生命科學(xué)突破獎(jiǎng)(其他國(guó)家)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
生命科學(xué)突破獎(jiǎng),BreakthroughPrizeinLifeSciences,www.breakthroughprizeinlifesciences.org生命科學(xué)突破獎(jiǎng)基金會(huì)是一個(gè)非營(yíng)利組織,專(zhuān)注于推動(dòng)生命科學(xué)突破性研究、表彰科學(xué)家和激發(fā)人們把追求科學(xué)當(dāng)作終身事業(yè)的熱情。該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)由生命科學(xué)突破獎(jiǎng)基金會(huì)設(shè)立,旨在激勵(lì)那些從事對(duì)抗癌癥、糖尿病、帕金森和其他疾病研究的科學(xué)家。該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)于2013年2月啟動(dòng)
,每個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)獎(jiǎng)金為300萬(wàn)美金,該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)因此被稱(chēng)為“豪華版諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)”。在接受馬云夫婦捐獻(xiàn)后,基金會(huì)的年度獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)將由5個(gè)增加至6個(gè)。TheBreakthroughPrizeinLifeSciencesisfoundedbyArtLevinson,SergeyBrin,AnneWojcicki,MarkZuckerbergandPriscillaChan,andYuriMilnertorecognizeexcellenceinresearchaimedatcuringintractablediseasesandextendinghumanlife.TheprizeisadministeredbytheBreakthroughPrizeinLifeSciencesFoundation,anot-for-profitcorporationdedicatedtoadvancingbreakthroughresearch,celebratingscientistsandgeneratingexcitementaboutthepursuitofscienceasacareer.FoundingsponsorsoftheBreakthroughPrizeinLifeSciencesincludeSergeyBrinandAnneWojcicki,MarkZuckerbergandPriscillaChan,JackMaandCathyZhang,andYuriMilner,whocollecti