Prof. Gilles-Eric Séralini received the Whistleblower award of the Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler (VDW) and the IALANA.
He was honoured for his achievements in researching and revealing the increased risks of the overall chemical package "Roundup" compared to pure "glyphosate" in aqueous solution and the long-term risks that only became apparent in animal feeding trials beyond the 90-day routine test were.
Christine von Weizsächker held the laudatio.