The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded Ralf Bartenschlager the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize for his efforts to combat hepatitis C. He will receive the €35,000 prize and a medal at the Dutch Annual Virology Symposium on 5 March 2021. Virologist Sebastian Lequime will receive the Beijerinck Premium (€ 25,000) for young virologists at the same event.