Hanoi, May 22, 2025 – The VinFuture Prize, a global science and technology award, has officially concluded the nomination period for its fifth season with a total of 1,705 nominations submitted from around the world. Notably, the number of official nominating partners has seen exceptional growth, reaching 14,772 – more than a twelvefold increase from the 1,200 recorded in the inaugural season – reaffirming the Prize's reputation as a global hub for scientific and intellectual excellence.
Hanoi, May 8, 2025 - In a move to safeguard student well-being, Hanoi University of Public Health and the VinFuture Foundation announced a collaboration to launch the program “School-based e-cigarette prevention intervention in metropolitan cities in Vietnam”. This collaboration will contribute to protecting school health, enhancing understanding of the risks, and fostering a safe and healthy learning environment for future generations.
The VinFuture Foundation has unveiled its esteemed Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee for the 2025 award season, featuring a notable cohort of new members. These globally recognized luminaries, who will preside over the evaluation of the distinguished $4.5 million science and technology awards, are preeminent figures in pivotal, forward-looking disciplines with the potential to define humanity's trajectory.
Together with world-renowned scientists including Prof. Joel F. Habener, Prof. Jens Juul Holst and Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Mojsov, Prof. Daniel Drucker at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, has discovered the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), leading to life-changing therapies for people with diabetes and obesity while stimulating emerging applications for neurodegenerative diseases. This groundbreaking innovation has garnered significant recognition for him and the GLP-1 research group, exemplified by the prestigious 2023 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields, and the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, awarded earlier this April. In this interview, he reflects on the impact and influences of the VinFuture Prize on his further research, as well as the challenges and prospects of expanding GLP-1 accessibility. As global scientific recognition continues to evolve, he shares insights into the vital role of initiatives like the VinFuture Prize in inspiring the next generation of scientists.
“Most of the major scientific prizes are traditionally given in developed economies. Therefore, it is significant that a big prize such as the VinFuture Prize is now given in Vietnam, an emerging economy. This demonstrates to the world that emerging economies can be equal partners in the innovation game.”
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Professor Soumitra Dutta – Member of the VinFuture Prize Council
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Together with world-renowned scientists including Prof. Joel F. Habener, Prof. Jens Juul Holst and Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Mojsov, Prof. Daniel Drucker at the University of Toronto and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, has discovered the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), leading to life-changing therapies for people with diabetes and obesity while stimulating emerging applications for neurodegenerative diseases. This groundbreaking innovation has garnered significant recognition for him and the GLP-1 research group, exemplified by the prestigious 2023 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields, and the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, awarded earlier this April. In this interview, he reflects on the impact and influences of the VinFuture Prize on his further research, as well as the challenges and prospects of expanding GLP-1 accessibility. As global scientific recognition continues to evolve, he shares insights into the vital role of initiatives like the VinFuture Prize in inspiring the next generation of scientists.
The 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize laureates have been further recognized with the prestigious 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for their pioneering work in modern machine learning.
Professor Rachid Yazami, the 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize Laureate, has commended the groundbreaking nature and significant impact of this prestigious award. He believes that VinFuture not only recognizes innovations that benefit all of humanity but also positions Vietnam as a global hub for cutting-edge technology development and collaboration.
“VinFuture Prize celebrates science and technology innovators on the basis of their contribution to humanity. It is the first of its kind to originate in the global south and is unique in bringing a global and specifically humanitarian focus to all prize categories.“
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Sir Richard Henry Friend, FRS, Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council
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The VinFuture Foundation organizes a series of 06 InnovaTalk (webinar) webinars with the theme of key areas of science and technology, to introduce new technology trends that can be solutions to pressing global probems.
The VinFuture Foundation organizes a series of 06 InnovaTalk (webinar) webinars with the theme of key areas of science and technology, to introduce new technology trends that can be solutions to pressing global probems.
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