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Hans Clevers – Winner of the Körber European Science Prize 2016

The Dutch biologist and physician Hans Clevers has developed a new standard procedure for the unlimited reproduction of adult stem cells, enabling the growth of rudimentary organs in miniature format, known as organoids. Drugs can now be tested in lifelike conditions in the Petri dish, and damaged organs can be repaired and possibly replaced. For these ground-breaking findings and their further development up to clinical application, Hans Clevers has been awarded the Körber European Science Prize 2016.