The Future Science Prize is the first privately funded science prize jointly established by scientists and entrepreneurs. It was established in 2016 by the Future Forum, a non-profit organization based in mainland China. The prize has three award categories: life science, physical science, and mathematics/computer science.
The prize aims to recognize scientific breakthroughs that have long-term significance. Regardless of the researcher’s nationality, the nominated work should have been completed primarily in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. Each prize carries a monetary award of ¥6.5 million (approximately USD$1 million). Learn more about the 2018 winners in the videos below and find the winners from other years here .
Dr Jiayang Li, Dr Longping Yuan, Dr Qifa Zhang — Winners of the 2018 Life Sciences Prize
Dr Li, Dr Yuan, and Dr Zhang made pioneering contributions in producing high-yield, superior-quality rice through systematic study of molecular mechanisms associated with specific rice features and application of novel approaches in rice breeding.
Future Science Prize: The Life Science Prize Winners
Future Dialogue: The Life Science Prize Laureate Jiayang Li
Future Science Prize: Lecture in Life Science
Dr Xiaoming Feng, Dawei Ma and Qilin Zhou — Winners of the 2018 Physical Science Prize
The laureates were awarded the prize for inventing new catalysts and chemical reactions, which opened avenues for synthesizing organic molecules, especially pharmaceutical molecules.
Future Science Prize 2018: The Physical Science Winners
The Physical Science Prize Laureates Xiaoming Feng, Dawei Ma, Qilin Zhou
Future Science Prize Lecture: Physical Science Prize Laureates
Dr Burn J Lin, winner of the 2018 Mathematics and Computer Sciences Prize
Dr Lin pioneered immersion lithography with groundbreaking innovations have revolutionized integrated circuit production to enable the continuous scaling of advanced semiconductor chips down to nano-metric feature dimensions for the most powerful computing and communication applications for the past fifteen years and foreseeable future.
Future Science Prize: The Mathematics and Computer Sciences Winner
Future Dialogue: The Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate Burn J Lin
Future Science Prize Lecture: in Mathematics and Computer Science