Past winners

Best Thesis

  • 2025: Dr. Anna Ramella, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2024: Dr. Sara Bridio, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2023: Dr. Anna Corti, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2022: Dr. Laura Baumgartner, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • 2021: Dr. Francesco Regazzoni, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2020: Dr. Antoine Motte dit Falisse, KU Leuven, and Dr. Lorenzo Sala, Université de Strasbourg
  • 2019: Dr. Alan Fabbri, University of Bologna
  • 2018: Dr. Andreas Husch, University of Luxembourg, Dr. Jan Bruse, University College London, and Dr. Francesc Levrero Florencio, University of Edinburgh

Best Presentation

  • VPH Conference 2026: Luca Bontempi, Erasmus MC/TU Delft
  • VPH Conference 2024: Finn Catling, Imperial College London
  • VPH Conference 2022: Mojtaba Barzegari, KU Leuven
  • VPH Conference 2020: Anna Corti, Politecnico di Milano
  • VPH Conference 2018: Giulia Luraghi, Politecnico di Milano

Best Poster

  • VPH Conference 2026: Uzair Manack, TU Delft
  • VPH Conference 2024: Atefeh Rahimi, University of Auckland
  • VPH Summer School 2023: Andrea Nuesch, University of Sheffield
  • VPH Summer School 2022: Sofia Tseranidou, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • VPH Summer School 2021: Wahbi El Bouri, University of Liverpool
  • VPH Summer School 2019: Marilisa Cortesi, University of Bologna

Travel Vouchers

  • VPH Conference 2026: Alba Fischer Carles, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Abigail W Laughlin, Columbia University | Rashmini Naranpanawa, Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Joel Vanin, Indiana University | Simão Nieto de Castro, University College Dublin | Chamal Kohombakawala, Auckland Bioengineering Institute.
  • VPH Conference 2024: Priya Nair, Stanford University | Davide Ninarello, Politecnico di Milano | Julia Musgrave, University of Auckland | Mathilde Verlyck, University of Auckland | Joshua Dillon, University of Auckland | Omkar Athavale, University of Auckland.
  • VPH Conference 2014: Joao Diogo Silva Ferreira, University of Lisbon | Olga V. Ivanenko, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Haibo Ni, University of Manchester | Fabrizio Donati, King’s College London | Land Sander, King’s College London