Dr Stephan Vavricka obtained awards for DDW poster of distinction in 2004, a ‘talk of distinction’ award at an investigator meeting as well as the IBD Jounior Prize of the SGGH in 2006. He works closely with the following research foundations Roche Research Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation,Forschungskredit University of Zurich, Novartis Stiftung, Swiss National Science Foundation on projects relating to inflammatory bowel disease.