The Brain Prize


The Brain Prize, formerly known as The Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize, is an international scientific award honouring "one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to neuroscience and who are still active in research". Founded in 2011 by the Lundbeck Foundation, the prize is associated with a DKK 10 million award to the nominees, the world’s largest brain research prize.
Nominees can be of any nationality. Prize winners are expected to interact with Danish brain researchers e.g. through lectures, master classes, seminars, exchange programmes for researchers or other activities agreed with and financially supported by the Lundbeck Foundation.

History

The Brain Prize was established by the Lundbeck Foundation in 2010 as a European prize and was awarded for the first time in 2011. Today the Prize is global.

Selection committee

As of 2024, the selection committee for the prize consisted of:
  • Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg - Germany
  • Carmen Sandi - Switzerland
  • Eunjoon Kim - Korea
  • Gina Turrigiano - USA
  • Katrin Amunts - Germany
  • Ole Kiehn - Denmark
  • Ole Petter Ottersen - Norway
  • Pamela Shaw - United Kingdom
  • Sabine Kastner - USA
  • Samuel Berkovic - Australia

    Laureates

  • Source:
YearLaureatesCountryCitation
2011Péter Somogyi