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Call for Nominations
The Prize is open to scientists of all nationalities who work in institutional settings and are not affiliated with a pharmaceutical company.

Nominations may only be submitted by an international society or organization invited to nominate candidates and self-nominations will not be considered.

The deadline for nominations for the 2007 award is December 31, 2006.

The winner will be announced in September 2007.

Award regulation

The prize
The Arrigo Recordati International Prize for Scientific Research is awarded every two years to a scientist who has shown special distinction in the area of cardiovascular disease or the study of biochemical mechanisms of particular importance in the same therapeutic field.
Each edition is devoted to a specific theme in the cardiovascular therapeutic field. The Prize is open to researchers of all nationalities who are not in any case directly affiliated with pharmaceutical companies.
The Prize winner receives a sum of 100,00 Euros.

The theme
The 2007 edition of the Prize, a lifetime achievement award will be awarded to a scientist who achieved distinction in the field of Ischemic Heart Disease, including Interventional Cardiology.

Selection procedures
The candidates will be selected on the basis of nominations by top international experts drawn from the area of ischemic heart disease, including interventional cardiology.
The nominations will be submitted for consideration to the Judging Panel, who will meet to consider the candidates and name the winner.

Jury
Members of the Jury of the 2007 edition:

- Jean-Pierre Bassand (Panel Chairman) - Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology Department, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France

- Maarten L. Simoons, MD, Professor and Head of Cardiology Department Erasmus MC - Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

- James T. Willerson, MD, President ,The University of Texas Health Science Center; President-Elect, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.

Nomination procedures
Nominations have to be decided and proposed by scientific societies and organizations invited to submit their candidates.
Each nominator is allowed to submit more than one nominee for the Award.
Self nominations will not be considered.
Nominations will be sent in electronic format, through the dedicated website www.recordati.com/prize thanks to a password assigned to scientific societies invited to nominate.
The deadline for nominations of the fourth edition of the Prize is December 31, 2006.
The information received is held strictly confidential. Only those involved in the Prize selection procedure have access to the material submitted. The Judging Panel requires the same discretion by those making nominations.

Announcement of the winner
The winner will be notified with an official letter following the Judging Panel decision and will be invited to give a lecture during the Gala Ceremony.

Award ceremony
The winner of the Prize will be announced in September 2007 and will be celebrated during a gala ceremony scheduled in Vienna, during the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007.