Prix Breakthrough 2026 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Physique fondamentale

   Muon g−2 collaboration CERN, Muon g−2 collaboration Brookhaven, Muon g−2 collaboration Fermilab

   Physique

   For multi-decade, groundbreaking contributions to the measurement of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment, pushing the boundaries of experimental precision and igniting a new era in the quest for physics beyond the Standard Model.

2. Sciences de la vie

   Albert Maguire, Jean Bennett, Katherine A. High

   Biologie

   For developing a therapy for inherited retinal degeneration that became the first FDA-approved gene therapy for a genetic disease.

3. Sciences de la vie

   Bryan Traynor, Rosa Rademakers

   Biologie

   For the discovery of the most common genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia which charted the path for new mechanistic studies of these diseases.

4. Sciences de la vie

   Stuart H. Orkin, Swee Lay Thein

   Biologie

   For elucidating the mechanism driving the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin and validating it as a therapeutic target for sickle-cell disease and beta-thalassemia.

5. Mathématiques

   Frank Merle

   Mathématiques

   for breakthroughs in nonlinear evolution equations, with regards to their stability, singularity formation, or resolution into solitons.