Prizewinners
The four annual Balzan Prizes are awarded to scholars and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their fields on an international level. The Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace, and Fraternity among Peoples is a special prize awarded at intervals of no less than three years.
2026
2025
2024
Lorraine Daston
2024 Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science
Michael N. Hall
2024 Balzan Prize for Biological Mechanisms of Ageing
Omar M. Yaghi
2024 Balzan Prize for Nanoporous Materials for Environmental Applications
2023
Jean-Jacques Hublin
2023 Balzan Prize for Evolution of Humankind: Paleoanthropology
Heino Falcke
2023 Balzan Prize for High resolution images: from planetary to cosmic objects
Eske Willerslev
2023 Balzan Prize for Evolution of Humankind: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Francesca Rava Foundation
2023 Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples
2022
Robert Langer
2022 Balzan Prize for Biomaterials for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen and Johannes (Hans) Oerlemans
2022 Balzan Prize for Glaciation and Ice Sheet Dynamics
