The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) supports and promotes the advancement of knowledge in intensive care medicine. During its 26th Annual Congress LIVES 2013, held in Paris between October 5-9, Dr. Gianluigi Li Bassi received the prestigious Young Investigator Award. He is the coordinator of the Animal Experimentation Division within the IDIBAPS team led by Prof. Antoni Torres, Applied research in infectious respiratory diseases, critically ill patients and lung cancer. His research focuses on finding new strategies to reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.