Prizes fellowships. Awards 1997: “Schlaefli-Preis”. Research award, Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences 1999: "Mention Speciale", awarded within the framework of OPAL (Organization pour l'assistance d'animaux laboratoires), Faculte de Pharmacie, Paris. 2001: Lecture Fellowship: Australian Society for Parasitology (July, 2001) 2005: Dieter Lüttiken Award for the development of in vitro culture models as alternative for animal experimentation (AKZO NOBEL / Intervet) 2006: Egon Naef Award for the development of techniques for the reduction of animal experiments (Fondation Egon Naef; Geneva). 2011: Certificate of merit, granted by the International Association of Hydatidology as recognition for contributions in the field (September 2011)