On 14 February, the traditional Rei Jaume I Prize Awards Ceremony will be held at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, which, as you will recall, was postponed due to the DANA weather system, given the situation and circumstances surrounding that terrible tragedy.

The awards ceremony is one of the most significant social events in the Comunitat Valenciana and is attended by a broad cross-section of civil and political society.  This ceremony will be the culmination of a programme of events featuring the award winners, including press conferences, a symposium at which they summarise and present their main discoveries, and a lecture they will deliver at selected venues across the three provinces of the Comunitat Valenciana. Through their active participation, the general public can witness the excellence of our Awards, which are unique in Spain due to the calibre of their nominees and their juries, comprising more than twenty Nobel Laureates.

The winners of the 36th edition are:

> Antonio Acín, in the Basic Research category

> Francisco Pérez, in Economics

> Xavier Trepat, in Biomedical Research

> Sergio Vicente, in Environmental Protection

> Luis Serrano in New Technologies

> Victor Amarnani, in the Entrepreneur Prize

> Jordi Sunyer, in Clinical Research and Public Health

This awards ceremony provides yet another opportunity to highlight and reinforce support for science, research and entrepreneurship in Spain – three tools that will contribute more than ever to repairing the damage caused by the recent flooding and to preventing or minimising the consequences of similar events.