| The Scientific Secretary of the GEMI Fund is Professor
Jörg Weimann, MD, of the Charité Campus Benjamin
Franklin, Berlin. He spoke highly of the range and
quality of the applicants for the 2005 round of funding,
but also of the Fund in general.
Application proposals are all reviewed by an independent
panel and the grants are enough for a lab to work for two
years.’ He went on to praise the increased focus on
clinical benefit.
‘Projects this year seem more focused on clinical applica-
tions. This is needed in medicine - not just the bench work,
but also the clinical practice.’ He commented with interest
also on the growing focus on carbon monoxide and its pos-
sible potential in therapeutic applications.
The seminar and award ceremony was held at the Opera
Terrace in Stockholm, offering a magnificent view of the
Swedish royal palace. Lively questioning followed each
presentation and the lunch and refreshment breaks saw
animated discussion and networking on a major scale.
The session culminated in the presentation of the awards,
which were handed out by Professor Warren Zapol, MD,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA and Chairman
of the GEMI Fund Board together with Lars Källsäter. |
