The Rammal Award, created in memory of the great Lebanese physicist Rammal Rammal (1951-91) is awarded each year to an outstanding personality of strong scientific stature from one of the Mediterranean countries, who, through his life and activity (whether in fundamental or applied research, teaching, or the integration of knowledge), has given a new and modern form to the flow of scientific exchange in this part of the world.
Active scientists from any disciplinary background, including exact sciences, social sciences and humanities, are eligible as candidates. Organisations supporting similar objectives can also apply.

Euroscience's President Jean-Patrick Connerade announced that, by unanimous decision of its specialized panel, the Rammal Award for the year 2004 will be shared by Professors Georges Bahr and Salah Mejri.

Georges Bahr, Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology of Infection and Inflammation at Institut Pasteur in Lille, has taught during several years immunology and virology in Kuwait and Lebanon, and he has co-ordinated a vaccination program against tuberculosis in Lebanon (1980-1985) during the war in this country. His research work has been focused on the immunology and on possibilities of immunotherapy of infectious diseases: tuberculosis, leprosy, rheumatic fever, hepatitis C, HIV.

Salah Mejri, Professor of Linguistics at University of Paris XIII, has been Professor of Linguistics, University of La Manouba. General Secretary of the Tunisian Association of Linguistics, he has created and presides the International Society “Rencontres linguistiques Méditerranénnes”. Dealing with Arabic language and dialects with the tools of computational linguistics, his research is promisingly promoting a scientific approach of this language.