European Society for Clinical Investigation


The European Society for Clinical Investigation was founded on February 12, 1967 as a pan-European society of clinicians and scientists with a genuine interest in uncovering disease mechanisms. The term clinical investigation is interpreted widely, from bench-to-bedside and vice versa, including animal studies relevant to human health and disease.

Objectives

The objectives of ESCI are
The goal is to be the leading clinical research society across Europe.

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

ESCI publishes the monthly European Journal of Clinical Investigation, containing significant papers in the field of clinical investigation. The term clinical investigation is interpreted widely to include biomedical research from bench-to-bedside and vice versa including animal studies of relevance to human health and disease. The current journal impact factor is 2.714.

Awards

Every year, ESCI gives two awards and money prizes for the best basic and clinical research articles of the year published in European Journal of Clinical Investigation. A significant part of the research must have been performed in Europe. The recipient of each of the awards delivers a plenary lecture during the Annual Scientific Meeting of ESCI, summarising the work for which the award was given.
Previous winners of the ESCI Awards
YearAwardee
2019Amaia Roderíguez & Ruben Nogueiras Pozo
2018Miguel López, Victoria Catalán
2017Gemma Chiva-Blanch, Oliver Soehnlein
2016Marjolein van Egmond, Antoine Muchir
2015Danuta Zapolska-Downar, Klaus Distelmaier
2014Dirk Schübeler, Xenofon Baraliakos
2013Luca Scorrano, Mihai G. Netea
2012Triantafyllos Chavakis
2011Caetano Reis e Sousa, Georg Schett
2010Reuven Agami, I. Sadaf Farooqi
2009Josef M Penninger
2008László Nagy
2007John PA Ioannidis
2006Michael Roden
2005Lars Fugger
2004Allan Flyvbjerg
2003Raphael Scharfmann
2002Hugh Edward Montgomery
2001Hans C Clevers
2000Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
1999Guido Poli
1998Anthony HV Schapira
1997Irene Virgolini
1996Paolo Golino
1995Peter Valent
1994Bo Angelina
1993Thomas F Lüscher
1992Roberto Montesano
1991René RP de Vries
1990Douglas Roland Higgs
1989Daniel P Lew
1988Anthony W Segal
1987Gian Franco Bottazzo
1986Lars-Inge Larsson
1985Rolf M Zinkernagel
1984Pierre Corvol & J Ménard
1983Fritz R Bühler
1982GG Rousseau
1981Timothy J Peters
1980Alberto Malliani
1979Jens F Rehfeld
1978Lelio Orci
1977David JH Brock
1976Jean-François Bach

Annual Scientific Meeting

ESCI organizes an annual scientific meeting. ESCI awards travel grants for young scientists to attend the annual meeting.
YearLocation
2020Bari, Italy
2019Coimbra, Portugal
2018Barcelona, Spain
2017Genoa, Italy
2016Paris, France
2015Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2014Utrecht, The Netherlands
2013Albufeira, Portugal
2012Budapest, Hungary
2011Heraklion, Greece
2010Bari, Italy
2009Frankfurt, Germany
2008Geneva, Switzerland
2007Uppsala, Sweden
2006Prague, Czech Republic
2005Athens, Greece
2004Utrecht, The Netherlands

Presidents of ESCI

YearPresident
2019 - PresentPaulo Oliveira
2015 - 2019Hendrik Nathoe
2011 - 2015Piero Portincasa
2008 - 2011George P. Chrousos
2005 - 2008Joannes J.M. Marx
2002 - 2005Heinrich M. Schulte
1999 - 2002Lina Badimon
1996 - 1999A.E. Pontiroli
1993 - 1996J. F. Martin
1990 - 1993A. C. Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman
1987 - 1990A.M. McGregor