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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MALVERN PANALYTICAL SCIENTIFIC AWARD 2024

1. Prize designation
The prize is awarded for outstanding research, published by scientists at an early stage of theirresearch career.
2. Eligibility of entrants
Entrants must be the main contributor (the first author) to the publication and research in order tobe eligible for receiving the Malvern Panalytical Scientific Award. An entrant should be less than 35
years old at the moment of application submission.
Publications with authors or co-authors that are Malvern Panalytical employees or any of itssubsidiary’s employees or their family or household members are not eligible for the award. No
persons in the employ of a company that manufactures any product or solution that is in competition
with those marketed by Malvern Panalytical are eligible to apply.
3. Basis for the award
The award is made for research excellence in a field where a significant thrust of the investigationthat is described in a publication that required the use of one or more products or solutions
produced or marketed by Malvern Panalytical(https://www.malvernpanalytical.com/en/products#tab-3). The use of Malvern Panalyticalproduct(s) or solution(s) must be mentioned in the publication or in the supplementary materials.
Suitable research areas include, for example:i) Structural characterization and structure-property relationshipii) Characterization of materials and processes that are relevant to energy storage and energy
conversion (i.e., novel battery materials, fuel cells, super capacitors, etc.)iii) Characterization of thin films and multilayer systemsiv) Characterization of semiconductor and electronics related materials and processesv) Characterization of metal alloys and powders and/or additive manufacturing processesvi) Characterization of nanomaterials and processes for preparing themvii) Characterization of organic and inorganic chemicals (i.e., polymers, MOFs, composites, catalysts,pharmaceuticals….)viii) Biologics: protein-based therapeutics, vaccines, cell and gene therapies, viral and non-viralvectors.
ix) Materials characterization, experimental and industrial methods in geosciences and mining.
x) Characterization materials and methods related to environmental protection
4. Recipient of the award
The award is made to the primary (the first) author of a publication that:i) is published in a journal recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) citation index
and where the journal has an impact factor (IF) greater than 3. That is to say in an ISI recognizedjournal where the average number of citations per article is greater than 3 at the time thatapplications close on 15th September 2024.
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Confidential Documentii) has been published in print (i.e., hardcopy) between 1st October 2022 and 31st December 2023, orofficially accepted for publication.
By ‘primary author’ we mean the first of the names listed as authors on a publication. If the entrant is
not the primary author or is not listed, the entrant must provide an explanation on why the entrant is
not listed as the primary author, e.g., that the authors are listed in alphabetic order or that the firsttwo authors have contributed equally to the work.
Applications that have been recognized by a similar award elsewhere are still eligible for the Malvern
Panalytical Award.
5. Application for the award
Entrants must submit their own application. Facilities for the submission of applications will be madeavailable by Malvern Panalytical B.V.
Entrants must submit one paper covering the details of their methods and findings.
Articles on different research projects by the same primary author should be submitted on separate
forms and will be counted as separate applications.
The submissions should be written in the English language. In cases where the original publication
was not in English, an English translation should accompany the submission. The translation should
include figure captions, legends, footnotes and supporting information. The award will be based on
the English version and as such the onus for correct translation rests on the entrant.
Along with the submission of the journal article for evaluation, each application should also specify:i) Current contact details of the primary authorii) A comprehensive description of the experimental setup and instrumentation that was usediii) An undertaking that every other author listed on the article agrees that:a. the article has been submitted for the award with their consent.
b. the article exists in the public domain or proper permissions have been obtained from the article
publisher if required so.
c. Malvern Panalytical will not be held responsible for any violation of copyright, patent, intellectual
property, trade secret or any third-party rights.
d. Malvern Panalytical may publicize the submissions that were short listed in the selection process
and the award winner, and any details made with the submission.
e. contact details that are provided may be used as avenues to provide information of Malvern
Panalytical products and solutions.
6. Selection process
All applications that are submitted will undergo an initial sorting and vetting process by an internal
Malvern Panalytical committee and their number will be reduced to the 10 most worthy applications.
The initial vetting process will seek to establish the eligibility of the application based on the criteria
set out in this document. To further reduce the entries, the committee may use whatever criteria
they deem fit, while placing the priority on the highest scientific value.
The committee will consist of scientists from within Malvern Panalytical or appointed by Malvern
Panalytical.
The selection committee will in its sole discretion select the best entry out of above mentioned 10entries. Preference will be given to entries:i) Of high scientific meritii) That show innovative thinking or a novel approach Malvern Panalytical ’s decision is final in all
matters relating to the prize draw and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into

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regarding the outcome. Malvern Panalytical reserves the right to check the validity of any entry andthe identity of any entrant or winner and to withhold the award if Malvern Panalytical reasonably
considers the entry to be in breach of these prize draw rules.
iii) Entrants shall not be employed or otherwise related to a company or an institution that is inbusiness competition with Malvern Panalytical at any time between the application and the award isformally presented to the winner. Any applicant found to be in violation of this rule shall bedisqualified from consideration for the award. This rule shall apply to all applicants and shall bestrictly enforced to maintain fairness and transparency in the award selection process.
8. Components and amount of the prize
The prize consists of a cheque for the sum of € 2,000. In each case the prize money is paid to theprimary author of the article, and the first author confirms that there will be not any claims made byother authors or any other party.
The tax responsibilities lie with the recipient of the award and the appropriate tax is to be paid fromthe € 2,000 award with no tax provision paid over and above this amount by Malvern Panalytical.
9. Privacy policy
Any data relating to an entrant received as part of the prize will be processed in accordance with
Malvern Panalytical ’s privacy policy and data protection legislation currently in force in theNetherlands.
10. Winning the prize
Entrants accept that Malvern Panalytical will have the right, without additional permission, to use thewinners’ names and details of the country in which they reside for the purposes of announcing the10 short-listed submissions and the winner of this prize. Entrants also agree to make themselves
available should they be short listed or the winner, to receive the prize and present their research toan audience constituted by Malvern Panalytical.
11. Registered office
The promoter of the Malvern Panalytical Award is Malvern Panalytical B.V. whose registered office isat Lelyweg 1, Almelo 7602EA, Netherlands.
12. Entries
Malvern Panalytical cannot be held responsible for a breakdown in communications systems ornetworks that may result in an entry not being registered, accepted, or processed or if entries areincomplete, delayed, damaged, wrongly delivered or not received for any reason.
13. Modification of rules
In the event of unforeseen circumstances, Malvern Panalytical reserves the right to modify theserules prior to the closing date for entries on September 15th, 2024.
14. Acceptance of rules
By entering the prize draw, entrants will be deemed to be bound by and have accepted these rules.
15. Legal basis
The prize draw and these rules will be governed by the laws of the Netherlands and any disputes will
be subject to the non‐exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Netherlands.

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