BIG SHOWS, BIG PRIZES FOR…BIG SCIENCE?
I took in two award shows last week, one at Koerner Hall and the other at the ROM next door.
The recipients weren’t powerlifters or Miss Universes or young pianists…or even drug-enhanced Olympians. They were medical scientists.
Offering big prizes for medical breakthroughs used to be rare. Now, there are many dozens of them worldwide, offering hundreds of millions in prizes. They’re driven by the mantra of discovery: “If you think research is expensive, try disease.”
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