24.11.2025_11/25
The Einstein Foundation Berlin awards €350,000 prize to advance research quality
The Einstein Foundation Berlin honors the Australian psychologist Simine Vazire, the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative, and the project Erring Rigorously with the Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2025.
20.11.2025_10/25
Einstein Professorship for Human Geneticist Prof. Dr. Malte Spielmann
Prof. Dr. Malte Spielmann, previously Director of the Institute of Human Genetics at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel and Lübeck, will join Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin on January 1, 2026, and will be supported as an Einstein Professor.
02.09.2025_09/25
Second Einstein Professorship for Neurotechnology Pioneer Surjo R. Soekadar
The Einstein Foundation Berlin is pleased to once again support the research of Professor Surjo R. Soekadar through an Einstein Professorship. The internationally renowned neuroscientist is considered a pioneer in the field of clinical neurotechnology and heads the Department of Translation and Neurotechnology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. In recent years, the three-time European Research Council (ERC) awardee has made groundbreaking advances in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders — including patented procedures with the potential to fundamentally improve therapeutic approaches.
28.07.2025_08/25
Research Funding to Tackle the Challenges of Our Time
At its July meeting, the Board of the Einstein Foundation Berlin approved new funding totaling €9.6 million.
09.07.2025_07/25
Einstein Award Winner PixelQuality Inspires New Reporting Standards at Nature Portfolio Journals
The project PixelQuality, recipient of the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research, has—together with the international consortium QUAREP-LiMi (Quality Assessment and Reproducibility for Instruments and Images in Light Microscopy)—played a key role in the introduction of new reporting standards for light and fluorescence microscopy data in four prestigious Nature Portfolio journals. The aim is to strengthen the transparency, reproducibility, and reusability of image data in biomedical research.
27.01.2025_04/25
Einstein Foundation Award 2025: Apply now for a €350,000 prize promoting research integrity and quality
Researchers at all stages of their careers, as well as institutions across all disciplines, are invited to apply for, or nominate colleagues for the prestigious, international €350,000 Einstein Foundation Award—the only award dedicated to recognizing exceptional contributions to advancing the rigor, reliability, robustness, and transparency of scientific research. The submission deadline is April 30, 2025, with winners to be announced at the end of the year.