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In 2011 Stefan Hell received the Körber European Science Prize

Credit: Körber Foundation/Friedrun Reinhold

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In 2011, Stefan Hell received the Körber European Science Prize for his research work on the subject "Throwing light on the nanoscopic world".

The Körber Foundation congratulates Stefan Hell on winning the 2014 Nobel Prize

Hamburg, Germany | Posted on October 10th, 2014

The Körber Foundation congratulates the physicist Stefan Hell on winning the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Together with the Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner, Hell is to receive the award for the development of the super-resolution fluorescence microscope. Stefan Hell had already received the Körber European Science Prize in 2011 for his ground-breaking idea to overcome the resolution limit of optical microscopes.

"We extend our most heartfelt congratulations to Stefan Hell on this distinction!" says Matthias Mayer, Head of the Science Department at the Körber Foundation. "His accomplishments in the field of nanomicroscopy are truly ground-breaking and we are convinced that he deserves the prize. For us, this second Nobel Prize for Körber Prize winners within a week shows two things: Firstly, that we have not only diverse, but also at the top truly efficient science here in Europe. And secondly, that the Körber Prize can now, it would seem, quite rightly bear its unofficial but frequently quoted title of the 'Hamburg Nobel Prize'! We therefore also congratulate all the members of our committees whose expertise enables them to repeatedly nominate the best scientists in Europe for the prize."

The Körber European Science Prize, which has been awarded for 30 years, annually honours outstanding scientists working in Europe. The prize is awarded to excellent and innovative research projects that show great potential for application and international impact. Selection committees comprising experts from all over Europe search for suitable candidates. A Trustee Committee chaired by Prof. Dr. Martin Stratmann, President of the Max Planck Society, decides on the prize winner. Since 1985, the Körber Foundation has distributed a total of nearly 23 million euros to the winners of this prize.

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About Koerber Foundation
Social development calls for critical reflection. The Körber Foundation is taking on current social challenges with its operational projects, in its networks and with cooperation partners. At present, the focus of its work is on the five topics Dialogue with Asia, Engaging with History, STEM Promotion, Potential of Old Age and Music Education.

Fathered in 1959 by the entrepreneur and instigator Kurt A. Körber, the foundation is now active both nationally and internationally with its own projects and events from its locations in Hamburg and Berlin.

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Contacts:
Matthias Mayer
Körber-Stiftung
+49 / 40 / 80 81 92 - 181

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