A breakthrough international study led from Finland has identified the first clear biological explanation for long COVID, a persistent condition [...]

Monday, 12 October 2026 at 1 pm Biomedicum Helsinki 1, Lecture Hall 3 Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki The 2026 Medix Prize [...]

Why are fewer Swedish-speaking medical students choosing a research career? Camilla Böckelman is investigating the factors that influence this decision [...]

  A total of 23 individuals and research groups have been awarded grants from the Selma and Maja-Lisa Selander Fund. [...]

Applications for the Minerva Foundation's prizes and grants are now open, and we look forward to receiving your application. The [...]

The Scientific Report 2025 has now been published.

The Minerva Foundation’s Bror-Axel Lamberg Prize in Endocrinology 2025 was granted to Professor Outi Mäkitie on the 30th of October. [...]

Photo: Miikka Tikka The 2025 Minerva Foundation’s Medix Prize has been awarded to Professor Sara Wickström’s research group at the [...]

The application period is 1.4.2025 – 2.5.2025. More information: https://minervafoundation.fi/prizes-and-grants/ Medix Prize of the Minerva Foundation The Medix Prize is awarded annually [...]

  Minerva Scientific Report 2024

Professor SATU MUSTJOKI Director of Translational Immunology Research Program, Hematology Research Unit Helsinki, University of Helsinki Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive [...]

Media release 7.10.2024 TIEDOTE- Medix-palkinto 2024 MEDDELANDE- Medix-priset 2024 Minerva Foundation               Medix Prize 2024: KILLER CELLS TO COMBAT BLOOD CANCERS [...]

The 2024 Ralph Gräsbeck Scholarship for Research in Laboratory Medicine is awarded to PhD Daehong Kim at the University of [...]

From Selma and Maja-Lisa Selander’s fund 22 grants were awarded, in total 120.000 EUR. Selander grants 2024

The application period is 2.4.2024 - 2.5.2024. More information: https://minervafoundation.fi/prizes-and-grants/  Medix Prize of the Minerva Foundation The Medix Prize is awarded annually [...]

Minerva Scientific Report 2023

Minerva Foundation’s Bror-Axel Lamberg prize has been awarded to Professor Pirjo Nuutila. At the Finnish Endocrine Society Endocrinology days on [...]

The Minerva Foundation’s Medix Prize awarded to University of Helsinki research group TOWARDS CELL THERAPY FOR DIABETES The Minerva Foundation’s [...]

From Selma and Maja-Lisa Selander’s fund 21 grants were awarded, in total 120.000 EUR. Selander grants 2023

Medix Prize – Proposal period 1.4. – 2.5.2023 Selma and Maja-Lisa Selander’s Fund – Application period 1.4. – 2.5.2023 Online application system [...]

Minerva Scientific Report 2022