The annual Discovery Award accompanied with a financial award is granted by the Novartis company to researchers under 40 years of age who have contributed to a substantial advancement in the field of medical and pharmaceutical research. Since 2011, Biomedicine has been included too.
The prestigious Discovery Award 2014 for young scientists in Biomedicine was awarded to docent Jan Václavík from the First Internal Clinic at the UP Faculty of Medicine in Olomouc. He was awarded for a clinical trial, the findings of which may contribute to more effective treatment of resistant hypertension.