Each year, the Royal Society recognises exceptional research achievements by awarding a series of prestigious medals and prizes. Professor Waldmann today receives the Royal Medal (Biological) for pioneering monoclonal antibodies for human therapy.
The honour recognises the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology's previous Head of Department, Herman Waldmann's pioneering work in fundamental and therapeutic immunology research, which spearheaded the development of engineering antibodies for treatment of cancer, multiple sclerosis and other immune disorders.