2025 – Maximilian Ackermann

“The Lennart Nilsson Award 2025 is given to Dr. Maximilian Ackermann. Dr. Ackermann is honoured for his outstanding contributions to scientific imaging, embodying the spirit of Lennart Nilsson by making the invisible visible. His pioneering work, particularly in developing and applying advanced techniques like hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT) and artistic scanning electron microscopy, contributes to advancing our understanding of complex biological structures and disease.

Dr. Ackermann’s visually stunning and scientifically significant images have revealed critical insights into diseases such as COVID-19 and cancer, presenting scientific breakthroughs to the world in beautiful, unique, and powerful ways. He has an extraordinary ability to translate intricate scientific concepts into compelling visual narratives.”

Doctor Maximilian Ackermann, currently working as a Professor of Pathology at the RWTH University Clinics Aachen and Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Germany, and as anatomist at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Dr. Ackermann specialises in pathology and anatomic pathology and has a passion for artistic photography. His images provide a glimpse into both the beauty of human anatomy and the darker aspects affected by disease, while also illustrating new scientific discoveries related to the condition