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Internet giants back life extension research
Google's Sergey Brin and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to award 11 scientists
researching life extension with $3m each.
Last Modified: 21 Feb 2013 05:12
Brin and Zuckerberg joined Russian venture capitalist Yuri Milner to launch
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences [AFP]
Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces to back
big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.
Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg, along with their spouses, on Wednesday joined
Russian venture capitalist Yuri Milner to award 11 scientists $3m each to
launch the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
"Priscilla and I are honoured to be part of this," Zuckerberg said.
"We believe the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences has the potential to
provide a platform for other models of philanthropy, so people everywhere have
an opportunity at a better future."
Art Levinson, who chairs boards at mobile device powerhouse Apple and
biotechnology star Genentech, will head the non-profit foundation created to
support breakthrough research.
Levinson said he believes the prize will spotlight outstanding minds in
medicine and hopes it will help enhance medical innovation.
Zuckerberg, Milner, and Brin's wife Anne Wojcicki will be on the foundation's
board of directors.
'Household names'
They have agreed that going forward, five annual Breakthrough prizes of $3m
each will be awarded.
"We are thrilled to support scientists who think big, take risks and have made
a significant impact on our lives," said Wojcicki, co-founder of startup
23andMe, which provides personal DNA testing services.
"These scientists should be household names and heroes in society."
Brin remarked that "curing a disease should be worth more than a touchdown" in
an apparent reference to riches heaped on professional athletes such as those
who play US football.
This year's Breakthrough Prize winners, many of whom targeted cancer in their
research, agreed to serve on a committee to select future honorees.
"Solving the enormous complexity of human diseases calls for a much bigger
effort compared to fundamental physics and therefore requires multiple sponsors
to reward outstanding achievements," Milner said of the Silicon Valley
heavyweights teaming up to back the award.
Source:
Agencies
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