Breakthrough Prizes 2023

• 2023 Breakthrough Prizes conferred to individuals who made key contributions in the scientific growth.

• The Breakthrough Prizes are international awards conferred under three categories – mathematics, fundamental physics and life sciences.

• These awards give recognition to scientific advances in these fields.

• The awards were created in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – Milner (venture capitalist), Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan of Facebook and Sergey Brin of Google.

• The Breakthrough Prizes were conferred for the first time in 2012 and the ceremony was hosted by Morgan Freeman.

• Awardees receive 3 million USD each in prize money, which is higher than the 1 million USD received by Nobel laureates.

• These prizes are conferred at a televised award ceremony that is organized to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of scientists.