We are looking for talented researchers and clinicians
Merz Aesthetics is enabling ambitious and talented clinicians to present their work as a part of the Innovation Forum.
Research work or professional and innovative idea from the aesthetic medicine field can be submitted. Examples include, but are not limited to, pre-clinical or clinical work, innovations in the field of anatomy or novel observations from daily clinical practice.
Share your work with a global community and submit your scientific abstract!
What is the award?
Winners receive the honor to lecture about their work at the global 13th Merz Aesthetics Expert Summit in November 2026 and receive an educational start-up grant valued at €10,000. *
Are you the candidate?
Submissions are encouraged from ambitious talents who wish to share their scientific work with a global community of experts. Candidates can be researchers or practitioners, including junior and senior residents, fellows or clinicians in aesthetic practice and will be divided into two categories.
Category A
>5 years of experience in aesthetic medicine
Category B
<5 years of experience in aesthetic medicine
Share your work with a global community and submit your scientific abstract now!
*Find here full terms and conditions for abstract submission, winners’ award and the FAQs
*Find here full terms and conditions for abstract submission, winners’ award and the FAQs
How are winners selected?
Merz Aesthetics does not exert influence over the selection of the submitted abstracts; its role solely entails a review for potential patent infringements and assessing the validity of submissions.
All valid submissions will be evaluated, and the finalists will be shortlisted by an independent international expert panel.
The winners of the Innovation Forum competition will be declared at Merz Aesthetics Expert Summit 2026
*Find here full terms and conditions for abstract submission, winners’ award and the FAQs
What is Innovation Forum?
The Merz Aesthetics Innovation Forum is dedicated to supporting the next generation of innovators providing them with a platform to present their pioneering scientific work.
Examples of submissions include, but are not limited to, pre-clinical or clinical work, innovations in the field of anatomy or novel observations from daily clinical practice.
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Ready to shape the future?
Join the next Innovation Forum in January 2026. Check out the terms and conditions.
Hear from our Chief Medical Affairs Officer
Terri L. Phillips MD, Chief Medical Affairs Officer at Merz Aesthetics celebrates our Innovation Forum winners and finalists, highlighting their groundbreaking research and its impact on medical aesthetics.
Congratulations to our 2024 winners!
Highlights of 2024 Innovation Forum
2024 Innovation Forum finalists
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