Awards

The Hansch, Fujita and Leo Awards

The Hansch Award, established in 2000, is named after Prof. Corwin Hansch, the father of the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR). Prof. Hansch was a pioneer of the interdisciplinary science of QSAR, and physical chemistry applied to drug discovery. The Hansch Award is awarded to a young scientist under the age of 40 who has made significant contributions to the field.

The Fujita Award, established in 2016, is named after Prof. Toshio Fujita for his pioneering and seminal contributions in the field of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and computational methods for studying biologically active compounds. The Fujita Award is awarded to a senior scientist for their significant contributions to the field over their career.

The Leo Award, established in 2026, is named after Albert J. Leo for his lasting impact on the field of QSAR and chemoinformatics through the development of rigorous predictive tools. The Leo Award is awarded to recognize a seminal contribution in the field. Eligible contributions include the development of a theory, method, software tool, or protocol that is innovative, widely adopted by the scientific community, and has fostered further advances, serving as a foundation or catalyst for new developments in the field.

The awards are presented at the EuroQSAR Symposia where the awardees deliver an award lecture.

Awardees