Overview
- The foundation announced the seven 2026 winners on Tuesday, June 2, naming Lluís Torner (Basic Research), Nagore Iriberri (Economics), Ben Lehner (Biomedical Research), Adolfo Saiz (Environment), Samuel Sánchez (New Technologies), Borja Vázquez (Business Revelation), and Borja Ibáñez (Clinical and Public Health).
- Each laureate will receive a €100,000 prize with a formal presentation scheduled for an autumn ceremony in Valencia.
- A roughly 100-member jury that included 25 Nobel laureates chose the winners from 240 candidacies, nearly one third of which were submitted by women, while only one of the seven awards went to a woman.
- The awards recognized work ranging from photonics and protein research to self‑propelled nanomotors for biomedical use, advances in cardiovascular clinical care, atmospheric chemistry linked to climate change, behavioral and gender economics, and successful entrepreneurship in fashion.
- Before deliberations the juries signed a joint declaration warning that sophisticated disinformation undermines science and urging governments and institutions to adopt ethical norms for the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence, a move that could shape future research rules and public funding priorities.