HANOI, VIETNAM –
For more details about the Prize:
- Detailed instructions about the nomination process and nomination form: https://online.vinfutureprize.org/nomination
- FAQs: https://vinfutureprize.org/faqs/
- Information about the first VinFuture Prize: https://vinfutureprize.org/laureates/
* Webinar Series Agenda:
| Date | Time zone | Time |
| Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 | EDT
(Eastern Daylight-Saving Time) |
8:30 – 9:30 pm (New York)
(9:30 pm in Rio de Janeiro, 9:30 am March 24th in Tokyo) |
| Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 | PDT (Pacific Daylight-Saving Time) | 8:00 – 9:00 pm (Los Angeles)
(11:00 am March 31st in Beijing, 2:00 pm March 31st in Sydney) |
| Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 | GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | 1:00 – 2:00 pm in London
(8:00 am in Toronto, 3:00 pm in Riyadh) |
| Friday, April 8th, 2022 | SAST (South Africa Standard Time) | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm in Johannesburg
(11:00 am in Berlin, 5:00 pm in Hong Kong) |
| Thursday, April 14th, 2022 | AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight-Saving Time) | 2:00 – 3:00 pm in Sydney
(9:30 am in New Delhi, 1:00 pm in Seoul) |
| Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 | ICT (Indochina Time) | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm in Hanoi (9:00 pm April 18th in Seattle) |
About the VinFuture Foundation
The VinFuture Foundation, established on December 20th, 2020, on the occasion of International Human Solidarity Day, is an independent, not-for-profit foundation established by billionaire Mr. Phạm Nhật Vượng, and his wife, Madam Phạm Thu Hương.
The vision and mission of the Foundation is to create positive changes in the lives of millions of people in the world. The core activity of the Foundation is awarding the annual VinFuture Prizes to breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations that have already contributed or have the potential to contribute to the betterment of life for people.
The VinFuture Prize consists of four prize categories, of which the Grand Prize – with a value of US$3 million – is one of the largest annual global prizes, and three additional Special Prizes, worth US$500,000 each, are dedicated to Female Innovator(s), Innovator(s) from Developing Country(ies), and Innovator(s) with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields.
In addition, the Foundation also conducts many activities to realize its mission, such as funding research, collaborating in academic development, and promoting STEM education.
2021 VinFuture Prize Laureates
The Grand Prize: Dr. Katalin Karikó, Prof. Drew Weissman (USA) and Prof. Pieter Cullis (Canada) with their breakthrough research on mRNA technology for vaccines.
Special Prize for “Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields”: Professor Omar Yaghi (USA) with his work on discovering metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Special Prize for “Female Innovators”: Professor Zhenan Bao (USA) with her work on developing flexible electronics with the sensing properties of human skin.
Special Prize for “Innovators from Developing Countries”: Prof. Salim S. Abdool Karim and Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim (South Africa), for their Research on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis with Antibiotics virus
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