It honors researchers who made significant scientific contributions in their fields and whose work in the future is expected to yield pathbreaking findings.

The prize is endowed with 2.5 million euros - one of the highest prize moneys in medicine worldwide.

The Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research was presented for the first time in 2013 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Else Kröner’s death. Since then, it has been awarded to five researchers.

In 2027, the Prize will be awarded for outstanding scientific contributions to ”Cell-based immunotherapies”. The deadline for nominations is August 27, 2026. For more information please visit www.ekfprize27.de.

Overview of the previous award winners in their fields of research:

Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2027 Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for Medical Research 2027
Image 2025 - Anastasia Khvorova: RNA-based therapies
Image 2023 - Akiko Iwasaki: Diseases of worldwide significance
EKFP2020_Aiuti 2020 - Alessandro Aiuti: Genome Editing and Gene Therapy
Prize for Medical Research 2017 - Karl Deisseroth: Biological Basis of Psychiatric Disorders 2017 - Karl Deisseroth: Biological Basis of Psychiatric Disorders
Prize for Medical Research 2013 - Ruslan Medzhitov: Immunology 2013 - Ruslan Medzhitov: Immunology

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Dr. Alexander Lehmann
Dr. Alexander Lehmann
Scientific Funding: Graduate and Research Schools and International Research Prize
a.lehmann@ekfs.de
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