News - MWP

September 24, 2025

MWP Symposium 2025 invitation

We are proud to invite you to the 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium, that will be held online as well as on premises in Stockholm, to celebrate the MWP 2025 Laureate.

April 11, 2025

Pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome

Dr. Gerald Tuskan is awarded the 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome.

April 8, 2025

Winner announcement & Webinar: Nano Cellulose – 10 years of success?

The webinar will be made available on our YouTube Channel 11 april 2025, 09.00 CET.

November 22, 2024

Innovations and start-ups in focus on this year’s Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium

Recordings of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium 2024 held in honour of the MWP 2024 laureates Professors Wout Boerjan and John Ralph.

November 12, 2024

The 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize

The 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2,5 million is awarded to Professors Wout Boerjan and John Ralph for their groundbreaking research leading to a greater understanding of lignin biosynthesis and structural diversity. King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the prize on Monday 11 November in Stockholm.

October 1, 2024

MWP Symposium 2024 invitation

We are proud to invite you to the 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium, that will be held online as well as on premises in Stockholm, to celebrate the MWP 2024 Laureates.

September 6, 2024

Interview with the laureates of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2024

The 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Prof John Ralph and Prof Wout Boerjan

April 17, 2024

Conceptual framework and pioneering research for advanced understanding of lignin

The 2024 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Prof John Ralph and Prof Wout Boerjan

February 1, 2024

MWP Call to Nominate – Open now!

Call for nominations is open 1 February-30 April 2024! Individuals and institutions, globally, are invited to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize.

November 30, 2023

Global forests under pressure: Impacts on economy and climate

Recording of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium 2023 held in honour of the MWP 2023 laureates Drs Darius Adams, Joseph Buongiorno, and Richard Haynes.

November 14, 2023

The 2023 Marcus Wallenberg Prize

The 2023 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2,5 million is awarded to Drs Darius Adams, Joseph Buongiorno and Richard Haynes for their development of the original and groundbreaking forest economic models TAMM and PAPYRUS and its extension to the Global Forest Products Model. King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the prize on Monday 13 November in Stockholm.

October 31, 2023

MWP Symposium 2023 invitation

We are proud to invite you to the 2023 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium, that will be held online as well as on premises in Stockholm, to celebrate the MWP 2023 Laureates.