Holt, who identified the Champalimaud Foundation as a supporter of research recognised by the prize, shares the $1 million award with Professor Kelsey Martin, Professor Erin Schuman and Professor Oswald Steward “for the discovery of local protein translation in neurons and establishing its importance for brain development and plasticity.” The Kavli Prize, awarded every two years, honours scientists whose discoveries have transformed our understanding of the universe, the nanoscale and the brain. 

Tuesday 16 June 2026

21:00 

Redefining brain and mental health care through neurotechnologies – from Alzheimer’s to stroke, from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to depression –, is the declared goal of the new Digital Neurotherapeutics Centre (DNTx), which opened its doors to the public at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) on May 18th.

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Host

Miguel Seabra, PhD, Ocular low-cost gene therapy

Venue

Seminar Room

The Open Labs are where scientific research comes to life at the Champalimaud Foundation.

Filled every day with scientists discussing ideas, testing setups, analysing data and challenging assumptions, these spaces thrive on curiosity, collaboration and discovery.

Here, questions are encouraged. Experiments are tested, sometimes fail, and are then rethought, refined and repeated, transforming uncertainty into knowledge.

The Vision Award Office is where ideas are shaped into global recognition.

It is here that the António Champalimaud Vision Award takes form, through careful preparation, collaboration and informed decision-making.

It is also home to the Ethics Committee, where research projects, in particular clinical studies, are supported and rigorously reviewed.

Here, decisions are not rushed. They are considered, debated and refined.

Because creating impact, and recognising it, requires the freedom to think deeply, to question, and to choose with responsibility.

Under the central theme of efficiency as a condition for a more sustainable, equitable and future-ready healthcare system, the event established itself as a forum for discussing concrete solutions, with proposals for more efficient use of public investment, improved incentives for professionals and patient-centred policies.