Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators

The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators is intended to symbolize the close links between the company and the field of biomedicine. It was first established in 1995 on occasion of Eppendorf’s 50th anniversary. It acknowledges outstanding contributions of early career scientists to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular and cell biology, including novel analytical concepts.

About this award

The Award is presented in partnership with the scientific journal Nature .

Prize money: 20,000 EUR

Additional benefits:

Comprehensive coverage of his/her work by Nature in print and online including a podcast
Prize Ceremony at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany, including complimentary transportation and hotel accommodation.
Besides the grand prize winner the jury may appoint up to two finalists each year

Application deadline: has expired

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Winner 2025 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators

Congratulations to Dr. Varun Venkataramani on winning the 2025 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators for his research on the discovery and characterization of synaptic neuron-tumor networks driving brain tumor progression.

His research on how synaptic neuron tumor networks can drive brain tumor progression was recognized by the jury panel as truly ground-breaking. The jury acknowledged the importance of the emerging field of neuro-oncology and Dr. Venkataramani‘s role in unravelling how neurons and tumors interact and the translational potential of his work.

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Meet the awardees 2025

Podcast: Cancer connections

Listen to the Podcast with Varun Venkataramani: Cancer connections – how synaptic neuron tumor networks can drive brain tumor progression

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Meet the finalists

2025 Award Finalist Dr. Fena Ochs

Dr. Fena Ochs earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen. Under the mentorship of Professor Jiri Lukas, Dr. Ochs identified a novel function for the tumor suppressor protein 53BP1 in DNA repair.

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2025 Award Finalist Dr. Juliette Fedry

After studying at École Polytechnique, Juliette Fedry completed her PhD with Felix Rey at Institut Pasteur Paris. She identified the first known sperm-egg fusion protein, HAP2, and showed that it was homologous to viral fusion proteins.

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General award information

About the award

Since 1995 the Eppendorf Young Investigator Award is granted annually to one early career scientist in Europe not older than 35 years at the time of entry...

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