There is a great need for this type of research position, where proven outstanding professors are given the opportunity to further strengthen and develop their research. The professorship will promote internationally leading research in the medical field by enabling the holder to devote full-time to research for five years at a Swedish medical faculty. The holder of the professorship will be appointed based on the documented scientific quality of the research carried out. Particular emphasis will be placed on research carried out during the last five-year period. The quality of the research programme, the degree of innovation and the importance for the development of medical research will also be assessed. The Academy is therefore applying for an additional grant of SEK 10 million so that a five-year Academy Professorship in Medicine can be filled in 2022.