Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018

Their work revolutionised cancer care

“When I meet patients who tell me: ‘You saved my life,’ it is an unforgettable moment.” Read about laureates James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo and their discovery of a new cancer therapy.
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Nobel Peace Prize 2014

Fighting child labour and slavery

Since 1980 Kailash Satyarthi has freed thousands of children from slave-like conditions. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work on behalf of young people.
Kailash Satyarthi and the 2014 Nobel Laureates during his visit to the Nobel Foundation

Kailash Satyarthi and the 2014 Nobel Prize laureates.

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”I think we all have doubts about what we’re doing”

There are many roads one can take in life. But to what extent will your life choices decide what kind of person you become? Listen to this podcast conversation with economist and laureate Claudia Goldin, as she discusses the choices that brought her to this moment in time.
Claudia Goldin with her diploma and medal

Claudia Goldin with her diploma and medal during a visit to the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2023.

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In memoriam

Alice Munro dies aged 92

Canadian author Alice Munro passed away on 15 May 2024. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 with the motivation “master of the contemporary short story”.

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Neuroscientist Roger Guillemin dies

Roger Guillemin passade away on 21 February, age 100. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977 for discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain.

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Herbert Kroemer 1928‒2024

Physicist Herbert Kroemer passed away on 8 March 2024, age 95. He was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics.

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