The Anton Amann Award is conferred to scientists, engineers or physicians who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of breath research. Achievements can be theoretical and/or practical, with emphasis on the development of methodologies for determining potential biomarkers of human disease states or the discovery and explanation of biochemical mechanisms thereof.
The Anton Amann Award was established in 2015 by the International Association of Breath Research (IABR) to recognise outstanding achievements in breath-related research. The award is named in honour of IABR’s founder and inaugural chairman, Prof. Anton Amann (1956–2015†, Bregenz – Innsbruck, Austria). The benefactors of the award are the Polish Chemical Society, Marco Freek, Esq. (IABR Executive Director, Austria) and Prof. Boguslaw Buszewski (Poland).