Professor Brüning was nominated for the Ernst Schering Prize by Prof. Dr. Herbert Jäckle, the retired director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Florian Kahles was nominated for the Friedmund Neumann Prize by Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Marx, Director of the Medical Clinic I of University Hospital Aachen.

During the award ceremony, there will be a talk between the respective award winner and the nominee, during which the research performance and personal motivation of the award winner will be discussed. Prof. Dr. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Schering Stiftung will moderate the discussions and subsequently present the prizes to both award winners.

This year, the award ceremony will be held in a small circle without external guests at the Komische Oper Berlin. Interested parties are invited to follow the stream on the Foundation’s YouTube channel.