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Kiel celebrates the best: Science and Innovation Awards 2025 awarded!
The Science and Innovation Prize was awarded in Kiel on June 29, 2025. Prof. Baldus and Prof. Adelung each received 10,000 euros.
Kiel celebrates the best: Science and Innovation Awards 2025 awarded!
On June 29, 2025, the ceremonial awards of the Science Prize and the Innovation Prize 2025 took place in the town hall of the state capital Kiel. These two prizes, each endowed with 10,000 euros, were presented by City President Bettina Aust and Mayor Dr. Ulf Kampf presented.
The winner of the science prize, Prof. Dr. Claudia Baldus, heads the Clinic for Internal Medicine II – Hematology and Oncology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein. Their significant contributions to leukemia research were recognized by the Kiel Culture and Science Senate under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Catherine Cleophas awarded. The innovation prize also went to an outstanding scientist: Prof. Dr. Rainer Adelung, Heisenberg Professor of Functional Nanomaterials at Christian Albrechts University, was honored for his developments in the field of zinc oxide tetrapods.
Tradition and meaning of the prizes
The science prize has been awarded since 2001 to honor outstanding scientific achievements that have a connection to the city of Kiel or Schleswig-Holstein. The Innovation Prize has existed since 2017 to honor innovative ideas and inventions. In their acknowledgments, both award winners emphasized the importance of their teams and empathy in clinical medicine.
The council unanimously confirmed the selection of the award winners. The awards are traditionally presented on the final day of the Kiel Week, which underlines the festive nature of the event. Around 35,000 students are enrolled at universities in Kiel, which illustrates the high importance of research and teaching in the city.
Previous award winners
The winners of previous years illustrate the diversity and continuity of the excellent scientific achievements. In 2017, the science award went to Professor Dr. Ruth Schmitz-Streit from the Christian Albrechts University, while the innovation prize went equally to Professor Dr. Ronald Eisele from Kiel University of Applied Sciences and the Science Communication Lab (SciComLab), which was founded by Tom Shower, Konrad Rappaport and Hermann Hartung.
Eisele was recognized as an outstanding university teacher and innovator who trains young talent to develop his patents. Around 30 young talents from Eisele’s “forge” are now working on wind turbines at Danfoss.
The current awards are not only a recognition of individual achievements, but also a sign of appreciation for research and innovation in Kiel. The city therefore remains an important location for science and progress.