A Total of $22 Million Awarded for Breakthroughs in Treatment for the Leading Genetic Cause of Infant Death, Super-Resolution Imaging, Discovery of a New Kind of Electronic Material, and Other Major Achievements. 

2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Awarded to C. Frank Bennett and Adrian R. Krainer, Angelika Amon, Xiaowei Zhuang, and Zhijian “James” Chen. 

2019 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Charles Kane and Eugene Mele.

2019 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Awarded to Vincent Lafforgue. 

Six “New Horizons” Prizes Worth $600,000 Awarded for Early-Career Achievement in Physics and Math.