AESKU.AWARD for Life Contribution to Autoimmunity

award 2016 sThe AESKU.AWARD for life contribution to autoimmunity was launched  to honor scientists for the research in the in the field of autoimmune diseases. It was granted for the first time in 2004. All award winners made a major contribution to the research in causes of auto-immune diseases.

The focus is not only to show the importance of research, it’s also aiming to establish the significant field of autoimmunity as an independent research area and to foster inter-disciplinary cooperation.

AESKU.GROUP continuously invests in research and development to create new opportunities that improve the diagnosis and therapy of autoimmune diseases substantially.

Therefore the research team also contributed to the scientific program together with research partners from renowned universities.

On June 10th, 2022, Aesku. Diagnostic’s “Aesku.Award for life contribution to autoimmunity” was awarded for the eighteenth time.

Dr. Torsten Matthias, founder, and CEO of Aesku.Diagnostics, presented the awards to the prizewinners during the opening ceremony of the “13th International Congress on Autoimmunity”, which took place in Athens from June 10th to June 14th, 2022.

Dr. Matthias explained in his short introduction that the company considers the Aesku.Award an expression of its vision and philosophy, and he would like to share with this award the success of his company, from when others faced great problems, with those who achieved great things in the difficult time of the pandemic. Since its foundation 22 years ago, Aesku.Diagnostics supports explicitly interdisciplinary research in autoimmune diseases. He pointed out that it is one of the goals of the Aesku.Award is to stress the importance of research in autoimmune diseases and to show the progress in establishing autoimmunity as an independent field of study.

The prize was presented during the Opening Ceremony of the Congress.

Three distinguished personalities have been chosen to receive the "Lifetime Contribution to Autoimmunity Award" in 2018. This award is presented every two years at the Autoimmunity Congress as a recognition to individuals who have contributed in a significant way to the field of autoimmunology.

The prize was presented during the Opening Ceremony of the Congress.

For the 7th time the “AESKU.AWARD for life contribution to autoimmunity” was presented during the Opening Ceremony of the 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity in Leipzig. The Award pays tribute to individuals who have contributed in a significant way to the field of autoimmunity.

We are delighted to inform you that in keeping with tradition, three distinguished prize winners have been chosen to receive the “AESKU Award for their Lifetime Contribution to Autoimmunity" in 2014. This award is presented every two years at the Autoimmunity Congress in recognition –of individuals who have contributed in a significant way to the field of Autoimmunity.

The prize, sponsored by AESKU will be presented during the Opening Ceremony of the Congress.

AESKU.AWARD 2012 goes to three outstanding researchers in autoimmunity.

On May 9th, 2012, the AESKU.DIANGOSTICS´ “Aesku.Award for a Lifetime Contribution to Autoimmunity” was awarded for the fifth time during the opening ceremony of the “8th International Congress on Autoimmunity”, which took place in Granada, Spain from May 9th to May 13th, 2012.

The award was presented by the Scientific Committee Chairperson M. Eric Gershwin, MD, from the University of California at Davis, US, one of the leading experts in Autoimmunity, Congress Co-Chairpersons Angela Tincani, Ricard Cervera, Carlos Vasconcelos, as well as Torsten Matthias the Founder and President of AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS.

AESKU.AWARD 2010 goes to three outstanding researchers and a real patient advocate in autoimmunity.

On May 6, 2010, Aesku.Diagnostics´ “Aesku.Award for life contribution to autoimmunity” was already awarded for the fourth time. M. Eric Gershwin, MD, from the University of California at Davis, US, one of the leading experts in Autoimmunity, presented the awards to the prizewinners together with Dr. Torsten Matthias, founder and CEO of Aesku.Diagnostics, during the opening ceremony of the “7th International Congress on Autoimmunity”, which took place in the Slovenian Capital Ljubljana from May 6 to May 9, 2010.

Three renowned researchers awarded for the third time

For the third consecutive time, the "AESKU.AWARD for Life Contribution to Autoimmunity" was given to three renowned researchers in autoimmunity during the opening ceremony of the 6th International Congress of Autoimmunity in Porto, Portugal.

After awarding famous pioneers in autoimmunity research in 2004 und 2006 the AESKU.AWARD 2008 was presented by Joachim Kalden, Germany and the owner of AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS, Torsten Matthias, to another three renowned experts who dedicated their scientific live to research in autoimmunity in front of 2000 guests, at the opening ceremony.

On 29 November 2006, AESKU.DIAGNOSTICS’ “AESKU.AWARD for life contribution to autoimmunity” was awarded for the second time.

The AESKU.AWARD includes prize money of 30,000 Dollar. This makes it one of the highest endowed scientific awards in medicine, and it is also represents a unique honor in the field of autoimmune research.

One of the leading experts in Autoimmunity, Prof. M. Eric Gershwin, MD, University of California at Davis, US, presented the awards to the prizewinners together with Dr. Torsten Matthias during the opening ceremony of the “5th International Congress on Autoimmunity”, which was held in Sorrento, Italy, from 29 November to 3 December 2006.

Premiere in 2004 - The AESKU.AWARD was granted for the first time...

The AESKU.AWARD for life contribution to autoimmunity was granted for the first time to three pioneers in research in the field of autoimmune diseases.

The 4th International Congress on Autoimmunity in Budapest November 3-7, 2004 opened with a premiere: The AESKU.AWARD for life contribution to autoimmunity was granted for the first time during the opening session on the first evening.