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 2019 winners in the videos below and find the winners from other years here.
Dr Feng Shao — Winner of the 2019 Life Science Prize.
Dr Shao was awarded the prize for his seminal discoveries of cytosolic LPS receptors and downstream effectors in inflammatory responses to pathogenic bacteria.
Future Science Prize: The Life Science Prize Winner
Future Dialogue: The Life Science Prize Laureate Feng Shao
Future Science Prize Lecture in Life Science
Dr Kam-Biu Luk and Yifang Wang — Winners of the 2019 Physical Science Prize.
The laureates were awarded the prize for the experimental discovery of a new type of neutrino oscillations, which opens the door for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, particularly for new CP violation which could be the key to understanding the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the Universe.
Future Science Prize: The Physical Science Prize Winners
Future Dialogue: The Physical Science Prize Laureate Kam-Biu Luk
Future Dialogue: The Physical Science Prize Laureate Yifang Wang
Future Science Prize Lecture: Physical Science Prize Laureate
Dr Xiaoyun Wang —Winner of the 2019 Mathematics and Computer Sciences Prize
Dr. Wang was awarded the prize for her seminal contributions to cryptography by innovating cryptanalysis methods to reveal weaknesses of widely used hash functions, which have enabled new generation of cryptographic hash function standards.
Future Science Prize: The Mathematics and Computer Sciences Winner
Future Dialogue: The Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate Xiaoyun Wang