About the Ryman Prize - annual NZ$250,000 award for the world’s best discovery, development, advance or achievement that enhances quality of life for older people.

Solving 100% recovery for stroke and you would be a cinch for this prize. Maybe even just solving and preventing the neuronal cascade of death. A great stroke association would be in hot pursuit of this, but since we have fucking failures of stroke associations we will never get to 100% recovery. 

About the Ryman Prize

The Ryman Prize is an annual NZ$250,000 award for the world’s best discovery, development, advance or achievement that enhances quality of life for older people. The prize is awarded each year by an international jury appointed by The Ryman Foundation.

The prize, which consists of a cash sum of NZ$250,000 and a commemorative medal, was launched by the Right Honourable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in February 2015.

The Ryman Prize is an entirely philanthropic initiative. It is independently funded, apolitical and the donor is anonymous.

The winner is selected each year by an international jury appointed by the Ryman Foundation.

The world’s rapidly ageing population means that in some parts of the globe – including most of the Western world - the population aged 75+ is set to triple in the next 30 years.

This large demographic change brings with it some chronic health issues including diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. 

The intention behind the prize is to reward great work done, and also to stimulate fresh thought from the planet’s best minds into this area of need. 

The winner will be presented with the Ryman Prize Medal at a ceremony in New Zealand each year.