AWARDS

2026 IFCC Distinguished Awards

Prof Giuseppe LIPPI (Italy)

is the winner of the IFCC-Howard Morris Distinguished Clinical Chemist Award, sponsored by IFCC.

This prestigious Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the science of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, or to the application of Clinical Chemistry to the understanding or solution of medical problems.

Prof Jawahar (Jay) KALRA (Canada)

is the winner of the 2026 IFCC Distinguished Award for Laboratory Medicine and Patient Care, sponsored by Mindray.

This Award honours an individual who has made unique contributions in Laboratory Medicine, its application in improving patient care, and has had a worldwide impact in clinical medicine.

Prof Qing H. MENG (US-Canada)

is the winner of the 2026 IFCC-Robert Shaffer Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Development of Standards for Use in Laboratory Medicine co-sponsored by NIST and CLSI.

This Award recognizes specifically an individual who has made outstanding and unique contributions to the advancement of reference methods and/or reference materials for laboratory medicine to facilitate improved quality of clinical diagnostics and therapies, which would in turn lead to reduced costs and improved patient care.

Dr Jonas GHOUSE (Denmark)

is the winner of the 2026 IFCC-Gérard Siest Young Scientist Award for Distinguished Contributions in Pharmacogenetics, sponsored by Biologie Prospective.

This award recognizes an outstanding young investigator or young leader under 40 years of age for contributions to pharmacogenomics and Personalized/Precision Medicine, including impact on research, development, standardization, quality management, regulatory evaluation, or utilization in therapy.

Prof. Aylin Sepici DINÇEL (Türkiye)

is the winner of the 2026 IFCC Distinguished Women Scientist Award for Contribution to In-Vitro Diagnostics, sponsored by IFCC.

This Award recognizes a woman who has made significant contributions to the development or utilization of In Vitro Diagnostics, with emphasis on applications in primary healthcare.