Award Ceremony 2026

The awardees of the Pfizer Research Prize 2026. From left to right: Teofila Seremet Caplanusi, Antoine Girardin, Eugenio Fernandez, Rémi Vernet, Jeremy Di Domizio, Nicolas Mach, Bojana Müller–Durovic, Miaomiao Sun, Maciej Bialasek, Lucas Spierer, Frederik Plourde, Tobias Weiss. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

Dr. med. Eva Graf, President of the Pfizer Research Prize Foundation and Country Medical Lead, Pfizer AG, co-hosted the 34th Award Ceremony. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

Dr. Stephan Sigrist, Head of Think Tank W.I.R.E., co-hosted the 34th Award Ceremony. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

Real Lal, Country Lead, Pfizer AG, and Board Member of the Pfizer Research Prize Foundation, on stage at the award ceremony. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Dr. Maciej Bialasek, Dr. Miaomiao Sun, and PD Dr. Dr. Tobias Weiss received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Oncology – Basic Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Markus Manz, jury member for Oncology, with awardees Dr. Miaomiao Sun, Dr. Maciej Bialasek, and PD Dr. Dr. Tobias Weiss, who received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Oncology – Basic Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Dr. Eugenio Fernandez, Prof. Nicolas Mach, and Rémi Vernet received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Oncology – Clinical Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Markus Manz, jury member for Oncology, with awardees Rémi Vernet, Dr. Eugenio Fernandez, and Prof. Nicolas Mach, who received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Oncology – Clinical Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

PD Dr. Dr. Bojana Müller-Durovic received the Pfizer Research Prize for her work in Infectious Diseases/Immunology – Basic Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Huldrych Günthard, jury member for Infectious Diseases/Immunology, with PD Dr. Dr. Bojana Müller-Durovic, who received the Pfizer Research Prize for her work in Infectious Diseases/Immunology – Basic Research, and Dr. med. Eva Graf, President of the Pfizer Research Prize Foundation and Country Medical Lead, Pfizer AG. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Antoine Girardin, Dr. Teofila Seremet Caplanusi, and PD Dr. Jeremy Di Domizio received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Infectious Diseases/Immunology – Clinical Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Huldrych Günthard, jury member for Infectious Diseases/Immunology, with awardees PD Dr. Jeremy Di Domizio, Dr. Teofila Seremet Caplanusi and Antoine Girardin, who received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Infectious Diseases/Immunology – Clinical Research. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Frederik Plourde and Prof. Dr. Lucas Spierer received the Pfizer Research Prize in Digital Health – a category awarded for the first time. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

From left to right: Prof. Dr. med. Sang-Il Kim, Jury President for Digital Health, with awardees Prof. Dr. Lucas Spierer and Frederik Plourde, who received the Pfizer Research Prize for their work in Digital Health. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

The awardees of the Pfizer Research Prize 2026 together with members of the Pfizer Research Prize Foundation and Dr. Stephan Sigrist. (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)

Twelve scientists have been honored with the Pfizer Research Prize for cutting-edge medical research and innovation in Digital Health in Switzerland (Foundation Pfizer Research Prize/Alex Colle)