Abarca Prize

Abarca Prize has one clear purpose: to recognise the impact of medical-scientific advances and innovations, highlighting their importance for society. With this goal in mind, the prize is awarded to a scientist of international renown who throughout their scientific or medical career has made a transcendental contribution to the protection, improvement or rehabilitation of individuals’ and populations’ health thanks to a biomedical discovery of worldwide relevance.

The inspiration for the Doctor Juan Abarca International Award for Medical Sciences comes from Doctor Juan Abarca himself. He has dedicated his life to furthering the lives and health of people, and these human values pervade both this initiative and the organisation which he still presides over in an honorary capacity.