The Luigi Amaducci memorial award was instituted to commemorate the distinguished Florentine neurologist, Luigi Amaducci, who was still at the forefront of research on Alzheimer's disease at the time of his premature death. It honors a living researcher whose work in neuroscience has contributed to notable advances which have led to greater understanding of therapeutics or diagnostic criteria for neurodegenerative disorders. The award is possible because of an unrestricted grant from Novartis Pharma and is awarded every two years.