US EditionBREAKTHROUGH PRIZE ANNOUNCES 2026 LAUREATES
The $3 million awards also recognized a 127-parts-per-billion muon measurement and a first FDA-approved gene-augmenting therapy for inherited retinal disease.
- On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the 2026 winners in Los Angeles, awarding $18.75 million to scientists advancing knowledge in life sciences, fundamental physics, and mathematics.
- Co-Founded in 2012 by tech investor Yuri Milner and others, the program has distributed more than $344 million to recognize groundbreaking scientific achievements globally.
- The Muon g-2 collaboration received a $3 million physics prize for achieving precise measurements of the muon's magnetic moment, pushing boundaries of experimental precision and igniting new physics research.
- Medical researchers also secured a $3 million award for developing CRISPR-based gene therapies that functionally cure sickle cell disease and inherited blindness, transforming treatment for millions worldwide.
- Laureates will be celebrated tonight at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles, with the recorded broadcast premiering on YouTube on Sunday, April 26 at noon Pacific time.
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A total of six research teams, including researchers who developed a gene therapy for hereditary retinal disease, received this year’s Breakthrough Prize. The Breakthrough Prize, known as the "Oscar of Science" or the "Silicon Valley Nobel Prize," is considered the award with the highest prize money in the scientific community, with a prize of $3 million (approximately 4.4 billion won), which is three times that of the Nobel Prize (approximately…
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy
Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a functional cure for the deadly blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.
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Penn Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Their discovery started with a group of blind dogs living at a vet school. Now, the work has been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize at the "Oscars of Science."
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