Satoshi Ōmura
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Satoshi Ōmura receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2015.
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Satoshi Ōmura after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2015.
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Overview from Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2015.
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Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald, Chemistry Laureates Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar, Medicine Laureates William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura and Tu Youyou, Literature Laureate Svetlana Alexievich and Laureate in Economic Sciences Angus Deaton.
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5 (of 14) Satoshi Ōmura proceeds into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Banquet, on 10 December 2015.
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Satoshi Ōmura (right) and Ulla Löfven (left) at the Nobel Banquet.
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7 (of 14) Two medicine laureates at the Nobel Banquet: William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura.
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The Swedish Royal Family receives the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery. From left: Satoshi Ōmura and his daughter Ikuyo Ōmura, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Arthur B. McDonald and his wife, Mrs Janet McDonald.
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Satoshi Ōmura signs the Nobel Foundation's guest book, signed by the Laureates since 1952, during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2015.
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Satoshi Ōmura showing his Nobel Medal during his visit to the Nobel Foundation.
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11 (of 14) Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Satoshi Ōmura autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2015.
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12 (of 14) Nobel Laureate Satoshi Ōmura and the autographed chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
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13 (of 14) Satoshi Ōmura at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2015.
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14 (of 14) Outside the Nobel Museum journalists from around the world wait for Medicine Laureate Satoshi Ōmura.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.