EAU26 Award Winners

M. Emberton, London, United Kingdom
For a significant contribution to the development of the urological specialty in Europe

J. Rassweiler, Heilbronn, Germany
For a longstanding and important contribution to the activities and development of the EAU

L. Mertens, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
For a young promising European urologist
Supported by LABORIE

L. Dyrskjøt, Aarhus, Denmark
For inventions and clinical contributions which have had a major impact on influencing the treatment and/or diagnosis of a urological disease

J.M. Gil-Vernet Sedó, Barcelona, Spain
For extraordinary contributions to the History of Urology

E. Dinneen, London, United Kingdom
R. Almeida-Magana, London, United Kingdom
For the best European paper published on Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology

Effect of NeuroSAFE-guided RARP versus standard RARP on erectile function and urinary continence in patients with localised prostate cancer (NeuroSAFE PROOF): a multicentre, patient-blinded, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial
The Lancet Oncology Vol. 26, Issue 4, p447-458 (2025); 

Supported by KARL STORZ SE & CO.KG

R. Eeles, London, United Kingdom
For the best paper published on clinical or experimental studies in prostate cancer
“Assessment of a Polygenic Risk Score in Screening for Prostate Cancer” 
The New England Journal of Medicine (2025) 392:1406-1417

Supported by the FRITZ H. SCHRÖDER FOUNDATION

R. Cornes, London, United Kingdom
For effective advocacy and a positive impact on European urology

M. Roobol, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
For outstanding and prolonged excellence in translational urological research and contributions to European scientific networks

M. Brausi, Modena, Italy
C. Chapple, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Best Paper on Fundamental Research
The interplay of mutagenesis and ecDNA shapes urothelial cancer evolution
Nature 635, 219-228 (2024)

B. Faltas (New York, Philadelphia, United States of America)

Best Paper on Clinical Research
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections after Shockwave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: The APPEAL Trial
European Urology Vol 88, Issue 6, p543-551 (2025); 

K. Tikkinen (Helsinki, Finland)

Best Clinical Paper
Flexible Ureteroscopy with a Flexible and Navigable Suction Ureteral Access Sheath Versus Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of 2–3 cm Renal Stones: An International, Multicenter, Randomized, Noninferiority Trial
European Urology, Volume 89, Issue 1, 55–56

G. Zeng, K. Jiang, S. Liu 

Supported by ELSEVIER

Best Translational Paper
Renal Neoplasia in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: Integrated Histopathologic, Bulk, and Single-cell Transcriptomic Analysis
European Urology, Volume 88, Issue 3, 263 – 273

S. Gupta

Supported by ELSEVIER

Best Robotic Paper
Feasibility of Image-guided Navigation with Electromagnetic Tracking During Robot-assisted Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Prospective Study
European Urology, Volume 87, Issue 4, 482 – 490

L. Aguilera

Supported by the VATTIKUTI FOUNDATION

Manfred Wirth Young Investigator Award
Use of the Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor Urinary Biomarker Test for Guiding Cystoscopy in High-grade Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: Results from the Randomized Controlled DaBlaCa-15 Trial
European Urology, Volume 88, Issue 1, 23 – 30

T. Dreyer (Aarhus, Denmark)

Supported by ELSEVIER

Platinum Awards
A. Kamat, Houston, United States of America
A. Vickers, New York, United States of America
J. Barentsz, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
B. Jereczek-Fossa, Milan, Italy

Reviewers of the Year 2025
E. Laukhtina, Vienna, Austria
S. Kamran,  
I. Akyol, Istanbul, Turkey
G. Sonpavde, 

Ambassador Awards
N. James, London, United Kingdom
S. Gupta, Cleveland, United States of America

First Prize

Stockholm3 Test Performance for Reducing MRI in Organised Prostate Cancer Testing (OPT)
Abstract ID: A0413
U. Falagario (Bari, Italy)

Second Prize

Gut Microbiome Shapes the Tumour Immune Microenvironment and Predicts Benefit to RC-48 plus Tislelizumab in Urothelial Bladder Cancer: A Multicentre Cohort with Translational Validation
Abstract ID: A0127
B. Cheng

Supported by RESEARCH | SPJ

VeSpAR trial: a randomized controlled trial comparing vessel-sparing anastomotic repair and transecting anastomotic repair in isolated, short, bulbar urethral strictures
Abstract ID: A0798
W. Verla (Erpe-Mere, Belgium)

Supported by IBSA

First Prize

Diagnostic value and clinical impact of staging [¹⁸F]FDG-PET/CT for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Abstract ID: P0471
R. Lijnen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Second Prize

Bladder cuff excision and intravesical recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A multicenter cohort study
Abstract ID: P0482
N. Rössler (Germany)

Third Prize

Are SGLT2 inhibitors a new risk factor for urinary tract infections after ureteroscopy in diabetic patients?
Abstract ID: P0003
N. Fazaa (Haifa, Israel)

Basic Research

Stimulated Raman Histopathology for Intraoperative Tissue Margin Assessment during Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy and Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

A. Özkan, Istanbul, Turkey

Clinical Research

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI-guided transperineal prostate biopsy using a low-field, portable, office-based, open MRI device vs traditional MRI/ultrasound fusion-guided prostate biopsy: a prospective, multicenter, single-arm, open-label pilot study

L. Afferi, Aarau, Switzerland

Augmented Reality PSMA-3D guided robotic pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in prostate cancer patients
Abstract ID: V001

L. Bianchi

Best Paper by YAU

Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography Versus Conventional Imaging for Preoperative Staging High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery for cN0M0 Disease: An European Association of Urology-Young Academic Urologists Prostate Cancer Working Group Multi-institutional Study
L. Bianchi

Best Abstract by YAU

Three-dimensional image-guided robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for tumors in horseshoe kidneys: A European multicentre case series (YAU RCC – UroCCR)
G. Margue (Bordeaux, France)

Best Reviewer YAU

E. Laukhtina, Vienna, Austria

First Prize

What prostate cancer patients find important when making treatment decisions
Abstract ID: PA4
P. Nasseri (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Second Prize

Education materials on bladder cancer: A scoping review and recommendations for future initiatives
Abstract ID: PA2
R. Leenen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Third Prize

Impact of behavioural factors on care seeking for urinary symptoms linked to bladder cancer
Abstract ID: PA6
A. Filicevas (Brussels, Belgium)

For the best abstract in the field of transplantation selected by the EAU Section of Transplantation Urology

J. Kassir, Lyon, France

Design and implementation of a high-fidelity 3D-printed kidney transplantation simulator

For a significant scientific contribution to the development of the Outpatient and Office Urology 

S. De Cillis, Turin, Italy

A rapid dual-urine biomarker test for accurate prostate cancer risk stratification