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Biota Award for Medicinal Chemistry

The Biota Award for Medicinal Chemistry is to encourage the design and development of small molecules as potential therapeutic agents.

Award

A medal and an award of $5000 to be used to assist the professional development of the recipient with travel to international meetings and overseas laboratories. The recipient will be invited to deliver a lecture on the topic of the award at a suitable RACI National or Divisional meeting.

Source of award: National Office proudly sponsored by Biota Holdings Ltd.

Recipient requirements

Membership type: MRACI CChem and above
Membership duration: Minimum of 3 years
Demographic requirements:Young chemists with less than 12 years of professional experience since completing their most recent relevant qualification.

Application procedure

Individual application: Yes
Nomination: Yes
Motivation for award required: Yes
CV required: Yes
Summary of Research papers: Yes
Research paper synopsis required: Published drug design paper, patent taken out, or Commercial-in-confidence report in the previous calendar year concerning small molecules (less than 1000 Da) as potential therapeutic agents.
Referee report required: Two required
Referee contact details required: Yes
Other: Nil
Closing date: 30th June 2013
Submission: Emailed in a single PDF document to awards@RACI.org.au for the attention of Robyn Taylor. Receipt will be acknowledged by return email.

Judging process

The decision will be made by a panel of three judges, at least one of whom will be from the RACI Biomolecular Chemistry Division. The judges will sign appropriate secrecy agreements in order to preserve the intellectual property rights of the applicants if required. The award may also be shared if the judges agree that more than one applicant is equally worthy of the award.