2025 Edition

• Applicants must be 33 years old or younger at the time of application.
• Hold a master’s degree (or be in the final year of obtaining one) and be actively involved in (pre)clinical research as a full-time researcher or as part of a clinical training programme.
• Submit an abstract (600-800 words).
• The research project should be in the field of nuclear medicine and ongoing—meaning that it must not be fully completed, published, or presented elsewhere—so that any received feedback can still be implemented.
• Submitting projects in the final stages of development, even if not yet initiated, are also welcome.
• Submit a personal statement (200 words) detailing your motivation to participate and the expected benefits of your participation.
• Young scientists from all fields of nuclear medicine are encouraged to apply, including physicians, physicists, radiopharmacists, radiochemists, engineers, biologists, and technologists.
• Applicants must live in a country represented by the EANM (please check the list of EANM Member Societies).
• Applicants must be fluent in English.
• A letter of support signed by the Head of the nuclear medicine department or research group where the applicant works must be provided. This letter must confirm that if the candidate wins the YIM award, the prize money will be dedicated to the awarded project, which will be realised within the department or research group.
• Awardees must agree to write a short report summarising their experience at the meeting and, if they win the YIM award, to send their project to the EANM Execute Office in due time.

Apply by February 10, 2025!

For the YIM’25, the faculty will consist of:

• Tim Van den Wyngaert (Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium)
• Margarita Kirienko (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Italy)
• Kate Sturgess (Expert speaker, United Kingdom)

Participants arrive in the morning, with the scientific programme starting at 11:00. The meeting starts with an icebreaker activity and an informal interview with the faculty to create a welcoming atmosphere and enhance participant interaction.

Afterwards, participants present their project and receive feedback from the faculty and fellow attendees on scientific content and presentation skills. Presentations will be done in 5 blocks of 2 presentations to allow ample time for discussion and interaction after each block. The first day is concluded with a social event with dinner to network among peers.

The second day starts with a group debate about hurdles and barriers that participants encounter in their early careers. This debate is followed by a workshop on delivering powerful elevator pitches. Finally, a presentation on how to get published in high-impact journals concludes the meeting.

• December 4, 2024: Abstract submission opens
• February 10, 2025 (23:59 CET): Abstract submission closes
• April 9, 2025: Notification of outcome
• June 12-13, 2025: YIM’25 meeting

The YIM offers a unique platform to showcase your research on this topic. In addition, you will be able to:

• Deepen your scientific knowledge
• Enhance your communications and presentation skills
• Receive valuable feedback from faculty members and peers
• Expand your network by connecting with nuclear medicine and AI experts

The YIM’25 will also enable you to contribute to the rapidly evolving field of AI-driven diagnostics, imaging, and personalised treatment.

• Fulfillment of the application criteria.
• Relevance of the research topic with the meeting’s theme.
• Quality of the submitted abstract: relevance of the clinical topic, clear hypothesis, sound scientific methodology and analysis, feasibility of the project, and potential for clinical translation. The reported (preliminary) results will not be the primary selection criteria.
• Personal statement quality.

With advancements in AI transforming every facet of healthcare, nuclear medicine stands at a pivotal juncture. AI is enabling unprecedented precision in imaging analysis, predictive modeling for patient outcomes, and automating workflows that improve both accuracy and efficiency. As we confront challenges such as integrating AI with clinical practice, data privacy, and the ethical use of AI-driven decision-making, the contributions of early-career researchers like you are crucial to unlock AI’s full potential. By combining AI’s analytical power with nuclear medicine’s diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, young scientists are pioneering new paths from ‘bytes’ in data to impactful ‘bedside’ applications.

The winner of the YIM’25 event will be selected based on the quality of their research abstract, presentation, and overall engagement during the event.

The winner will receive:

• • A research award of €2,500 (paid to the host institution/department).
  • Free registration, travel (max. €350), and accommodation (max. 2 nights, €350/night) for the EANM’25 congress in Barcelona, Spain.
  • An invitation to present their research at the EANM’25.