Prix Breakthrough 2023 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Physique fondamentale

   Charles H. Bennett, David Deutsch, Gilles Brassard, Peter W. Shor

   Physique

   For foundational work in the field of quantum information.

2. Sciences de la vie

   Clifford P. Brangwynne

   Biologie

   for discovering a fundamental mechanism of cellular organization mediated by phase separation of proteins and RNA into membraneless liquid droplets.

3. Sciences de la vie

   Demis Hassabis

   Biologie

   for developing a deep learning AI method that rapidly and accurately predicts the three-dimensional structure of proteins from their amino acid sequence..

4. Sciences de la vie

   Emmanuel Mignot

   Biologie

   for discovering that narcolepsy is caused by the loss of a small population of brain cells that make a wake-promoting substance, paving the way for the development of new treatments for sleep disorders..

5. Mathématiques

   Daniel Spielman

   Mathématiques

   for breakthrough contributions to theoretical computer science and mathematics, including to spectral graph theory, the Kadison-Singer problem, numerical linear algebra, optimization, and coding theory.