Halle, Germany, 2nd February 2012 – This year, the newly-established
Rainer Rudolph Foundation will be awarding prizes to young researchers who have
completed an outstanding final thesis (Bachelor's, Master's, Diploma or Doctoral
as well as cooperations between academia and industry) in the fields of protein
biochemistry and biotechnology. Each of the Foundation’s three prizes will be
worth a total of €1,000 - applications should be submitted directly to the
Foundation by 31st March 2012.
The Rainer Rudolph Foundation was established in 2011 by friends,
companions, former colleagues and staff of the late Professor Dr. Rainer
Rudolph on order to honour his outstanding scientific work. Prior to his
passing in 2009, Professor Dr. Rudolph was among the world's leading protein
biochemists as well as the co-founder of Scil Proteins GmbH, the company now sponsoring
the Rainer Rudolph Foundation.
Dr. Ulrike Fiedler, CEO of the Foundation and CEO of Scil Proteins,
said: "During his work, Professor Dr. Rudolph placed particular emphasis
on linking scientific research with industrial applications and consequently, the foundation of Scil Proteins
was a logical step for him. Through the years, we came to know and appreciate Professor
Dr. Rudolph as a highly respected scientist and competent industrial partner.
The Rainer Rudolph prizes have been established to encourage upcoming
generations of scientists to excel in their work and therefore, I hope a lot of
young researchers in the fields of protein biochemistry and biotechnology will
apply."
The exact conditions for a Rainer Rudolph prize nomination
can be found on the Foundation’s website: www.rainer-rudolph-stiftung.de.
About the Rainer Rudolph Foundation
The Rainer Rudolph Foundation was established in May 2011 as a charitable
foundation to honour the work of Professor Dr. Rainer Rudolph as a
scientifically-outstanding and internationally-leading protein biochemist.
After his habilitation at the University of Regensburg in 1984, he worked for
several years as a department manager at Boehringer Mannheim (now Roche
Diagnostics). In 1994, he was offered a C4-professorship at the
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and there, he managed to build a
powerful technical biochemistry department. Together with Ulrike Fiedler and
BioNet Holding GmbH, he founded Scil Proteins GmbH in 1999.
The Foundation will continue to address matters of particular concern to
Rainer Rudolph such as the combination of academic and industrial research, the
transformation of scientific insights into application and, in particular, the
encouragement of young scientists. Its mission is to promote basic and applied
research in the fields of protein biochemistry and biotechnology. The Foundation
primarily addresses young scientists who have made extraordinary accomplishments
in this area.
Administration:
Board
Dr. Ulrike Fiedler
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Schwarz
Dr. Ulrich Opitz
Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchner
Prof. Dr. Gunter Fischer
Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger
Dr. Dorothee Ambrosius
Prof. Dr. Franz-Xaver Schmid
