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The Fernström Prize (Swedish: Fernströmpriset) is a series of annual awards for prominent Swedish and Nordic scientists in medicine. The prize money is donated by the Eric K. Fernström' Foundation. The prizes are managed by the medical faculty at Lund University.

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Nordic Prize

The Nordic Fernström Prize (Nordiska Fernströmpriset) is awarded annually to an outstanding Nordic scientist in medicine. The prize money is one million krona (approximately €100,000).

Recipients of the Nordic Fernström Prize

Swedish Prize

The Swedish Fernström Prize (Svenska Fernströmpriset) is awarded annually to six promising Swedish scientists in medicine. The prizes are distributed so that each winner works in one of the six medical faculties in Sweden:

  • Gothenburg (University of Gothenburg)
  • Linköping (Linköping University)
  • Lund (Lund University)
  • Stockholm (Karolinska Institutet)
  • Umeå (Umeå University)
  • Uppsala (Uppsala University)

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    Fernström Prize Wikipedia
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