Presentation of the Award
The Körber European Science Prize is presented every year in the Great Hall of Hamburg City Hall in the presence of the Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and 600 guests from science, industry, politics, and society.
2011: Bright new insights into the nano-world
With a groundbreaking idea Stefan Hell forged ahead into the nano world. He constructed high-resolution optical microscopes that increase the resolution multiple times which was previously considered impossible. more
2010: Auxin – Understanding Plant Growth
At the centre of the research work of the Czech molecular biologist and biochemist Jiří Friml is the growth hormone auxin. Frimls discoveries are not only of outstanding importance for agriculture, but also for medical research. more
2009: Graphene, the Thinnest Material in the Universe
The Dutch physicist Andre Geim received the 2009 Körber European Science Prize. The ceremony at Hamburg City Hall for the 25th presentation of the Körber Prize also marked two further anniversaries: the 100th birthday of founder Kurt A. Körber and the 50th anniversary of the Körber Foundation. more
2008: Drugs to Fight Cancer and Aging
The "immortality enzyme" telomerase, the subject of the research for which the Spanish molecular biologist Maria Blasco received the Körber European Science Prize in 2008, inspired the speakers to reflect in different ways on the role of science and the promises it holds for human life. more
2007: Automated Synthesis of Carbohydrate Vaccinations against Tropical Diseases
The invention of Peter Seeberger, winner of the Körber Prize in 2007, has already been put side by side with Newton's infinitesimal calculus and the understanding of DNA. It is one of those rare "points of passage", Trustee Committee member Prof. Dr. Olaf Kübler emphasized, after which science is no longer the same as before. more
2006: Chaperones of the Protein Folding in Biotechnology and Medicine
"In a society which is becoming older and older, the scientific investigation of age-related diseases is very important. We therefore also hope for our own sakes that your research is successful," said Mayor of Hamburg Ole von Beust at the presentation of the Körber Prize to the physician and biochemist Ulrich Hartl. more
2005: Taking Light onto New Paths
Hamburg's Mayor Ole von Beust described the 21st presentation of the Körber European Science Prize, which in 2005 went to the British physicist Philip St. John Russell, as a "fine tradition". Prof. Russell received the award for his development of a new type of bundled glass fibre. more
Videos
Körber Prize 2011:
Bright Spots in the Nano World
