List of biomedical science awards

This list of biomedical science awards is an index to notable awards for biomedical sciences, a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in health care or public health.^[1]

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Awards

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Australia	Florey Medal	Australian Institute of Policy and Science	Biomedical research[2]
Australia	Suzanne Cory Medal for Biomedical Sciences	Australian Academy of Science	Biomedical or biological research [3]
Belgium	Oswald Vander Veken Prize	Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS)	original contribution to knowledge about the tumours of the locomotor system (bone and soft tissue tumours)
Canada	Canada Gairdner International Award	Gairdner Foundation	Outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science[4]
Canada	Prix Michel-Sarrazin	Club de Recherches Clinique du Québec	Québécois scientist who has contributed in an important way to the advancement of biomedical research[5]
Canada	Robert L. Noble Prize	Canadian Cancer Society	Contributions that have led to a significant advance in cancer research[6]
France	Leopold Griffuel Prize	ARC Foundation for Cancer Research	Reward the accomplishments of and encourage further research among the world's leading cancer researchers[7]
France, United States	Richard Lounsbery Award	French Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences	American and French scientists, 45 years or younger, in recognition of extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine[8]
Germany	Meyenburg Prize	Meyenburg Foundation, German Cancer Research Center	Outstanding achievements in cancer research[9]
Hungary	Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine	University of Debrecen	Extraordinary achievements in the field of biomedicine[10]
International	Edison Award	Edison Awards	Honoring excellence in innovation[11]
International	UNESCO/Institut Pasteur Medal	UNESCO, Pasteur Institute	Outstanding research contributing to a beneficial impact on human health and to the advancement of scientific knowledge in related fields such as medicine, fermentations, agriculture and food[12]
Switzerland	Cloëtta Prize	Max Cloëtta Foundation	Personalities who have distinguished themselves in biomedical research[13]
Portugal	BIAL Award in Biomedicine	BIAL Foundation	Recognises a work published in the biomedical field within the last ten years, the results of which are considered of exceptional quality and scientific relevance.
United States	Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research	Lasker Foundation	Outstanding discovery, contribution and achievement in the field of medicine and human physiology[14]
United States	ASCB Public Service Award	American Society for Cell Biology	Outstanding national leadership in support of biomedical research
United States	Kettering Prize	General Motors Cancer Research Foundation	Outstanding recent contribution to the diagnosis or treatment of cancer
United States	Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction	Susan G. Komen	Significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research, screening or treatment
United States	Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award	Lasker Foundation	Outstanding work for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease
United States	Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences	Foundation for the National Institutes of Health	Outstanding achievement by a promising young scientist in biomedical research
United States	Massry Prize	Keck School of Medicine of USC	Scientists who have made substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences
United States	Maxwell Finland Award	National Foundation for Infectious Diseases	Outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health
United States	Searle Scholars Program	Chicago Community Trust	Professionals in biomedical research and chemistry who have made important, innovative research contributions
United States	Rosenstiel Award	Brandeis University	Distinguished work in basic medical research
United States	Warren Alpert Foundation Prize	Harvard Medical School and the Warren Alpert Foundation	Scientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease
United States	William B. Coley Award	Cancer Research Institute	Outstanding achievements in the fields of basic and tumor immunology and whose work has deepened our understanding of the immune system's response to disease, including cancer

See also

• Lists of awards
• Lists of science and technology awards
• List of biology awards
• List of medicine awards