Scientific prizes and awards / General

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Description

The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine is awarded to a scientist who has conducted pioneering medical research.

In 1989, the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation established a biennial prize to be awarded to a pioneering medical researcher. The prize is also funded by the Foundation.

The Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine consists of a trophy depicting the rod of Asclepius (designed by Simons Juweliers of The Hague), and USD 150,000.

Recipients

2010: Ralph Steinman, United States