| 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]
|
| 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
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