Meyenburg Prize

Meyenburg Prize
TypeScientific award
Awarded forOutstanding scientific achievements in cancer research
Sponsored byMeyenburg Foundation
CountryGermany
Presented byGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Reward€50,000
First award1981
Final award2023/24
Websitewww.meyenburg-stiftung.de/2preis.htm

The Meyenburg Prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in cancer research by the Meyenburg Foundation in support of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg (DKFZ), which is the largest biomedical research institution in Germany. The prize has been awarded annually since 1981, the prize money is €50,000.

A notable number of Meyenburg Prize recipients won also the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Chemistry.