Prof Miia Kivipelto, Ryman Prize winner in 2020
€150,000 on offer to researchers investigating old age
Ryman Prize awarded to best discovery to improve quality of life for elderly
Entries are now open for a prize worth €150,000, awarded to researchers working to improve the health of the older generation.
The Ryman Prize was established to stimulate fresh efforts to tackle the problems of old age by offering $NZ250,000 for the world’s best discovery, development, advance or achievement that enhances quality of life of senior citizens.
Prof Miia Kivipelto, whose research into the causes of Alzheimer’s and dementia has had a worldwide impact, was awarded the prize last year by the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.
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Media release from Ryman Healthcare
Monday 14 December 2020, 04:05 PM
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Professor Miia Kivipelto has won the 2020 Ryman Prize.
The award recognises Professor Kivipelto’s more than 20 years of research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
Professor Kivipelto was awarded the prize by the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, at a special ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand today.
The Ryman Prize is an annual $250,000 international award for the best work carried out anywhere in the world that has enhanced quality of life for older people. It is the richest prize of its kind in the world.
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