Awards & Honors
The awards that researchers at the University of Basel receive for their scientific work, as well as their appointments to numerous institutions, are testimony to their outstanding commitment to science and society.
The awards that researchers at the University of Basel receive for their scientific work, as well as their appointments to numerous institutions, are testimony to their outstanding commitment to science and society.
In 2025, eleven scientists from the University of Basel are recognized as some of the most frequently cited researchers in the world, according to the latest edition of the “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking.
The startup YQuantum aims to develop miniaturized hardware components for next-generation quantum computers. The company has now received CHF 150,000 in startup funding from the Venture Kick initiative.
The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) has awarded the Charcot Award 2025 to Professor Ludwig Kappos. The prize recognizes his lifelong achievements and outstanding research into the understanding and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Professor Anne Spang at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, as a Fellow. With this honor, the world’s largest scientific society recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field of cell biology and biochemistry.
The Fritz Kutter Prize, endowed by the Fritz Kutter Fund, is awarded annually to recognize outstanding practice-oriented theses in computer science at Swiss universities. In November 2024, Florian Burkhardt received the prize for his Master's thesis on the reconstruction of femurs from individual bone fragments.
For her pioneering work in the field of intracellular organization, Prof. Dr. Anne Spang from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel will receive the Lelio Orci Award 2024. The award honors outstanding scientists for their research achievements in cell biology.
Emma Hodcroft, assistant professor at the University of Basel and group leader at Swiss TPH, was named one of three people to watch in shaping science in 2025 by the renowned journal Nature.
«Pathoplexus» is a groundbreaking genome sequencing database for viruses of public health relevance. It was one of four projects awarded the National ORD Prize 2024.
Nine researchers from Basel have been recognized as some of the most frequently cited scientists in the world, according to the latest edition of the Highly Cited Researchers ranking.
