Every two years, the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis is presented to honor innovations in laser technology, irrespective of whether the innovation relates to a beam source or an application and whether it was developed by a research institution or is a product of industry.

Innovations are accepted for consideration as applications or nominations. Individuals or groups from all over the world are eligible for consideration. The application must include a description of the technology and its commercial aspects.

The jury selects a shortlist of eight finalists from among the applications and nominations. The finalists are invited to attend the jury meeting at the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung and present their work in person. An awards ceremony is held to honor the finalists and award winners.

Prize money

1st prize: € 50,000

2nd prize: € 30,000

3rd prize: € 20,000

The Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis honors outstanding milestones in scientific or industrial research using or generating laser light. It is awarded every two years together with the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis.

Submissions for the Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis are by nomination only. Candidates may be nominated by former members of the jury, previous award winners, scientific organizations and professional associations from around the world that work in the field of laser technology or photonics.

Prize money: 50.000 €

Prof. Dr. Tommaso Callarco

Director of the Peter Grünberg Institute, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

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Prof. Dr. Eckhard Elsen

Former Director for Research and Computing, CERN

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Dr. Bo Gu

President, BOS Photonics

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Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka

President, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Prof. Dr. Stefan W. Hell

Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

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Dr. Carsten M. Philipp

Director of the Centre for Laser Medicine, Evangelische Elisabeth-Klinik

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Prof. Dr. Barbara Previtali

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

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Martin van den Brink

President & CTO, ASML NV

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Grazia Vittadini [linked-in]

Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Rolls-Royce plc

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Prof. Dr. Otmar D. Wiestler

President, Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V.

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