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The '''Tang Prize''' ({{zh|c=唐獎}}) is a set of biennial international awards bestowed in a number of categories by panels of judges convened by [[Academia Sinica]], [[Taiwan]]'s top research institution. The Tang Prize was established by Taiwanese entrepreneur [[Samuel Yin]] in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.tang-prize.org/ENG/Publish.aspx?CNID=262 Tang Prize Introduction]</ref> |
The '''Tang Prize''' ({{zh|c=唐獎}}) is a set of biennial international awards bestowed in a number of categories by panels of judges convened by [[Academia Sinica]], [[Taiwan]]'s top research institution. The Tang Prize was established by Taiwanese entrepreneur [[Samuel Yin]] in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.tang-prize.org/ENG/Publish.aspx?CNID=262 Tang Prize Introduction]</ref> |
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| Tang Prize | |
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| Description | Outstanding contributions in sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology, and rule of law |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | The Tang Prize Foundation |
| First awarded | 2014 |
| Website | www |
The Tang Prize (Chinese: 唐獎) is a set of biennial international awards bestowed in a number of categories by panels of judges convened by Academia Sinica, Taiwan's top research institution. The Tang Prize was established by Taiwanese entrepreneur Samuel Yin in December 2012.[1]
Award categories
The award categories of the Tang Prize include sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology, and rule of law.[2]
Laureates
Tang Prize laureates receive NT$40 million (US$1.34 million) as well as a research grant of NT$10 million, for a total of NT$50 million (US$1.67 million).[3]
| Year | Field | Name | Nationality | Citation |
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| Emmanuelle Charpentier |  France
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"for the development of CRISPR/Cas9 as a breakthrough genome editing platform that promises to revolutionize biomedical research and disease treatment."[4] | ||
| Jennifer Doudna |  United States
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| Feng Zhang | United States
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| Arthur H. Rosenfeld | United States
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"for his lifelong and pioneering innovations in energy efficiency resulting in immense reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions around the world."[5] | ||
| Albie Sachs |  South Africa
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"for his many contributions to human rights and justice globally through an understanding of the rule of law in which the dignity of all persons is respected and the strengths and values of all communities are embraced, in particular through his efforts in the realization of the rule of law in a free and democratic South Africa, working as activist, lawyer, scholar, and framer of a new Constitution to heal the divisions of the past and to establishing a society that respects diversity and is based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights."[6] | ||
| Yu Ying-shih | United States
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"for his mastery of and insight into Chinese intellectual, political, and cultural history with an emphasis on his profound research into the history of public intellectuals in China."[7] | ||
| James P. Allison | United States
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"for the discoveries of CTLA-4 and PD-1 as immune inhibitory molecules that led to their applications in cancer immunotherapy."[8] | ||
| Tasuku Honjo |  Japan
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| Gro Harlem Brundtland |  Norway
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"for her innovation, leadership and implementation of sustainable development that laid out the scientific and technical challenges for the global community to achieve a better balance of economic development, environmental integrity, and social equality for the benefit of all humanity."[9][10] |
References
- ^ Tang Prize Introduction
- ^ Winners of Tang Prize hope it can draw young talent to science
- ^ 'Asian Nobels' will bring prize-giving up to date
- ^ Tang Prize Foundation>>Laureates>>Biopharmaceutical Science>>2016 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
- ^ 2016 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
- ^ Tang Prize Foundation>>Laureates>>Rule of Law>>2014 Tang Prize in Rule of Law
- ^ Tang Prize Foundation>>Laureates>>Sinology>>2014 Tang Prize in Sinology
- ^ Tang Prize Foundation>>Laureates>>Biopharmaceutical Science>>2014 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
- ^ 2014 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
- ^ Tang Prize laureate calls for more sustainable development efforts
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