NLS Science Award

Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel have been awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine for their pioneering work on restoring vision to blind patients using optogenetic therapy. The Wolf Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in various fields including medicine. Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel Roska, Director at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and […]

Professor Hindrik Mulder’s research on islet cells and his commitment to the scientific community have been recognized as he receives the 2024 Novo Nordisk Foundation Lecture Prize, which comes with a DKK 600,000 award. “Swedish-Danish Medicon Valley Alliance would like to congratulate both professor Hindrik Mulder and Lund University with the prestigious award. It testifies […]

Tino Ebbers, professor in physiological measurements, receives the prize for his outstanding research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Linköping University. Tino Ebbers is awarded the Uncle Adam Prize for ‘conducting ground-breaking and world-leading research on how to quantify and visualize physiological events in the cardiovascular system.’ He will receive a monetary […]

BioArctic’s founder, Professor Lars Lannfelt, was awarded the European Grand Prix for his research on Alzheimer’s disease at the anniversary gala for La Fondation Recherche Alzheimer in Paris on March 18. Professor Lannfelt received the award for his groundbreaking research, which has played a significant role in the scientific progress in the field over decades, […]

Catherine J. Wu, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA, is a pioneer in research that may result in the development of personalized vaccines to treat cancer. She is now awarded the Sjöberg Prize, worth one million US dollars, for her work. “I’m a strong supporter and believer in innovation that comes from academic medicine. […]

It is once again time to honor extraordinary scientific discoveries and welcome the Nobel Prize Laureates to Stockholm. This will be our 16th Nobel Prize coverage! We have covered the announcements, written about the discoveries and interviewed the Nobel Laureates since 2008 – and this year is no exception! Fresh from our latest issue, we […]