the PhD award date.
- Clinical training: extension by the documented amount of clinical training received by the nominee after the award of the first eligible degree and until the call deadline, up to a maximum of 4 years.
 
# Over ninety days for the nominee or a close family member (child, spouse, parent or sibling).