Robert Koch Foundation

The Robert Koch Foundation (Robert-Koch-Stiftung) is a German foundation that presents the Robert Koch Prize, the Robert Koch Medal in Gold, and the Robert Koch Post-doctoral Prize. Its award activities cover medicine, science and research, with prize ceremonies held in Berlin. The foundation states it has existed for over 100 years.

The Robert Koch Foundation states that it has existed for over 100 years. It awards the Robert Koch Prize, the Robert Koch Medal in Gold, and the Robert Koch Post-doctoral Prize. In 2025, the Robert Koch Prize, endowed with 120,000 euros, was awarded to Rotem Sorek in Berlin, and Otto Haller received the Robert Koch Medal in Gold for lifetime achievement. The 2025 Post-doctoral Prizes went to Dr. med. Anna-Maria Globig for immunology, Dr. Alexander Lercher for virology, and Dr. Dominik Brokatzky for hygiene and microbiology. The 2025 prize ceremony was scheduled for 14 November 2025 in Berlin. In 2024, the Robert Koch Prize went to Lalita Ramakrishnan, and Stuart L. Schreiber received the Robert Koch Medal in Gold for lifetime achievement; the 2024 ceremony was scheduled for 8 November. Andreas F. Widmer received the Robert Koch Prize for hospital hygiene and infection prevention 2024. An Alumni Symposium 2022 was held on 10–11 November 2022 at the Heilig-Geist-Kapelle of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, organized by Christian Drosten, Mathias Hornef, Max Löhning, Andreas Radbruch, Sabine Timmermann and Katrin Moser, with participants including alumni of the Robert Koch Post-doctoral Award, Robert Koch Awardees 2022, the Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Council Members, and sponsor representatives.

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