Conditions

In order to compete for this Award, applicants must submit their full text in English and indicate on their abstract submission form that they want to enter their work for the category Johann Wiechers Poster Award. Abstracts originally submitted for oral presentations that have been accepted as posters will automatically qualify for poster competition provided they were originally entered to compete for either the Basic or Applied Research Award. Posters must be original.

Additionally:

• At least one of the authors of the poster should be registered as a full paying delegate for the Congress.
• the poster must be accepted by the Science Committee of the Congress.
• the poster must be on display at the Congress during the required times.
• during the judging session the poster must be attended by an Author (if more than 1 Author, can be attended by any of the Authors).
• the Author attending the poster must be able to answer questions from the Judges.

Obligation of the recipient of the IFSCC Johann Wiechers Poster Award

By accepting the IFSCC Johann Wiechers Poster Award, the recipient agrees to submit his or her poster as a full paper to both the IFSCC Magazine and the journal of his or her local Society for publication in the first issue following in Congress.

In 2024 this award was presented at Iguazu Falls, Brazil at the 34th IFSCC Congress to:
Author Tomoyuki Iwanaga
Company POLA Chemical Industries Inc (Japan)
Paper “Mirror skin” generated from cells in one’s own urine: A perfect skin replica for the ultimate personalized cosmetics

In 2023 this award was presented in Barcelona at the 33rd IFSCC Congress to:
Author Takeshi Hara
Company Mandom Corporation (Japan)
Paper Next-generation anti-perspirant technique: Controlling the contraction of human eccrine gland

In 2022 this award was presented in London at the 32nd IFSCC Congress to:
Author Paul Lawrence
Company Biocogent (USA)
Paper Targeting small non-coding RNAs to diminish the epigenetic ravages of aged ski

In 2021 this award was announced at the IFSCC Virtual Cancún Conference and was presented at the IFSCC 2022 London Congress to:
Author Tomomi Suga

Company L’Oréal (Japan)

Paper A novel technology for cosmetic transfer prevention

In 2020 this award was announced at the IFSCC Virtual Yokohama Congress and was presented at the IFSCC 2022 London Congress to:
Author Hisashi Mihara
Company Takasago International Corporation (Japan)
Paper How can we control unpleasant body malodor effectively? Development of novel fragrances using the olfactory receptor technology

The award for 2019 was presented at the 25th IFSCC Conference in Milan, Italy to:
Authors Marisa Meloni & Francesca Rescigno
Company VitroScreen Srl
Paper New Insights On The Role Of Adipose Tissue By Using 3D Scaffold Free Organoids

The award for 2018 was presented at the 30th IFSCC Congress in Munich, Germany:
Authors Keiko Nagami
Company Milbon Co
Paper Predicting one’s future hair condition

The award for 2017 was presented at the 24th IFSCC Conference in Seoul, Korea to:
Authors Petra Huber
Company Zurich University of Applied Science
Paper How far can we predict sensorial feelings by instrumental modelling?

2017 Petra Huber (Zurich University of Applied Science) receives the Poster Award from Frédéric Leroy (Chair, IFSCC Awards Committee) and Sang-Hoon Han (Co-Chair 2017 Seoul Conference Scientific Committee)

The award for 2016 was presented at the 29th IFSCC Congress in Orlando, FL USA to:
Authors T. Ezure
Company Shiseido
Paper The sweat gland as a breakthrough target for anti-aging skin care – discovery of novel skin aging mechanism: “dermal cavitation”

The award for 2015 was presented in Zurich, Switzerland at the 23rd IFSCC Conference to:
Authors I. Meyer*, W. Johncock**, S. Grether-Beck***, J. Krutmann***
Company *Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany; **Symrise AG, Hamburg, Germany; ***IUF – Leibniz Institut für Umweltmedizinishche Forschung GmbH, Germany
Paper AHR Antagonists: Potent Cosmetic Actives to Protect against Air Pollution Induced Premature Aging

The award for 2014 was presented in Paris, France at the 28th IFSCC Congress to:
Authors T. Ezure*, N. Kosaka, E. Yagi, J. Hosoi, S. Amano, K. Matsuzaki, T. Ochiya
Company Shiseido Co Ltd
Paper Novel approach to anti-aging facial skin care through reconstruction of ‘dermal anchoring structures’ to improve facial morphology