Tang Prize
The Tang Prize is a prize for scientific and socio-political achievements donated in December 2012 by the Taiwanese businessman Samuel Yin, which was awarded for the first time in 2014. The price is in the categories of Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development) , Biopharmaceutical Research (Biopharmaceutical Science) , Sinology and Rule of Law (in about the German concept of law awarded accordingly) and is equipped with 40 million NT $ endowed (as of 2014 about 1 million euros ). In addition, up to NT $ 10 million can be made available within five years for a research project proposed by the respective award winner.
The Academia Sinica annually together a committee to propose to the Board of Trustees of the group of nominations for each award three candidates. The Board of Directors of the Foundation , which ultimately determines the award winners, includes (as of 2016) the founder Samuel Yin as chairman and Chi-Huey Wong , president of Academia Sinica.
Award winners
| year | Sustainable development | Biopharmaceutical Research | Sinology | Rule of Law |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | James P. Allison , Tasuku Honjo | Yu Ying-shih | Albie Sachs |
| 2016 | Arthur H. Rosenfeld | Emmanuelle Charpentier , Jennifer A. Doudna , Feng Zhang | William Theodore de Bary | Louise Arbor |
| 2018 | James E. Hansen , Veerabhadran Ramanathan | Tony Hunter , Brian J. Druker , John Mendelsohn | Stephen Owen , Yoshinobu Shiba | Joseph Raz |
| 2020 | Jane Goodall | Charles Dinarello , Marc Feldmann , Tadamitsu Kishimoto | Wang Gungwu | Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association , Dejusticia , Legal Agenda |
Web links
- Tang-Prize.org (English)