On October 4, 2021, in the presence of H.M. the King, a ceremony was held at Bozar to award the 2020 Quinquennial Prizes.

• The Prize in Clinical Biomedical Sciences (Joseph Maisin Scientific Prize) was awarded to Patrizio Lancellotti, Professor at the University of Liège and Director of the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital of Liège, for his major contribution in the field of valvular heart diseases.
• The Prize in Basic Biomedical Sciences (Joseph Maisin Scientific Prize) was awarded to Jean-François Collet, Professor at the UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain and co-Director of the de Duve Institute, who has uncovered new fundamental cellular mechanisms.
• The Prize in Humanities and Social Sciences (Ernest-John Solvay Scientific Prize) was awarded to Vassilis Saroglou, Professor at the Institute of Psychology of the UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain, for his bold and innovative work in the field of the psychology of religions.
• The Prize in Applied Exact Sciences (Dr. A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart Prize) was awarded to Jean-Christophe Charlier, Professor at the Polytechnic of the UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain, for his founding work on graphene.
• The Prize in Fundamental Exact Sciences (Dr. A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart Prize) was awarded to Véronique Dehant, Head of Department at the Royal Observatory of Belgium and Professor Extraordinary at the UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain, whose discoveries have favored numerous space missions.

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