Jena, April 15, 2026 – The medac Research Prize 2025 was awarded at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) in Jena. Interdisciplinary research teams that gained new insights into pathogens were honored.
- Award: medac Research Prize 2025
- Location: Leibniz-HKI, Jena
- Prize Money: 20,000 Euros
- Subject Area: Infection biology, pathogens, and therapeutic approaches
Focus on Pathogens and Resistance
The prize specifically recognizes scientific projects resulting from close cooperation between different disciplines. The awarded works focus on fundamental new insights into pathogens and the development of potential new therapeutic approaches. A total of four pioneering studies were honored.
The award-winning research groups dealt in detail with new survival strategies of lung bacteria, previously hidden nerve toxins in fungi, the mechanisms of resistance formation against antimycotics (anti-fungal drugs), and the chemical defense systems of bacteria.
Background: Beutenberg Research Location
The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI) is one of the main pillars of the Jena science location. On the Beutenberg Campus, the research center for life sciences and physics in the south of the city, scientists from all over the world work closely together in various institutes and high-tech companies. The fight against infectious diseases and the research into new active substances represent an internationally highly regarded focus here.
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Teamwork against infections
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