The Breakthrough Prize program was founded in 2012 with support from such tech luminaries as Google co-founder Sergei Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki (23andMe); Russian entrepreneur-investor Yuri ...

This year's Breakthrough Prize winners will receive their awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 5. Related: In a 1st, trial finds vitamin D supplements may slow multiple sclerosis.

Breakthrough Prize laureates (from top left to right): Terence Tao, Huda Zoghbi, Shep Doeleman, Svante Pääbo, Jennifer Doudna, Kip Thorne, Joanne Chory, Ed Boyden and Fabiola Gianotti.

WASHINGTON — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced a new partnership with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to support humanitarian relief efforts for scientists forced to flee ...

Breakthrough Prize Announces Celebrity and Special Guests Paying Tribute To Distinguished Scientists by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2017The Breakthrough Prize will honor top achievements in the ...

The Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics honors the world’s best mathematicians who have contributed to major advances in the field. The joint winners of the $3 million prize, are: Christopher Hacon ...