Larry Hench Award 2026 nominations open

The UKSB is delighted to invite applications for this year’s Larry Hench Young Investigators Award.

The Larry Hench Young Investigators Prize is a £500 prize to a promising young research scientist in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of biomaterials research, and in remembrance of such a key figure in this field – Prof Larry Hench (1938-2015).

Application forms and details on the criteria and eligibility are all provided on the UKSB website (www.uksb.org.uk/uksb-prizes/). The closing date for applications is Friday the 27th of February 2026 at midday.