Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Grants and prize 2026
Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Grants and prize 2026
The board of the Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation has rewarded a total of 334 000 euros of research grants in the year 2026. The grants are awarded in three diffrent categories for scientist at different stages of their carreers.
The winner of the Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Prize 2026 will be announced at the Biomedicum Helsinki Day seminar 10.11 at 12:15PM, Biomedicum Helsinki lecture hall 2.
This year, the foundation received a record amount of applications (altogether 383).
Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Grantees 2026
Clinical Investigator Post-doctoral grant 50 000 eur
Petra Maria Pöllänen
Young Investigator´s grants 6000 eur
Bassel Alsaed, Daria Afenteva, Maare Arffman, Juho Asteljoki, Jonas Bouhlal, Vaishali Chaurasiya, Alex Halme, María Hincapié-Otero, Ada Junquera Mencía, Ilja Kalashnikov, Ezgi Karagöz, Sanna Kettunen, Anna Mervaala-Muroke, Giulia Micoli, Henna Mäkelä, Mira Naukkarinen, Sonja Nykänen, Pauliina Paloviita, Amanda Leena Penna, Rajita Rayamajhi Thapa, Panu Räty, Sami Salmikangas, Mariel Savelius, Maria Semenova, Philipp Sergeev, Heli Sistonen, Joonas Sokka, Susanna Tall, Mirte van der Heijden, Julia Virkkunen, Joar von Bahr, Laura Vuorela, Outi Vuori, Ida Vänttinen, Huiyan Ying, Jie Zhu
Startup grants 4000 eur
Pessi Ansaranta, Karina Barreiro, Lorna Culverwell, Weize Gao, Yannis Garancher, Inna Hakala, Aino Hakkila, Netta Ihanainen, Emma Järvensivu, Helmi Koivula, Tony Nyman, Hanna Ruddock, Pauliina Saviaro, Ninja Savonius, Leo Starck, Sarianna Vireä, Wilma Wessman
Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Prize 2026
The Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation Prize 2026 was rewarded to MD Roope Kalske for the publication:
Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Tear — 10-Year Outcomes Published April 29, 2026
N Engl J Med 2026;394:1757-1759DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2516079VOL. 394 NO. 17