The 2023 Future Science Prize laureates were announced today, with eight mainland scholars rewarded for their outstanding scientific achievements with a monetary award of up to $500,000 US Dollars each. The Future Science Prize consists of three categories: Life Science, Physical Science and Mathematics and Computer Science. Four scientists won the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize, which included scholars He Kaiming, Ren Shaoqing, Zhang Xiangyu and the late chief scientist of Megvii Sun Jian. The Future Science Prize is a privately funded science prize initiated in 2016 by a group of scientists and entrepreneurs. A "Future Science Prize Week" will also be launched to further enhance the science knowledge and interests of the younger generation in Hong Kong.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2023 00:43 UTC