| 1986 | Dr. Peter A. Cerutti | |
| 1987 | Dr. Rainer F. Storb | |
| Dr. C. Dean Buckner | |
| 1988 | Dr. Mariano Barbacid | |
| Dr. Thomas Graf | |
| Dr. Hartmut Beug | |
| 1989 | Dr. Isaiah J. Fidler | |
| Dr. Lance A. Liotta | |
| 1990 | Dr. Thierry Boon | |
| Dr. Ronald Levy | |
| 1991 | Dr. Victor Ling | |
| 1992 | Dr. Bernhard Fisher | |
| Dr. Gianni Bonadonna | |
| 1993 | Dr. David P. Lane | |
| Dr. Arnold J. Levine | |
| 1994 | Moses Judah Folkman M.D. | |
| 1995 | Herbert Michael Pinedo M.D. | Main Award |
| Hans Acha-Orbea. Ph.D. | Young Investigator Award |
| 1996 | Paul Nurse, Ph.D., F.R.S | Main Award |
| Gerard I. Evan, Ph.D. | Young Investigator Award |
| 1998 | Dr. Andreas Strasser | |
| 2001 | Dr. Wilhelm Krek | |
| 2003 | Dr. Maria Blasco | |
| Dr. Michael Hengartner | |
| 2007 | Dr. Reuven Agami | |
| 2009 | Dr. Manel Esteller | |
| 2011 | Prof. Christoph Klein | |
| Dr. Eduardo Moreno | |
| 2013 | Prof. Dr. Eduard Batlle | |
| Prof. Dr. Joan Seoane | |
| 2015 | Prof. Dr. Andrea Alimonti | |
| 2017 | Prof. Jacco van Rheenen | |
| 2019 | Prof. Dr. Serena Nik-Zainal | |
| 2021 | Prof. Dr. Andrea Ablasser | |
| 2023 | Dr. Inigo Martincorena | |
