This year in their 75^th edition, this is the first time the City of Barcelona Awards have recognised excellence in the field of research and investigation, with their own section, different to the rest of the categories awarded in March. The goal is to offer more specific appreciation for the professionals that help towards the development of the city in this sphere.

The awards, worth the sum of 9,500 euros, go to:

• Environmental and Earth Sciences: Awarded to the scientists Kim van Daalen and Rachel Lowe for their study 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented actions. The jury highlighted the innovation, scope and important contribution to science by the study, as well as its broad international collaboration, considering the publication a reference work for cross-disciplinary research on the impact of climate change on health.
• Life Sciences: Awarded to the researcher Laura Soucek for MYC targeting by OMO-103 in solid tumours: a phase 1 trial, published in the magazine Nature Medicine, using a clinical trial to demonstrate the validity of the MYC protein as a therapeutic target for the treatment of solid tumours.
• Experimental Science and Technology: Awarded to the scientists Jose Antonio Garrido and Kostas Kostarelos for the article Nanoporous graphene-based thin-film microelectrodes for in vivo-high-resolution neural recording and stimulation, which develops graphene-based technology allowing for microimplants in the field of neuromedicine, in the analysis stage.

The jury also agreed to give a special mention to Marcel Guàrdia for his article Why are inner planets not inclined?, which demonstrates a mathematical theory about the instability of planetary system, offering a plausible explanation for the stability of our solar system.

City of Barcelona Awards 2024 in the sphere of culture

The science awards complement the awards given in the rest of the categories in March:

In the field of the arts and thought, the awards went to Xavier Pla, in the sphere of essays, humanities and history; Gabriela Wiener, in Spanish literature; Cristina Massanés, in Catalan literature, and Xavier Pàmies, in translation into Catalan.

As for the disciplines of design and architecture, the architecture and urban planning award went to Carlos Ferrater, Lucía Ferrater and Jesús Coll, while the design and fashion award went to Teresa Helbig

The City of Barcelona Awards 2024 also recognised Maria Rodríguez Soto and the Col·lectiu Taller Estampa in the audiovisual and digital culture categories respectively.

In the field of tradition culture and education, the Coordinadora de Colles Geganteres de Barcelona received the award for traditional and community culture, while Marta Galán Sala received the award for culture and education. In music, visual arts and performing arts, the awards went to Tarta Relena, Jordi Colomer and Victoria Szpunberg respectively.