Poster Award
Johann Wiechers Poster Award
The IFSCC Johann Wiechers Poster Award is awarded to the author of the best poster presentation at an IFSCC Congress.
The winners receive 4,000 Swiss Francs.
Condition
- Submit their text in English
In order to compete for this Award, applicants must submit their full text in English - Enter in Johann Wiechers Poster Award
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. - Original poster
Posters must be original. - Delegate Registration Required
At least one of the authors of the poster should be registered as a full paying delegate for the Congress. - Poster Display Requirement
The poster must be on display at the Congress during the required times. - Author Attendance Requirement
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). - Judging Interaction Requirement
The Author attending the poster must be able to answer questions from the Judges.
Eisuke Takai (Japan) accepts the 2025 Johann Wiechers Poster Award in Cannes
Tomoyuki Iwanaga of POLA (Japan) receives the 2024 Johann Wiechers Poster Award at the Iguazu Falls, Brazil Congress
Takeshi Hara was the first to receive the renamed Johann Wiechers Poster Award at the 2023 Congress in Barcelona
Poster Award winner for 2022 Paul Lawrence receives his award from Frédéric Leroy & Stewart Long
- 2025
In 2025 this award was presented in Cannes, France at the 35th IFSCC Congress to:
Author: Eisuke Takai
Shiseido: Japan
Paper: Dynamics of Facial Shape: Unraveling the Non-Genetic Factors and Developing Face-Shaping Skincare Ingredients through Gravity-Responsive 3D Facial Imaging - 2024
In 2024 this award was presented at Iguazu Falls, Brazil at the 34th IFSCC Congress to:
Author: Tomoyuki Iwanaga
Shiseido: 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 - 2023
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 - 2022
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 - 2021
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 - 2020
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 - 2019
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 - 2018
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 - 2017
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? - 2015
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 - 2014
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
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.
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Previous Johann Wiechers Award
It ran from 2003 but was replaced by the Johann Wiechers Poster Award in 2023 when all IFSCC annual events became Congresses.
Johann Wiechers Award winners
- In 2021 this award was announced at the IFSCC Virtual Cancún Conference and was presented at the IFSCC 2022 London Congress to Moe Tsutsumi from Shiseido (Japan) for her paper Skin Beauty with Gentle-touch-reception Merkel cells. Restore your sense with pleasant smell
- At the 2019 Conference in Milan the Award went to Kazuki Takagaki (Shiseido) for his paper Holistic Beauty – 3-dimensional Macroscopic Visualization Of Vasculature In Skin And Its Physical Relevance In Skin Aging
Kazuki Takagaki
The 2017 Award in Seoul went to Kazuyuki Miyazawa (Shiseido Co) for his paper Development of a shield technology to keep off air pollutants – Contribution to healthcare through a biocompatible polymer
At the 2015 Conference in Zurich the Award went to Aya Sakata, Katsuhiro Abe, Koji Mizukoshi, Takamasa Gomi & Itsuko Okuda (POLA Chemical Industries Inc, Yokohama, Japan and International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan) for their paper Breakthrough in Improving the Skin Sagging with Focusing on the Subcutaneous Tissue Structure, Retinacula cutis
The 2013 Award went to Mariko Egawa, Motohiro Yanai, Hidenobu Arimoto, Motofumi Hagihara, Kumiko Kikuchi, Yuji Masuda, Koichi Nakamura & Tetsuji Hirao (Shiseido Research Center and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan) for their paper Visualization of water distribution in facial skin using novel high-sensitivity water imaging systems and application to cosmetics evaluation
Johann Wiechers Award 2017
Johann Wiechers Award 2015
Johann Wiechers Award 2015
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