Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin Launch $33 Million Science Prize

Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley just launched their own equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla have joined forces with Google co-founder Sergey Brin and prominent tech investor Yuri Milner to launch the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, a $33 million prize that rewards researchers who work at "curing intractable diseases and extending human life." Apple chairman Art Levisohn will serve as the chairman of the foundation.

Priscilla and I are honored to be part of this, Zuckerberg said in a statement Wednesday announcing the new foundation. We believe the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences has the potential to provide a…
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