Auditors

Chairman, appointed by the Government

Jonas Björck
Director, Ministry of Research and Education

Elected by the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation

Jonas Svensson
Authorized Public Accountant, Partner, Ernst & Young AB

Other Auditors, elected by the prize awarding bodies

Elected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Lars Bergström
Professor in Physics, Stockholm University

Elected by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet

Catharina Larsson
Professor in Medical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital

Elected by the Swedish Academy

Tomas Riad
Professor, Member of the Swedish Academy

Elected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Bettina Banoun
Lawyer, Wiersholm AS

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Nobel Prizes 2018

This year 12 new laureates have been awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

Their work and discoveries range from cancer therapy and laser physics to developing proteins that can solve humankind’s chemical problems. The work of the 2018 Nobel Laureates also included combating war crimes, as well as integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. Find out more.