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The Danone Institute Prize for Nutrition
Danone International Prize for Nutrition

THE DANONE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR NUTRITION

THE DANONE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR NUTRITION 

Danone Institute International, a not-for-profit organization, organizes the Danone International Prize for Nutrition every 2 years with the support of the French "Fondation Recherche Médicale".
The 2011 DANONE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR NUTRITION granted €120,000 honours a single researcher or a research team who discovered or developed a "Novel Concept in Nutrition" that advanced human nutrition science (basic or applied).

The DANONE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR NUTRITION is 120 000 Euro, and will be shared 50/50 between the laureate and his/her not-for-profit primary research institution. The Prize funds provided to the institution must be used to support nutrition research.

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The Leaflet of The Danone International Prize for Nutrition 2011
The Nomination Form of The Danone International Prize for Nutrition 2011


SELECTION PROCEDURE

The Rules
The selection procedure of the Danone International Prize for Nutrition is modelled on the most renowned international prizes; It comprises a confidential nomination process and a final selection by an independent Jury. A Prize Committee responsible for all scientific aspects of the Prize ensures the proper conduct of this selection procedure.

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The Rules of The Danone International Prize for Nutrition 2011

The Prize Committee
The Prize Committee is composed of 7 members from the Danone Institute International and other individuals appointed by the Board.

The Prize Committee is responsible for : solicitating nomination, compiling and selecting the nomination proposals sent to the Jury, selecting the Jury members.

Decisions are made by a majority vote. In case of a tie, the Chair’s vote counts as two votes.

The Nominator
The role of the Nominator is to propose one outstanding individual or team for the Prize, and complete the required form with: contact information, a description of the Novel Concept and related key-words, a paragraph describing the scientific reasons for the nomination, a short list of publications documenting the concept, nomination are due on or before November 15, 2010.

Self nomination is not allowed. The list of nominees will remain confidential.

The Jury
The jury consists of up to 9 members including one member of the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, and is appointed by the Prize Committee. No more than 50% of the jury are members of the Danone Institute International or the Danone Institutes. The Jury is led by the previous Chair of the Prize Committee. The Jury selects one laureate by secret majority vote. Decisions of the Jury are final.