For major breakthroughs, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) awards its highest honor, the Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement named after the nobel laureate and discoverer of insulin, Frederick Banting. Helmholtz Munich CEO and Humboldt Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Matthias Tschöp, is now the first German to receive the prestigious award.