Utrecht University Award for Excellence in Pharmacy

The Utrecht University Award for Excellence in Pharmacy Practice 2025 is awarded to dr. Rogier Lange for professional small scale production.

Dr Lange is a former hospital pharmacist at the Princess Maxima Centre for pediatric oncology, the Meander Medical Centre Amersfoort and Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein. The award is for his contribution to the professionalization of pharmacy compounding in hospitals including radiopharmaceuticals and cellular therapies.

The mission of the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, clearly identifies teaching and research as core-tasks. Public health and society, in general, are considered as important sources of inspiration. The department recognizes that it would not be able to fulfill its successful leadership role in both the pharmaceutical research and pharmacy practice, without the encouragement, dedication and excellence of pharmaceutical scientists and practitioners all over the world.

In this spirit of recognition two awards are given out: one (even years) for Excellence in Pharmacy Practice and the other (odd years) for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Research to persons who have demonstrated excellence either in pharmacy practice or pharmaceutical sciences, or in both. To strengthen the idea of reaching out to the pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical research community worldwide, the successful nominees are be selected from candidates outside the Utrecht department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Prof.dr. Marcel Bouvy, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University.

Winners

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  2024, Research Prof. Marcus Maurer for his mast cell research and his inspiration
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  2023, Practice Prof. Claire Anderson for transforming the future of Pharmacy practice
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  2022, Research Prof. Mario van der Stelt, for his academic medicinal chemistry and chemical neurobiology
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  2021, Practice Prof. Anne Spinewine for her efforts to optimize the appropriate use of medication by elderly patients
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  2019, Research Prof. Hans-Georg Eichler for his contribution to Drug Regulatory Sciences
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  2018, Practice Dr. Suzanne Hill, WHO, for her efforts in Essential Medicines.
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  2017, Research Prof. Paul Parren, Leiden University, for his research and translation of antibodies.
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  2016, Practice Prof. Paul Gallagher, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
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  2015, Research Prof. Erik Frijlink, RU Groningen, for his achievements in Pharmaceutical Technology
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  2014, Practice Prof. Henk Buurma, SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy
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  2013, Research Prof. John Cryan, University College York, Ireland, for his contribution to psychopharmacology
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  2012, Practice Prof. Nick Barber, Health Foundation, UK
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  2011, Research Dr. Hans Scheeren, Radboud University, for his contribution to drug targeting