For generating attosecond pulses of light to study the movement of electrons
The Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier, Frontiers of Knowledge laureates in 2023
For combined findings that enabled development of messenger RNA vaccines
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, Frontiers of Knowledge laureates in 2022
18th Biodiversity Conservation Awards
The BBVA Foundation distinguishes the protection of amphibians and reptiles in Spain, the Zoological Society of London and the journalist Miguel Ángel Ruiz Parra of La Verdad newspaper
Recorded videos of all the awardees delivering their speeches
Visions of knowledge: acceptance speeches of laureates in the 15th Frontiers Awards
Presentation ceremony of the 15th edition in Bilbao
The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards assert the value of science and culture as “vital pillars” to guide decision-making in the face of humanity’s most pressing challenges
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Interpreted by the Basque National Orchestra under the direction of Pedro Halffter Caro
The BBVA Foundation pays tribute to laureates in the 15th edition of its Frontiers of Knowledge Awards with a gala concert in the Euskalduna Bilbao auditorium
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The presentation ceremony will take place on June 20 in Euskalduna Bilbao
Welcome reception for Frontiers of Knowledge awardees in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The gala concert in honor of laureates will take place one day earlier
The ceremony of the 15th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards will be held on June 20 in Bilbao
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In the Music and Opera category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Thomas Adès for his original reinterpretation of the Western musical tradition in a genre-spanning catalogue, and his ability to connect deeply with diverse audiences
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In the Humanities and Social Sciences category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Steven Pinker and Peter Singer for innovative academic contributions in the domains of rationality and moral progress that have achieved a widespread impact in the public sphere
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In the Economics, Finance and Management category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini for transforming political economy into a modern, empirical, interdisciplinary science
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In the Basic Sciences category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Anne L’Huillier, Paul Corkum and Ferenc Krausz for enabling subatomic particles to be observed in motion over the shortest time scale captured by science
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In the Information and Communication Technologies category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli for transforming chip design from a handcrafted process to the automated industry that powers today’s electronic devices
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In the Ecology and Conservation Biology category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Susan Alberts, Jeanne Altmann and Marlene Zuk for establishing the key role of social behavior in animal evolution and its importance for species conservation
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In the Biology and Biomedicine category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for revolutionizing the study and design of proteins with artificial intelligence, and using this technology to power the development of new therapies
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In the Climate Change category
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to James Zachos and Ellen Thomas for identifying a “greenhouse effect” 56 million years ago that serves to predict the destructive impacts of today’s human-induced global warming
Award decision in the 4th edition of the program
The 2023 SEIO-BBVA Foundation Awards recognize five Spanish contributions of international impact in the vanguard of data science
Open to the public in the MULTIVERSO space, in Madrid, from 2 June to 30 December
The BBVA Foundation premieres Out of Control. Reports on the Atomic Bomb, a work by video artist Beatriz Caravaggio
Resolution of the 2022 call
Joan Rodés-Josep Baselga Advanced Research Contracts awarded by the BBVA Foundation and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
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