The ÖGAI aims to represent and promote allergological research and therefore established the Clemens von Pirquet Medal in 1986 to honor deserving allergologists who have contributed significantly to the advancement of allergology through their scientific work and have a close relationship with the ÖGAI.
Awardees
1988: Robin R.R. Coombs, Cambridge, UK 1990: Alain de Weck, Bern, Switzerland 1994: Alec Sehon, Winnipeg, Canada 2001: Allen P. Kaplan, Charleston, SC, USA 2002: Gunnar Johansson, Stockholm, Sweden 2002: Sergio Romagnani, Florenz, Italy 2003: Dietrich Kraft, Wien, Austria 2006: Radvan Urbanek, Wien, Austria 2009: William Paul, Bethesda, MD, USA 2010: Thomas Platts-Mills, Charlottesville, VA, USA 2012: Reinhart Jarisch, Wien, Österreich 2014: Jean Bousquet, Montpellier, France 2015: Gabrielle Pauli, Strasbourg, France