Rudolf Lukeš Prize
Every year the Experientia Foundation awards the Rudolf Lukeš Prize of 100,000 CZK to a single top Czech scientist.
Spotlighting the best scientists and their achievements will increase the motivation of the scientific community to achieve excellence. That is the hope behind the Rudolf Lukeš Prize, which is awarded annually to an elite scientist in the field of organic, bioorganic or medicinal chemistry by the Czech Chemical Society’s Expert Group on Organic, Bioorganic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in cooperation with the Experientia Foundation for an outstanding body of original work in the field published in the last five years in prestigious international journals.
Our Laureates:
Since 2020, the Prize has been awarded with the support of the Experientia Foundation. The list below includes all laureates since 2012.
2026 prof. Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, Ph.D.:
PřF MU Brno
2025 Mgr. Petr Cígler, Ph.D.:
ÚOCHB AV ČR
2024 Ing. RNDr. Martin Marek, Ph.D., MBA:
PřF MU Brno
2023 prof. Ing. Michal Holčapek, Ph.D.:
Univerzita Pardubice
2022 prof. Ing. Radek Cibulka, Ph.D.:
VŠCHT Praha
2021 doc. Mgr. Lukáš Trantírek, Ph.D.:
CEITEC MU Brno
2020 doc. Ing. Pavel Jelínek, Ph.D.:
Fyzikální ústav AV ČR Praha
2019 prof. Ing. Michal Hocek, DSc.:
PřF UK Praha
2018 RNDr. Ivo Starý, CSc.:
ÚOCHB AV ČR
2017 prof. RNDr. Jana Roithová, PhD.:
PřF UK Praha
2016 prof. RNDr. Petr Štěpnička, Ph.D.:
PřF UK Praha
2015 Mgr. Filip Teplý, Ph.D.:
ÚOCHB AV ČR
2014 prof. Petr Klán, Ph.D.:
PřF MU Brno
2013 prof. RNDr. Martin Kotora, CSc.:
PřF UK Praha
2012 Dr. Detlef Schröder:
ÚOCHB AV ČR
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What they said about us
“Thanks to Cool Chemistry, students discovered chemistry isn’t just about formulas, but is part of everyday life.“
Mgr. Pavlína Němcová
“Thanks to the Experientia Foundation fellowship, I can focus on my research abroad and be independent.”
Ing. Lukáš Janecký, Ph.D.
“This scholarship confirms that the project makes sense not only to me, but also to the renowned scientists who evaluated it.”
Ing. Jakub Copko, Ph.D.
“Without the Starting Grant, I would be starting from scratch. Now, I can build a larger group, including PhD students.”
Mgr. Tomáš Fiala, Ph.D.