Awards
We recognize outstanding contributions to our community with awards for scientists, clinicians and industry professionals at various career stages.
SSBE Awards
Every year, the SSBE may grant two awards: the Research Award, for doctoral or equivalent research, with a CHF 5,000 prize, and the Student Award, for Master's or Bachelor's theses from universities or engineering schools, with a CHF 2,000 prize.
In 2025, the SSBE will grant the Research Award as follows:
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Next submission deadline is: 5 June- 5July 2025 (extended until 15 July 2025)
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Nominations: via email to Ferda Canbaz, Chairman Award Committee (ferda.canbaz@unibas.ch)
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Award ceremony: BMT 2025
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Note: In 2025, the Student Award is integrated with the best paper competition at BMT 2025. There will be no separate Student Award.
Past Award Winners
List of Award Winners (from 1978)
Year | Research Award | Student Award |
|---|---|---|
2024 | Thijs Smit | Loris Constantin |
2023 | Philipp Aebischer | Jonathan Muheim |
2022 | Philipp Fisch | No award (Dreiländertagung) |
2021 | Dasha Nelidova | Mathieu Simon |
2020 | Thomas Bolton | Ingrid Odermatt |
2019 | Kevin Bircher | Simon Scheurer |
2018 | Flurin Stauffer | Kuert Gerhard |
2017 | Martin Proença | Silvio Bischof |
2016 | Andreas Schmocker | No award (Dreiländertagung) |
2015 | Masih Nilchian | Yves Mermoud |
2014 | Jakob Schwiedrzik | Raphael Wu |
2013 | Ricard Delgado Gonzalo | Fabian Braun |
2012 | Kaori Sugihara | Colette Bichsel |
2011 | Philippe Favre | Christoph Farrér |
2010 | François Aguet | Patrick Steiner |
2009 | Cédric Vonesch | Samuel Basler, Christoph Schröter |
2008 | Josuè Sznitman | Ernst Kehrli |
2007 | Kuenzi Simon, Meurville Eric | Schmit Guillaume |
2006 | Martin Stauber, Patric Hagmann | Antonello Caruso |
2005 | Denis Crottet | Thomas Kraehenbuehl |
2004 | Michael Liebling | Adrian Baumgartner |
2003 | Ulrike Dydak | Thomas Mueller |
2002 | Roland Steck | - |
2001 | - | - |
2000 | Stephen Ferguson | - |
2000 | Sebastian Kozerke | - |
1999 | Markus Anton Wimmer | - |
1999 | Roland Hutter | - |
1999 | Andres Laib | - |
1998 | Xavier Golay | - |
1997 | - | - |
1996 | Frank Langlotz | - |
1995 | T. Vonesch | - |
1995 | F. Pitoux | - |
1994 | Alfos-Elektronik AG | - |
1994 | Ralph Müller | - |
1993 | N. Guggenheim | - |
1993 | A Schär | - |
1992 | R. Peter, Illau, M. Widmer | - |
1991 | - | - |
1990 | P. Michel, W. Michel | - |
1989 | H. van den Bergh | - |
1988 | Dieter Meier | - |
1988 | G. McKinnon | - |
1987 | B. Ledergerber | - |
1986 | R. Brodard | - |
1985 | kein Preis | - |
1984 | H.P, Lörtscher | - |
1983 | F. Mesqui | - |
1983 | A. Vieli | - |
1982 | A. Schiller | - |
1982 | A. Gilliard | - |
1981 | HJ. Keller, A. Favre, A Comazzi | - |
1981 | I. Babotai | - |
1980 | M. Casty | - |
1979 | M. Semlitsch | - |
1978 | Y. Lehareinger | - |