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2011 WINNERS

Biomedicine

Alexander Varshavsky. Premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento en Biomedicina 2011 The award goes to U.S. biochemist of Russian origin Alexander Varshavsky for his discovery of the mechanisms intervening in protein degradation and their importance in biological systems. His work has implications for the understanding of cancer and immunological and neurodegenerative diseases.

Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Galardonado Ciencias Básicas 2011 Swiss astrophysicists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz receive the award for developing new astronomical instruments and experimental techniques that led to the first observation of planets outside the solar system.

Information and Communication Technologies

Carver Mead. Premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento en Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación 2011 The award goes to U.S. electrical engineer Carver Mead for his influential thinking in silicon technology. His work has enabled the development of the microchips that drive the electronic devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones, DVD players) ubiquitous in our daily lives.

Climate Change

Isaac Held. Premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento en Cambio Climático 2011 The award goes to German-born American physicist Isaac Held for his fundamental and pioneering contributions to our understanding of the structure of atmospheric circulation systems, and the role of water vapor – the most important greenhouse gas – in climate change.

Upcoming Award Announcements

Ecology and Conservation Biology

7.2.2012

Contemporary Music

14.2.2012

Economics, Finance and Management

21.2.2012

Development Cooperation

28.2.2012

Economy and SocietyEconomy and Society

Transatlantic Trends Immigration 2011


According to this public opinion survey supported by the BBVA Foundation, 60% of Europeans would allow the temporary entry of migrants produced by the events of the  “Arab Spring”.

Key Findings
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Regional differences in the Spanish public sector


This research project examines the activity of Spanish Central Government in the country’s autonomous communities. Topics broached include the size of the public sector in comparison to the rest of Europe, the distribution of expenditure and the progress of revenues.

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Growth and Competitiveness: The Outlook for Spain


The report Crecimiento y competitividad by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Economic Research Institute (Ivie) diagnoses the recent performance of the Spanish economy and puts forward measures to restore growth and embark on a new phase of social and economic development.

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Arts and HumanitiesArts and Humanities

The Hermitage in the Prado


Exposición El Hermitage en el Prado
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Joan Miró. The Ladder of Escape


Exposición Juan Miró. La escalera de la evasión
Biomedicine and HealthBiomedicine and Health
Tumor Biomarker Research Program

Tumor Biomarker Research Program


The BBVA Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology have signed a collaboration agreement to support the development of personalized cancer therapies through biomarker research. Over the next five years, the program will work towards the dual goal of discovering new drug treatments and improving or optimizing the use of existing drugs.
Basic Sciences and TechnologyBasic Sciences and Technology

Science in School


This program for schools, a first in Spain, brings scientist and teachers together to promote science teaching in the early education classroom.
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Closing in on the Higgs


Nobel laureate Gerardus ‘t Hooft, on a visit to the BBVA Foundation, describes the work being done at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to hunt down the Higgs boson.
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Crystallography and antibiotic drug discovery


Nobel Chemistry laureate Thomas Steitz describes his work on “custom-made” molecules with the power to fight diseases resistant to conventional antibiotics at an event held in the BBVA Foundation.
EnvironmentEnvironment

Jellyfish blooms may be local and reversible


Leukartiaria (Eduardo Otis)
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Biodiversity Conservation Awards


The Award for Biodiversity Conservation in Spain has been granted to WWF España for its high-impact, innovative actions in defense of nature.

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