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Nobel Prize Week Opens With Medicine Announcement Today

Laureates receive a gold medal, a diploma, plus 11 million kronor, with formal ceremonies on December 10.

A view of the Nobel Forum, the venue for the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Little
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Overview

  • The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute is set to reveal the Physiology or Medicine laureates on Monday.
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce Physics on Tuesday and Chemistry on Wednesday, with Literature on Thursday, the Peace Prize from Oslo on Friday, and Economic Sciences on Monday, October 13.
  • This year’s rollout continues a 124-year tradition of honoring landmark discoveries from Stockholm and Oslo.
  • Each Nobel comes with a gold medal, a diploma, and a share of 11 million Swedish kronor, and the awards will be presented on December 10.
  • Recent Medicine prizes recognized mRNA vaccine advances in 2023 and gene‑editing therapies in 2024, and observers speculate this year could spotlight neuroscience, cancer immunology, or regenerative medicine.