NDO - Professor Richard Henry Friend, Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council, emphasized that the VinFuture Prize increasingly affirms its correct mission and vision: to honor works that help improve the lives of billions of people.
VinFuture Prize always brings interesting surprises
Professor Richard Henry Friend said that every year, the VinFuture Prize brings interesting surprises, and this year, he was particularly impressed with the Main Prize, which honored a "power trio" in the field of Artificial Intelligence. That is the mathematical and algorithmic foundation from scientists Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun; the pioneering data set from Fei-Fei Li; and the hardware breakthrough from Jensen Huang. The perfect combination of these three factors has created the AI revolution that we are witnessing.
With the Special Awards, he was deeply moved by the achievement of CAR-T therapy, a great step forward in cancer treatment. This is not only a scientific breakthrough, but also a new hope for millions of patients.
Meanwhile, Dr Firdausi Qadri, who won the Special Prize for Scientists from Developing Countries, is a great example of applying science to practice. She saved countless lives in Rohingya refugee camps with her cholera vaccine. And Professor Kristi Anseth, with her work on biomaterials, has shown a complete journey from the laboratory to the clinic.
"What makes me most proud is that all of these projects are aimed at a common goal: improving the lives of billions of people. That is the core value that VinFuture always strives for," he said.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents the VinFuture Prize to scientists. (Photo: THANH DAT) |
According to the Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council, the works honored this year are solving humanity's greatest challenges in very practical and effective ways.
In the health sector, we are witnessing a significant shift from treatment to prevention. Preventive health interventions are not only cost-effective but also bring long-term benefits to public health.
In cancer, we are at a turning point. For decades, despite understanding the nature of cancer, we have not found effective treatments. CAR-T cell therapy has changed that, opening a new era in cancer treatment with promising results.
As for artificial intelligence, this is perhaps the biggest surprise. After decades of being talked about but not really breaking through, AI has made spectacular progress in recent times. Through discussions at the scientific conference, the members of the award committee realized that the achievements have been impressive, but this is only the beginning. Pioneering scientists in this field all modestly commented that there is much more to explore and develop.
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"I believe that it is the diversity in approach and thinking of scientists that has created the extraordinary breakthroughs we are witnessing. This is also what VinFuture always wants to encourage through the award," said Professor Richard Henry Friend.
Great breakthroughs often come from a combination of fundamental research and applied technology.
Sharing about the decision to award the VinFuture 2024 Main Prize to a pioneering technology entrepreneur such as the founder and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation, Professor Richard Henry Friend emphasized that this decision reflects an important reality of modern science.
This is most evident in the AI revolution. And today's success in AI is the result of three inseparable factors: the mathematical and algorithmic foundations from scientists Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun; the pioneering data sets from Fei-Fei Li; and the hardware breakthroughs from Jensen Huang.
The decision to award the VinFuture 2024 Grand Prize to a pioneering technologist from the business world such as the founder and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation reflects an important reality of modern science.
Professor Richard Henry Friend
He emphasized that none of these elements can create miracles alone. This is exactly what VinFuture aims for - a comprehensive recognition of contributions from all components of the science and technology ecosystem.
“Breakthrough innovations often come from the intersection of academic research and industrial development. Only when scientists and businesses work together can we create truly meaningful breakthroughs for humanity,” he said.
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Professor Geoffrey Hinton (University of Toronto, Canada), also the 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate, shares his honor at being honored at the VinFuture 2024 Main Prize. Photo: VinFuture |
Having served as Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Council for many years, Professor Richard Henry Friend expressed that this year, he was particularly proud to share that VinFuture has once again demonstrated its ability to identify early works of global influence. Before the Nobel Prize was announced, VinFuture honored Professor Geoffrey Hinton - who later won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to AI.
This is not the first time because two years ago, VinFuture also awarded the Prize for Scientists in Emerging Fields to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper from Google DeepMind for their work on protein structure modeling. And they have just become the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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