Excellence Award in Product Design and Engineering

The EFCE has established a biennial Excellence Award to recognise PhD theses which demonstrate the most outstanding contribution to research and/or practice in Product Design and Engineering.

Call for nominations

This document describes how this award series will operate and the rules & procedures governing nomination and selection of candidates.

The call for nominations will open soon.
The Award will be presented at the 7th European Symposium on Product Design & Engineering held in conjunction with ECCE12/ECAB5 in Florence, Italy, on 16-19 September 2019.

The Award is generously sponsored by

About Beiersdorf AG

Beiersdorf AG is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality skin care products and has over 135 years of experience in this market segment. The Hamburg-based company has about 19,000 employees worldwide and is listed on the DAX, the German benchmark equities index. Beiersdorf generated sales of €7.1 billion in financial year 2017. Its product portfolio comprises strong, international leading skin and body care brands including NIVEA – the world’s No. 1 skin care brand* – Eucerin, Hansaplast/Elastoplast, and La Prairie. Millions of people around the world choose the Beiersdorf brands every day for its innovative, high-quality products. Further renowned brands such as Labello, Florena, 8x4, Hidrofugal, atrix, Aquaphor, SLEK, and Maestro round off the extensive portfolio. Beiersdorf’s wholly owned affiliate tesa SE, another globally leading manufacturer in its field, supplies self-adhesive products and system solutions to industry, craft businesses, and consumers.

* Source: Euromonitor International Limited; NIVEA by umbrella brand name in the categories Body Care, Face Care and Hand Care; in retail value terms, 2017.
Winners of the award

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Excellence Award in Product Design and Engineering