European Respiratory Society (ERS) Awards Annual COPD Research Prize
Amsterdam and Ingelheim, 27 September 2011 – During its official award ceremony, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) today announced this year’s recipient of the Society's award for research in the field of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Dr. Hendrika Marian (Marike) Boezen, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
The ERS Research Award acknowledges the work of engaged scientists active in pulmonology research. The prize, 50.000 Euros to be used for scientific research projects in the field of COPD, is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading international pharmaceutical company committed to research since its foundation in 1885.
