The Herbert Falk Award recognizes exceptional research achievements by international researchers in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. It is awarded every three years at a Falk Foundation symposium and is endowed with €40,000.

The Herbert Falk Prize committee is comprised of:
•    Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schölmerich, Frankfurt (Germany)
•    Prof. Dr. Markus M. Lerch, Munich (Germany)
•    Prof. Dr. Alain Schoepfer, Lausanne (Switzerland)
•    Prof. Dr. Robin Spiller, Nottingham (UK)
•    Prof. Dr. Séverine Vermeire, Leuven (Belgium)
•    Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer, Hanover (Germany)

Dr. Dr. Herbert Falk (1924–2008) was a doctor and a pharmaceutical scientist. He founded Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH in 1960, followed by the Falk Foundation in 1978, leaving a lasting impression on the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology both in Germany and internationally.

The Adolf Windaus Award honors major achievements in the field of bile acid research and has been awarded every two years since 1980. Endowed with €15,000, it is bestowed during the International Bile Acid Meetings convened by the Falk Foundation.

The Adolf Windaus Prize committee is comprised of:
•    Prof. Dr. Dieter Häussinger, Düsseldorf (Germany)
•    Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beuers, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
•    Prof. Dr. Michael Trauner, Vienna (Austria)
•    Prof. Dr. Albert Parés, Barcelona (Spain)
•    Prof. Dr. Verena Keitel-Anselmino, Magdeburg (Germany)

Prof. Dr. Adolf Windaus (1876–1959) was a chemist with a passion for basic science research who won the Nobel Prize in 1928. Windaus’ research elucidated the structure of sterols, specifically cholesterol, characterized the composition of vitamin D, and developed a medicine to prevent and treat rickets. His insights laid the groundwork for the later discovery of bile acid metabolism.