Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Awarded for Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life.
Date February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)
Reward(s) $3 million
First awarded 2013
Official website breakthroughprizeinlifesciences.org

The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a monetary award, funded by internet entrepreneurs: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan of Facebook; Sergey Brin of Google; entrepreneur and venture capitalist Yuri Milner; and Anne Wojcicki, one of the founders of the genetics company 23andMe. The Chairman of the Board is Arthur D. Levinson of Apple.[1]

The award of $3 million, the largest award in the sciences,[2] is given to researchers who have made discoveries that extend human life. The Prize is awarded annually, beginning in 2013, with six awards given in each subsequent year. Winners are expected to give public lectures and form the committee to decide future winners.[1]

2013 winners

Eleven inaugural winners were announced in 2013. Each received $3,000,000.[1]

2014 winners[6]

2015 winners[8]

2016 winners[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rory Carroll (20 February 2013). "Breakthrough Prize announced by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. The Economist. "Take it, Alfred" http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/02/science-prizes
  3. "Cantley, Lewis C.". cornell.edu.
  4. "Cori Bargmann, Titia de Lange win inaugural Breakthrough Prizes worth $3 million". rockefeller.edu.
  5. "Charles L. Sawyers, MD". HHMI.org.
  6. "Breakthrough Prize 2014". breakthroughprize.org.
  7. Leach DR, Krummel MF, Allison JP.(1996) Enhancement of antitumor immunity by CTLA-4 blockade. Science 271(5256):1734–6.10.1126/science.271.5256.1734
  8. "Breakthrough Prize 2015". breakthroughprize.org.
  9. Breakthrough Prize 2016
  10. $3 Million Prizes Will Go to Mathematicians, Too, The New York Times

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