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The Lush Prize

The Lush Prize offers a global prize fund to support initiatives to end or replace animal testing.

It is the largest prize fund in the non-animal testing sector, with six prize categories.

Between 2012 and 2022, Lush Prize has given £2.69 million to 130 winners in 30 countries (all continents except Antarctica!).

Nominations for the 2024 Prize are due to open in August 2023.

Lobbying Prize

For exceptional individuals, groups or organisations pushing for change.
 

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Political Achievement

A non-financial ward for elected political officials at any level and in any country.
 

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Training Prize

For individuals, teams or organisations establishing training programmes in using non-animal methods.

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Public Awareness Prize

For individuals, teams or institutions raising awareness of animal testing.
 

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Science Prize

For individuals, research teams or institutions for work most likely to lead to practical non-animal tests which could be accepted by regulators.

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Young Researcher Prize

For young scientists (up to 36 years of age) focused on an animal-test free future.

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About The Prize

The Lush Prize rewards initiatives across science and campaigning that work to end or replace animal testing, particularly in the area of toxicology research.

Lush Prize is now a biennial event. Read more about the Prize.

For the 2022 Prize we were delighted to announce 10 winning projects, organisations and scientists from 8 nations. They shared a prize fund of £250,000.

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Winner Videos

Introductions to the work of our 2018 awards winners.

  • Brazilian Network for Humane Education (RedEH) - Lobbying

  • Dr Jeoung Ae Han - Lobbying (Commended)

  • White Coat Waste Project - Public Awareness

  • Dr Dan Huh - Science

  • LPCT Team - Training

  • Dr Vinicius Alves - Young Researcher Americas

  • Mr Sasan Jalili Firoozinezhad - Young Researcher Americas

  • Ms Lorena Neves - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Pilar de la Puente - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Natalia Sizochenko - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Guan-Yu Chen - Young Researcher Asia

  • Mr Kota Toshimoto - Young Researcher Asia

  • Dr Jiangwa Xing - Young Researcher Asia

  • Ms Aline Chary - Young Researcher RoW

  • Ms Alexandra Damerau - Young Researcher RoW

  • Mr Nikolas Gaio - Young Researcher RoW

  • Dr Alessandro Polini - Young Researcher RoW

  • Dr Daniel Urbisch - Young Researcher RoW

  • Professor Horst Spielmann - Andrew Tyler Award

Introductions to the work of our 2017 awards winners.

  • HSLF - Lobbying

  • AFABILITY - Public Awareness

  • Te Protejo - Public Awareness

  • Professor Jennifer Lewis - Science

  • Biosolution Co Ltd - Science (Commended)

  • HTPC - Training

  • Carolina Catarino - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Zhen Ma - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Kamel Mansouri - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Marcelino - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr David Pamies - Young Researcher Americas

  • Dr Jiabin Guo - Young Researcher Asia

  • Dr Kenry - Young Researcher Asia

  • Dr Satoshi Koyama - Young Researcher Asia

  • Dr Nathalie Bock - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Dr Sandra Heller - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Vanessa Kappings - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Anna Monzel - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Dr Rebecca Payne - Young Researcher (RoW)

Interviews and conference presentations from many of our 2016 awards winners.

  • A*STAR, Singapore - Science

  • University of Konstanz / CAAT-Europe - Science

  • Iranian Anti-Vivisection Association - Training

  • Kirkstall Ltd - Training

  • Kambez Hajipouran Benam - Young Researcher (Americas)

  • Daria Filonov - Young Researcher (Americas)

  • Nicole Kleinstreuer - Young Researcher (Americas)

  • Kimberly Norman - Young Researcher (Americas)

  • Yu Shrike Zhang - Young Researcher (Americas)

  • Kumiko Tatsumi - Young Researcher (Asia)

  • Mijoo Kim - Young Researcher (Asia)

  • Yu Chen - Young Researcher (Asia)

  • Antje Appelt-Menzel - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Katherine Chapman - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Giorgia Pallocca - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Eleftheria Pervolaraki - Young Researcher (RoW)

  • Pranjul Shah - Young Researcher (RoW)

Introductions to the work of our 2020 awards winners.

  • EAST - Lobbying

  • MD-IV-IT - Lobbying (Commended)

  • SOKO Tierschutz - Public Awareness

  • MIE Atlas Team - Science

  • Dr Azra Raza - Science (Commended)

  • TPI Helpathon - Training

  • Edoardo Carnesecchi - Young Researcher

  • Nadine Dreser - Young Researcher

  • Dr Domenico Gadaleta - Young Researcher

  • Dr Johanna Nyffeler - Young Researcher

  • Dr Yuan Pang - Young Researcher

  • Andrew Rowan - Andrew Tyler Award