This is the 5th season of the VinFuture Awards, honoring groundbreaking inventions and technologies that contribute to improving the quality of life for millions of people and promoting the development of many industries and services that are of significant importance to humanity.
The VinFuture 2025 awards ceremony was attended by high-ranking leaders of the Party, State, and National Assembly: National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Hanoi Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Ngoc; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, along with many leaders from ministries and sectors, scientists, technology CEOs, and guests.
The flag-raising ceremony took place solemnly before the awards ceremony began.
Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend - Chairman of the VinFuture Awards Council, delivered the opening speech on behalf of the Organizing Committee at the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony.
Established in 2020 with the mission of promoting science to serve humanity, in just 5 years, VinFuture has become a prestigious destination for the global scientific community, attracting many Nobel laureates and other prestigious award winners.
Speaking at the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized: "Looking back over the past five years, we can affirm that this award not only honors outstanding scientific works but also creates valuable dialogues and forums between scientists, businesses, and policymakers; thereby, new ideas, new approaches, and new cooperation models are sparked and widely disseminated."
"Rising & Thriving - Together we rise, together we prosper" is the chosen theme for the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony. This message affirms that sustainable prosperity can only be achieved when we dare to rise, innovate, and break through.
The first award, given to a scientist from a developing country, went to Professor Maria Esperanza Martinez-Romero from Mexico for her ecological research on organisms and the mechanisms of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in tropical ecosystems.
Speaking at the event, Professor Maria expressed her deep honor and gratitude for receiving this award. She stated that the VinFuture Award has contributed to strengthening the scientific presence and confidence in research, motivating young people to pursue science, especially in healthcare.
The second award, the Special Prize for female scientists, was given to Professor Mary-Claire King for her successful discovery of the BRCA1 gene – linked to breast and ovarian cancer.
"I am deeply honored to receive this award, and on behalf of my colleagues, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to VinFuture. I was somewhat surprised to receive an award specifically for female scientists, because the discoveries of all scientists are equally valuable," Professor Mary-Claire King shared.
The VinFuture Special Prize for scientists researching new fields was awarded to the group of scientists: Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan, Professor Raphaël Mercier, Dr. Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Dr. Imtiyaz Khanday, and Dr. Delphine Mieulet, for their innovations in plant reproduction.
Hanoi Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Ngoc presents the award to the winning group of scientists.
And finally, the VinFuture Grand Prize, the most valuable award of VinFuture, worth US$3 million (equivalent to over 78 billion VND), honors the team of scientists: Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Dr. John T. Schiller, Dr. Amiee R. Kreimer, and Professor Maura L. Gillison for their discoveries and development of the HPV vaccine to prevent tumors caused by the human papillomavirus and which will contribute to reducing the global burden of cancer for decades to come.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented the VinFuture 2025 main award to a group of American scientists.
Scientists honored at the VinFuture Grand Prize deliver speeches after the moment of recognition for the most outstanding scientific work.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/khoa-hoc/toan-canh-le-trao-giai-vinfuture-2025-20251206015943908.htm
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