The Breakthrough Prize ceremonies are held at the Hangar One building in Mountain View, California Digital First Media/Bay Area News via Getty
The 2019 Breakthrough Prizes, totaling $22 million, have been awarded to scientists around the world for their work in physics, biology and mathematics. The discoveries these awards celebrate have helped illuminate the inner workings of human cells, as well as expand our knowledge of the universe.
Seven prizes, each worth $3 million, go to nine scientists. C. Frank Bennett at Ionis Pharmaceuticals and Adrian R. Krainer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory share a prize for developing a therapy…
