Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados (FVEA) - Premios Rei Jaume I

About the foundation

The Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados (FVEA) organizes the Rei Jaume I Awards. The awards recognize people whose scientific or business work has reached a high level of achievement and whose professional careers have been developed primarily in Spain. The foundation also hosts public programs in science and culture.

The Rei Jaume I Awards

The awards are presented in these categories:

• Basic Research
• Economics
• Biomedical Research
• Environmental Protection
• New Technologies
• Emerging Entrepreneur
• Clinical Research and Public Health

The 2026 laureates are Lluís Torner Sabata (Basic Research), Nagore Iriberri Etxebeste (Economics), Ben Lehner (Biomedical Research), Alfonso Saiz-López (Environmental Protection), Samuel Sánchez Ordóñez (New Technologies), Borja Vázquez Piñero (Emerging Entrepreneur), and Borja Ibáñez Cabeza (Clinical Research and Public Health).

Public programs

The foundation organizes science outreach events, including a talk on nanotechnology as part of the European Researchers’ Night, scheduled for September 17 at 6:30 p.m. It also publishes interviews with Nobel laureates, jury statements, and news about the awards.

Contact

For inquiries, the foundation lists info@fvea.es and a contact form on its website.