IOF Medal of Achievement

In 2006 IOF introduced a prestigious new award, the IOF Medal of Achievement, to honor individual researchers who have significantly advanced the field of osteoporosis through their original and outstanding scientific contributions.

The award underlines important aspect's of IOF’s mission – to increase understanding and awareness of osteoporosis and to promote medical innovation and improved care. The IOF Medal of Achievement, which includes US$5000 in prize money, will be presented every second year on the occasion of the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 IOF Medal of Achievement.
Download entry form (PDF, 1.19 MB)
Deadline for receipt of nominations is May 23, 2008

Winner of First IOF Medal of Achievement (June 2006)

Professor Pierre Delmas, from Lyon, France, received the prestigious award which was presented during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada in June 2006.

Pierre D. Delmas (right) receives award from CSA Chair René Rizzoli (center) and IOF CEO Daniel Navid.

"It is truly fitting that the first IOF Medal of Achievement is being presented to Professor Pierre Delmas, whose contributions spanning over three decades have significantly advanced the field of osteoporosis research. He is a founding member and the current President of the IOF, and works tirelessly to advance both the scientific understanding of this crippling and widespread disease, and to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for patients worldwide," noted Professor René Rizzoli, Board member and Chair of the Committee of Scientific Advisors, who presented the award to Professor Delmas during the official award ceremony in Toronto.

Pierre D. Delmas is Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology at the Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France. As Director of the INSERM Research Unit on Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis at the Edouard Herriot Hospital of Lyon, he manages basic and clinical research programs in the field of metabolic bone diseases, with a special focus on osteoporosis. He has authored over 600 articles in international scientific publications and is an Editor-in-Chief of the journal Osteoporosis International. Since the inception of IOF in 1998, Professor Delmas has served as the President, and a Board member, and is actively involved in the development of international educational programs on osteoporosis.

Scientific Grants and Awards
IOF Medal of Achievement
IOF-Novartis Young Scholars Awards Program
IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant