Prize of $24M to 12 scientists WSJ
Breakthrough Prize awards $24 million to 12 scientific researchers.
This is in the WSJ article … via @WSJ … By GEORGIA WELLS
Updated Dec. 4, 2016 8:11 p.m. ET
Categories from Genetics to Black holes. Big players from FB to Alphabet/GOOG were on site to promote these awards and recognition.
Very cool.
It is unclear if these prizes are attached to business engines or incubators. However, with that level of notoriety, and the prize money, these winners should be able to move forward with inventions that hold promise of commercialization.
Congrats to all winners.