mRNA vaccine researchers get $3 mln VinFuture grand prize

(From L) Scientists Pieter Rutter Cullis, Drew Weissman, and Katalin Kariko receive the VinFuture Grand Prize for contributions to the development of the mRNA vaccine technology, Hanoi, January 20, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

An international award founded in Vietnam to honor scientific achievements gave out $4.5 million worth of prizes to several global scientists Thursday night.

The annual VinFuture Prize, instituted by the VinFuture Foundation, was launched by Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong and his wife Pham Thu Huong.

The award aims to recognize ground breaking scientific and technological discoveries around the world.

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