The 2023 Award winners are: 

• Katherine Boyd (Highcroft Referrals, UK) for her research: "Retrospective analysis investigating the independence of histological and immunohistochemical prognostic factors from 199 canine mast cell tumours with follow up from their primary care practices"
• Carlotta Ahrens (Vetsuisse Faculty, Switzerland) for her research: "Grading radiation toxicity after chemoradiotherapy of canine urinary tract carcinomas with VRTOG_v2.0"

Pictures of the Award ceremony are below.

At the annual ESVONC Congress 2 awards are granted: 

Wim Misdorp Research Award for Junior ESVONC members

In addition to General Members' Abstracts, Residents/Interns/Research Students can compete for the Wim Misdorp Award. The aim of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions to the knowledge related to pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, prevention, or control of animal tumour-diseases. It is given once yearly at the ESVONC Annual General Congress to a veterinarian based upon his/her written abstract and oral presentation of scientific data at the congress. In addition to a Certificate this award covers the travel, hotel and registration costs for the author to attend a European Congress op to 1000€.

Rules:

• Presenting author competing for the award must also be the first author of the abstract
• Presenting author must be a Member of ESVONC:
  • i.e. has paid Membership fee at the time of the competition (if you are a Resident, you are entitled to a discounted ESVONC Membership fee of 50€ - it's a pity to loose an award for not being a member ! - see the Members page for more information).
• Presenting author must hold a junior position (residency training, research programme or junior clinical post - if in doubt, ask!)
• Abstract and presentation must contain previously unpublished original work
• Abstract must be submitted timely and accepted by the ESVONC scientific committee
• Scientific work must meet good clinical practice and animal welfare criteria

The Wim Misdorp Award is awarded and sponsored by ESVONC.

       In memory of Wim Misdorp

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ESVONC Poster Award 

The aim of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions to the knowledge related to pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, prevention, or control of animal tumour-diseases. It is given once yearly at the ESVONC Annual General Congress to a veterinarian based upon his/her written abstract and poster presentation of scientific data at the congress.

Rules:

• Presenting author competing for the award must also be the first author of the abstract,
• Presenting author must be a Member of ESVONC,
• The competing author must be present in order to win the award,
• Presenting author must hold a junior position (residency training, research programme or junior clinical post - if in doubt ask!),
• Abstract and poster must contain previously unpublished original work,
• Abstract must be submitted timely and accepted by the ESVONC scientific committee,
• Scientific work must meet good clinical practice and animal welfare criteria

Award scoring and evaluation

The submissions (oral presentations and posters), eligible for the ESVONC Awards, are scored by the Awards Scoring Committee during the congress and during the oral presentations.

The Awards Scoring Committee holds the right not to grant one or both awards or to change the prize.

The ESVONC awards are sponsored by ESVONC.

Former ESVONC Award winners 

• Anaïs Prouteau (ESVONC congress Hofheim-am-Taunus - oral)
• Antonella Rigillo (ESVONC congress Hofheim-am-Taunus - poster)
• Pierre Boyé (ESVONC congress Gran Canaria - oral)
• Philip Schwarz (ESVONC congress Lyon - oral)
• Theresa Kreilmeier (ECVIM congress Gothenburg)
• Alexandra Keller (ESVONC congress Krakow - oral)
• Barbara Ruetgen (ESVONC congress Krakow - poster)
• Spela Bavcar (ESVONC congress Vienna - oral)
• Lorella Maniscalco (ESVONC congress Lisbon - oral)