Swiss League Against Epilepsy

The Epilepsy League is inviting applications for three awards to be presented in 2023.

The Alfred Hauptmann Award for the best experimental or clinical research now comes with prize money of €20,000 – previously the amount was €10,000. Half the prize money will be awarded to the author of a basic research document that has been published, while the other half will be awarded in the field of clinical research. This has been made possible thanks to new sponsors: the award is now supported by the companies UCB-Pharma, Desitin Pharma, Arvelle/Angelini Pharma and GW/Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
The Alfred Hauptmann Award is presented every two years by the German and Austrian epileptology associations together with the Swiss Epilepsy League. It is named after the German neurologist Alfred Hauptmann, who had to emigrate from Germany in 1933.
More about the award: https://www.epi.ch/hauptmann-award

A second award scheduled for next year is the Prize for Best Dissertation, which goes to the best master’s or doctoral thesis from a Swiss university in the field of epileptology and carries prize money of CHF 1,000. Applications are welcome from all disciplines. So as well as medical students, anyone writing a thesis in the field of epilepsy is invited to apply, for example students of psychology or pharmacology.

Further information in French

Finally, applications are also open for the 2023 Research Recognition Award, presented by the Swiss League Against Epilepsy with prize money of CHF 25,000. It is awarded annually to researchers working in Switzerland as start-up funding for research projects. Preference is given to those who are researching causes of and therapies for epilepsies.

Applications for all three awards are open until 31 December 2022.

Call for Applications

https://www.epi.ch/en/research/research-recognition-award/call-for-applications/

The Swiss League Against Epilepsy (Epilepsy League) is a specialist organisation which works throughout Switzerland and at the same time represents the Swiss Chapter of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).

The Epilepsy League researches, helps and informs. Its goal is to provide a lasting improvement to the everyday life of those affected by epilepsy and their situation in society.

Further information: Swiss League Against Epilepsy, Seefeldstrasse 84, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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In memoriam: Prof. em. Dr. med. Antonios Valavanis (20.01.1952-30.05.2023)

The Swiss Society for Neuroradiology (SSNR) has the deep regret to announce the death of its founding member, honorary member and past president, Anton Valavanis. Besides initiating its foundation in 1988, he was President of our Society for two periods, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2010. In 1994 he was nominated titular professor at the University of Zurich as well as head of the clinic of neuroradiology at Zurich University Hospital (USZ), this would be an important event and thereafter Neuroradiological Units and centers started to spread across Switzerland, both in the university hospitals and regional centers. Together with Peter Huber he was one of the founding fathers of Neuroradiology and the leader of one of its two historical branches. He was co-founder and former president of the SFCNS.

He has been a pioneer in making Neuroradiology a central part of the clinical Neurosciences. His legacy in Switzerland has been immense and he will be missed by all his direct and indirect scholars.

We extend our condolences to his friends and family.

The full obituary can be found on the SSNR website.

For the Swiss Society of Neuroradiology (SSNR)
Prof. Isabel Wanke - President of the SSNR
Prof. Karl Olof Lövblad - Past-President of the SSNR

For the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies (SFCNS)
Prof. Luca Remonda, SFCNS president

4th SFCNS Summer School 2023

The program of the 4th SFCNS Summer School focuses on the update with case presentations in Multidisciplinary Management, with four scientific sessions in the fields:

Stroke
Epilepsy
Movement Disorders
Neuroimmunology

The 4th SFCNS Summer School will conclude with the YouCliN award ceremony. Members of at least one of the SFCNS Societies profit from reduced registration fees. More informations can be found here.

Swiss League Against Epilepsy

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