Second Helmholtz Software Award Winners announced

Thursday, 13 November 2025C. Meeßen

Helmholtz Software Award Visual

This year's Helmholtz Software Award call saw a total 35 submissions from 17 research centres. Based on reviews by a panel of 14 international experts, the committee representing HIFIS, HIDA, and the Helmholtz Open Science Office concluded the final decision on the awardees.

The winners are

Scientific Originality Prize

CP2K Logo

The main prize, awarded with 5,000€ goes to CP2K (Quantum Chemistry and Solid State Physics).

Sustainability Prize

FastSurfer Logo

Awarded with 3,000 €, the Sustainability Prize goes to Surfer (Human Brain MRI Analysis)](https://helmholtz.software/software/fastsurfer)

Newcomer Prize

The Newcomer Prize, endowed with 2,000€, is awarded to MemBrain v2 (Cryo-ET Membranes Analysis).

Congratulations

The Helmholtz RSD team congratulates all developers of for their exceptional research software solutions. The ceremony will be held at the Helmholtz Incubator Workshop on 24th November.

Register your software now

All software that participates in the Helmholtz Software Awards are registered in the Helmholtz RSD. Add your research software now to increase its visibility, link it with projects and research institutions and see how much and where your software is being cited.

Via hifis.net