Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in Medicine:
Honouring pioneering scientific contributions to medical care
The Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in Medicine is presented annually for exceptional research work.
The 2025 award was endowed with €100,000 and honoured internationally renowned medical professionals who have made a special contribution to linking findings from basic research with clinical applications.
In 2025, the Heinrich Lanz Foundation presented the first Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in the field of psychiatry. The award ceremony took place on 5 June 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI) in Mannheim.
The Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in Psychiatry went to Professor Dr Daniel R. Weinberger, an internationally renowned researcher who has made a significant contribution to combining basic research with clinical application in the field of mental health.
From 2026, the Heinrich Lanz Foundation, based in Mannheim, will present the Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in Medicine once a year, focused specifically on Mannheim and Heidelberg.
The award is endowed with prize money of €100,000, paid to the research institution, plus a further €20,000 paid to the individual award winner or the group of award winners.
Save the date 27 Nov 2026
When and where
- From 3:30 pm
- Rittersaal
- Schloss Mannheim
To celebrate its 120th anniversary, the Heinrich Lanz Foundation is presenting the Heinrich Lanz Award for Translational Research in Medicine. This prize recognises outstanding translational research at the Heidelberg and Mannheim Medical Faculties of the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.
In order to help us plan more effectively, we would be grateful if you could inform us in advance whether or not you are interested in taking part, with no obligation to commit.
Register (opens in a new window)About the Heinrich-Lanz-Foundation
After Heinrich Lanz created an international company with agricultural machinery factories in the second half of the 19th century, he and his wife Julia Lanz dedicated themselves to serving the community. Following his death in 1905, Julia Lanz established the Heinrich Lanz Hospital Foundation in 1906 as a family foundation for the construction of the Heinrich Lanz Hospital at the Lindenhof in Mannheim. In 1916, this became the ‘Heinrich Lanz Krankenhaus-Stiftung ö.R.’, the origin of today's Heinrich Lanz Foundation.
The foundation continues the Lanz family's tradition of having a positive and lasting impact on society, both as industrialists and through their social work. The foundation's work aims to address social challenges and enable sustainable improvements, particularly in health and science.
Supporting innovative projects and professionals in the medical, scientific and healthcare sectors, should make a significant contribution to this.