SCT Award for Young industrial investigator
in medicinal chemistry
This award was sponsored until 2019 by les Laboratoires Servier.
General information, scope and duties:
• The award is run annually
• The scope is drug discovery chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and synthesis of bioactive compounds
• The winner receives 2500 € and a certificate
• The winner will be honoured on the SCT media (website, newsletter, social networks,…)
• The winner will be invited* to give a Lecture at the annual Young research Fellow Meeting (in 2022 the YRFM will take place the 16th-18th Feb. in Nantes)
* (housing and travel fees will be taken in charge by SCT (lump-sum))
• The winner will engage in SCT activities (membership, webinars, meetings, …) for 2 years at least following the Prize (2022-2023)
• The winner will engage to be an ambassador of SCT promoting its actions and compling with standard scientific ethical behavior.
Guidelines for application
• Application opening dates: 23rd Sept. 2021 – 10th Dec. 2021 midnight (Paris Time)
• Procedure: Self nomination only
• The applicant should
o be a mid-career scientist
o be < 40 years old and/or have < 12 years of experience since completion of PhD on the 1st Jan of the prize year (2022). (NB Career breaks for personal (parental leave, …), or exceptional reasons will be taken into consideration)
o be either French or based in France
o work in industry at the time of application
o be a SCT Member or affiliate to SCT at the time of application submission (http://www2.sct-asso.fr/english)
• The application should include:
o A curriculum vitae (5 pages max) that includes a list of scientific publications and/or patents and keywords for the work performed after PhD.
o A Copy of ID-card or equivalent with birth date
o The application can optionally include a recommendation letter from a senior scientist in the field (this scientist cannot be part of the SCT Boards).
• The application should be send in a single pdf file entitled: “FAMILYNAME_FirstName_SCT_Young_Industrial_investigator_2022.pdf to both addresses secretariat(at)sct-asso.fr and president(at)sct-asso.fr
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