International KFJ Award 2025
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital
Award given to: Omran, Heymut
Announced at: 05/11/2025
Date of awarding: 05/11/2025
Amount of prize money: 234000 EUR
About the distinction
In 2025, German Professor Heymut Omran received Rigshospitalet's International KFJ Award for his groundbreaking research in rare respiratory diseases, particularly the chronic disease primary ciliary dyskinesia (PDC).
Link to the press release of the awarding organisation: https://www.rigshospitalet.dk/english/news-and-media/news/Pages/2025/November/international-award-for-pioneer-in-rare-diseases.aspx
Link zur Pressemitteilung der Universität Münster: https://www.medizin.uni-muenster.de/fakultaet/news/internationale-auszeichnung-fuer-pionier-bei-seltenen-erkrankungen-heymut-omran-erhaelt-kfj-preis-2025.html
About the award
The DKK 1.75 million award includes DKK 1.25 million to be spent directly on research carried out at Rigshospitalet or in close collaboration with Rigshospitalet. The award is presented to an international high-ranking researcher. The researcher should have existing cooperation with one or more international research communities at the hospital, e.g. in the Rigshopitalet’s Centres of Global Excellence. The first presentation took place in 2011.
Type of award: Prize for excellent research
Website of the award or committee: https://www.rigshospitalet.dk/english/research-and-innovation/pages/rigshospitalet-s-international-kfj-award.aspx
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 2011