INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
"LOMBARDIA È RICERCA"
2025 Edition

Early diagnosis and preventive medicine

Applications closed on August 31, 2025

The prize

The International Prize "Lombardia è Ricerca" is a 1 million euro award granted by the Lombardy Region to scientists of any nationality who have made a significant contribution to advancing scientific knowledge in the field of "Innovative Methods for Early Diagnosis or Preventive Medicine." The goal is to enhance both life expectancy and quality of life for citizens.

30% of the Prize is awarded to the winning scientist(s), while 70% is allocated to support the translational research project associated with the nomination. This project must be carried out in collaboration with one or more public or private research institutions in Lombardy.

the prize

1 million euro

HOW TO APPLY

Application
with a research project

Edition 2025

THE JURY

15 top scientists

The theme

For the 2025 edition, the Prize will be awarded to innovations and scientific, pharmacological, and technological contributions in the following areas of interest:

EARLY DIAGNOSIS
  • Timely detection of diseases: contributions or discoveries that enable the identification of predictive indicators and mechanisms of diseases

  • Innovations in radiology, histopathology, and laboratory diagnostics such as advanced imaging techniques or artificial intelligence algorithms for more accurate diagnoses and less invasive treatments

  • Genomic and proteomic advancements in diagnostics: identifying molecular anomalies, discovering novel disease biomarkers, and developing personalized therapeutic strategies

  • Artificial intelligence and data analysis: integration of clinical, genetic, and proteomic data for predicting disease onset or progression

 
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
  • Personalized screening and preventive interventions: Development of protocols, strategies, and technologies to detect early susceptibility signals, enabling timely intervention

  • Vaccination and immunization: Advancements in vaccine development, targeted immunization initiatives, and new technological platforms for personalized vaccines

  • Genetic and molecular approaches to prevention: Advanced sequencing technologies, studies, or analyses to identify and personalize preventive measures while monitoring their effectiveness

  • Health promotion and disease prevention: Awareness programs, health education initiatives, and strategies to encourage healthy lifestyles

The Jury

The evaluation of applications is entrusted to an international Jury, composed of 15 top scientists identified through the Scopus system among the members with the highest H-index in the in the thematic areas listed alongside.
The jury is joined by Alberto Mantovani, winner of the seventh edition of the International “Lombardia è Ricerca” Award, President of the Humanitas Research Foundation, and Professor at Queen Mary University of London.
2 Biomedical Research
9 Clinical Medicine
1 Biology
1 Chemistry
1 ICT
2 Engineering

 

Alberto Mantovani

President, Humanitas Research Foundation, Milan

Mark Lathrop

Professor of Human Genetics & Scientific Director, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, McGill University, Montreal

 

Guido Kroemer

Director of the Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Paris

 

Kay Tee Khaw

Emeritus Professor, Clinical Gerontology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge

 

Thomas Südhof

Professor of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University

 

Athanasios V. Vasilakos

Professor, Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR), Agder University, Norway

 

Aldo Maggioni

Director, Research Center of Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO), Florence

 

Massimo Filippi

Full Professor of Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan

 

Eva Negri

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Bologna

Massimo Francesco Piepoli

Director, University Operative Unit of Perioperative and Rehabilitative Cardiology, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan

 

Maria Luisa Brandi

Director, Rare Bone Diseases Group, Careggi University Hospital, Florence

 

Paola Allavena

Head of the Cellular Immunology Laboratory, IRCCS Humanitas, Milan

 

Hamid Reza Karimi

Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano

 

Amalia Gastaldelli

Research Director, Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC) of the National Research Council (CNR) in Pisa

 

Paolo Melchiorre

Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Bologna

 

Roberto Danovaro

Full Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology, Polytechnic University of Marche

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