Svar Life Science

December 9, 2022

INTERVIEW: Prof. Lubka T. Roumenina, Recipient of the Svar Complement Excellence Award 2022

We recently had the opportunity to interview Prof. Lubka T. Roumenina, one of the recipients of the Svar Complement Excellence Award 2022.

In this article, we take a deep dive into the world of complement components and their potential for novel therapeutic opportunities. Her research exploring the roles of complement components in the body and their therapeutic modulation opportunities has paved the way for a new understanding of these elements.

Prof. Roumenina notes that while there is still much to be learned, her work has provided a valuable foundation for further research. Her ultimate goal is to explore the potential new therapeutic modulation opportunities that complement components offer, with the aim of developing treatments for a variety of diseases. With her expertise and insight, we have no doubt that Prof. Roumenina will continue to lead the way in this exciting field.

December 9, 2022

INTERVIEW: Prof. Lubka T. Roumenina, Recipient of the Svar Complement Excellence Award 2022

We recently had the opportunity to interview Prof. Lubka T. Roumenina, one of the recipients of the Svar Complement Excellence Award 2022.

In this article, we take a deep dive into the world of complement components and their potential for novel therapeutic opportunities. Her research exploring the roles of complement components in the body and their therapeutic modulation opportunities has paved the way for a new understanding of these elements.

Prof. Roumenina notes that while there is still much to be learned, her work has provided a valuable foundation for further research. Her ultimate goal is to explore the potential new therapeutic modulation opportunities that complement components offer, with the aim of developing treatments for a variety of diseases. With her expertise and insight, we have no doubt that Prof. Roumenina will continue to lead the way in this exciting field.
 
“The most interesting is not what you expect, but what you discover in the process, and to have an approach without an established idea, to go for the unexpected, that’s when you can see the full picture.”

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New insights into complement pathways and designing artificial complement regulators
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ABOUT THE SVAR COMPLEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Svar Complement Excellence Award is distributed annually to individuals who have greatly contributed to the complement field.

The awards are intended as grants for two recipients, each worth €20.000. The awards will be used to support the projects the recipients are working on within the complement field. 

The committee consists of members of the International Complement Society (ICS) and the European Complement Network (ECN), as well as last year's awardees and one pharma representative.