The Prize

In endowing the Heinrich Wieland Prize, Boehringer Ingelheim demonstrates its commitment to promoting research on lipids and other biologically active substances in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and clinical medicine.

The first prize was given in 1964 to Professor Ernst Klenk in honour of his lifetime achievement. In 2008, the fourth "Medal in Gold" for lifetime achievement was presented to Professor Nepomuk Zöllner from Germany.

The prize is named after Professor Heinrich Wieland (1877 - 1957), a Nobel Prize Laureate in chemistry (1927) and a leading lipid chemist in the first half of the 20th century.

It also reflects the special relationship with Heinrich Wieland who was involved in the early stages of Boehringer Ingelheim's pharmaceutical research.

The Heinrich Wieland Prize is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and awarded by a Board of Trustees.

Application Process for 2010

All material should be sent as hardcopy to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the Award of the Heinrich Wieland Prize. Download the application process (PDF) (285 kBytes) or contact us for information.

The presentation of the 2010 prize will take place in Munich (Germany) in October 2010.