Published: 30-09-2026 12:28 | Updated: 30-09-2026 12:34

Diabetes researcher received the Rolf Luft Award

Four people in front of audience in a lecture hall
Richard Di Marchi, Matthias Tschöp, Petter Höglund and Kerstin Brismar Photo: Stefan Zimmerman

Many years of research with major significance for the future treatment of diabetes and obesity were honoured on 10 September with the Rolf Luft Award. This year’s laureates, Richard DiMarchi and Matthias Tschöp, received the award at a ceremony in the Nobel Forum, and in connection with the award ceremony, each laureate gave a lecture.

"Learn, Unlearn, Relearn - Chemistry Enabling Biology” by Professor Richard DiMarchi 

"Overcoming Obesity: From discovering biology to inventing polyagonism” by Professor Matthias Tschöp 

Richard DiMarchi

Matthias Tschöp