Sjöberg Prize

The Sjöberg Prize
Awarded for Significant contributions to cancer research
Country Sweden
Presented by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
First awarded 2017 (2017)
Website Swedish English

The Sjöberg Prize is an award aimed at individuals or research groups that have made significant contributions to cancer research. The prize, which is international, is planned to be awarded annually. It consists of a 100,000 US dollars of free disposal and 900,000 dollars to fund future research making up a total of one million US dollars. The prize money increases to counteract inflation.[1] The Prize is funded by The Sjöberg Foundation, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for deciding upon the Sjöberg Laureates. The Foundation was founded in 2016, and the first prize was announced on 14 February 2017.[2]

Laureates

Year Image Laureate Nationality Work Ref.
2017 James P. Allison James P. Allison American "Pioneering studies of cellular processes which led to the development of new effective cancer drugs" [1][3]
Tony Hunter Tony Hunter British-American

References

  1. 1 2 "The Sjöberg prize". sjobergstiftelsen.se. Sweden: The Sjöberg Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "About the Sjöberg Prize". kva.se. Sweden: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "The first Sjöberg Prize, totalling 1 million US dollars, is awarded for discoveries that have led to new and effective cancer treatments". kva.se. Sweden: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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