European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference

Since 1994 (EUROBIC-2), the European Medal for Bio-Inorganic Chemistry, also called the EUROBIC award, is presented in conjunction with the conference, customary as part of the closing ceremony.

The European Medal for Bio-Inorganic Chemistry, also called the EUROBIC Medal or EUROBIC Award, was founded after the first European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EUROBIC-1), held in Newcastle, UK, in 1992.

The medal has since been presented in conjunction with the EUROBIC conferences, held every second year.

The selection committee is assembled by the EUROBIC secretary and consists of senior bioinorganic scientists from 6-10 different countries in Europe.

From 2008 the award is intended to be primarily dedicated to young or mid-career scientists in the field.

The European Medal for Bio-Inorganic Chemistry depicts Venus from the Italian renaissance painting The Birth of Venus (Botticelli) by Sandro Botticelli (1444–1510). Venus, representing the life force, is depicted as rising from the sea, surrounded by inorganic molecules and elements essential for the origin of life. The medal motif is a variation of the logotype of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry , intended to portray a renaissance in inorganic chemistry, through its impact on modern biology.