On June 18, 2015 on an official ceremony Assoc. Prof. Neli Koseva received the Great “Pythagoras” 2015 Award for a successful coordinator of international projects. The prize was awarded for a project POLINNOVA. Researchers from the Institute have been nominated in two other categories: Assist. Prof. Dr. Antonia Tontcheva for the Young Scientist Award and Prof. DSc. Nevenka Manolova for the Recognized Scientist Award in the field of natural sciences and mathematics.