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La mission de la Fondation Francqui, créée en 1932 par Emile Francqui et Herbert Hoover, est de promouvoir l’excellence dans la recherche fondamentale désintéressée. [Lire plus]
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We do not profess any philosophical or political doctrine. By offering unwavering moral support to our scientists, we have a profound and lasting impact on the nation’s intellectual landscape, serving the public interest. [Read further]
Francqui-Collen Prizes 2026
Left to right : King Philippe, Laureate Diether Lambrechts, Laureate Patrice Cani.
Left to right : Greet T’Jonck (Secretary General of the Francqui Foundation), Laureate Patrice Cani, King Philippe, Laureate Diether Lambrechts, Count Herman Van Rompuy (President of the Francqui Foundation), Count Frédéric Francqui (Member of the Board), and Baroness Marie-Claire Foblets (CEO of the Francqui Foundation).
La presse en parle – Persaandacht
Communiqué de presse – Persbericht
Laureates 2026
Patrice Cani
Fundamental Biomedical Research
Full Professor of Physiology, Metabolism and Nutrition
Visiting Professor at Imperial College London
Honorary Research Director FRS-FNRS
Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
UCLouvain
Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI) & Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)
WEL Research Institute
His career, research and the jury report | FR – NL – EN
Diether Lambrechts
Fundamental Medical Research
Full Professor Faculty of Medecine KULeuven
Head of The Laboratory of Translational Genetics (VIB-KU Leuven)
Member of LISCO – KU Leuven Instutute for Single Cell omics
Member of LKI – KU Leuven Cancer Institute
His career, research and the jury report | FR – NL – EN
Francqui Prize 2025
Francqui Prize 2024
Laureate Veronique Van Speybroeck and King Philippe.
Francqui-Collen Prizes 2023
Left to right : Count Frédéric Francqui, Count Herman Van Rompuy (President of the Francqui Foundation),
Laureate Prof. Philippe Lemey, King Philippe, Laureate Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt
and Baron Mark Waer (Vice-President of the Francqui Foundation)
“Scientific research and development are the greatest investments in the future. […] The scientists we honor today are not only exceptional researchers but also demonstrate an ethical drive to do the right thing. We are all at the service of people’s health and well-being, at the service of the common good, the bonum commune. The Francqui-Collen Prize also serves this idea and this ideal.”
– Herman Van Rompuy, President of the Francqui Foundation (06/06/2023)