Heineken Prizes
Honouring the best in Arts and Sciences
A tribute to internationally leading scientists, renowned visual artists and the next generation of talented researchers.
Over the past six decades, the Heineken Prizes have honoured research that has reshaped its field. Established in 1964 by Alfred Heineken in honour of his father, Henry Pierre Heineken, the first award was the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics. Laureates include many of the world’s leading scientists and several future Nobel Prize recipients.
In 2024, marking 60 years since the founding of the Prize, the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics was awarded together with the Heineken Young Scientists Awards, recognising four early-career researchers based in the Netherlands whose work shows exceptional promise.
In 2026, the Heineken Young Scientists Awards will be presented again.
What goes wrong inside a cell in the context of infertility? In what way have religions influenced one another over the centuries? And how does our brain make decisions that determine our behaviour? These are a few of the questions that occupied the four laureates of the Heineken Young Scientists Awards 2026. This year’s recipients are Miguel Leung, Yusuf Çelik, Ayushi Rastogi and Anne Urai.
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Legacy
In 1964 Alfred Heineken endowed the Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics in honour of his father, Henry Pierre Heineken, who was a chemist with a passion for science.
Prizes
The Heineken Prizes reward individuals in the fields of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Art, Medicine, History, Environmental Sciences and Cognitive Science.
Nomination and Selection
The selection of the Heineken Prizes laureates is entrusted to independent juries. All jury members are leading experts their own fields of sciences and arts.
Awards Ceremony
During the award ceremony we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the laureates in both science and art.
Recent Laureates
Miguel Leung
Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Medical/Biomedical Sciences 2026
Yusuf Çelik
Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Humanities 2026
Ayushi Rastogi
Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Natural Sciences 2026
Anne Urai
Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Social Sciences 2026
Ruedi Aebersold
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024
Matthias Mann
Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024