The Thieme journal "kma Klinik Management aktuell" has awarded the "Institute Director Prof. Dr. med. Alena Buyx receives " on May 3, 2022. Professor Dr. med. Alena Buyx, Director of the Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Chair of the German Ethics Council, receives the award in the category "Manager of the Year".

2021 would be the Corona pandemic the dominant topic in healthcare and in society: "In her numerous public appearances, Alena Buyx has always succeeded in presenting different perspectives of scientific disciplines and explaining the results of the deliberations of these disciplines to the public. In this way, she has strengthened the issue of justice and solidarity in healthcare and set the course for the actions of politicians," said the jury, explaining its choice.