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The focus of this seminar is to look at the ways that plastic can potentially break down in the ocean and what science knows about toxicity, for example.
Leif G. Anderson, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
– Sweden is falling behind in scientific competitiveness and decisive measures are required to make sure that the country remains at the scientific cutting edge. If the country’s most prominent, young researchers are given the possibility to develop into successful, top scientists, Sweden may well remain a scientific nation in the future
Staffan Normark, Permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The prize money will primarily go towards financing further studies of MDS stem cells, for instance, studies carried out after stem cell transplants.Transplantation of stem cells is currently the only therapy able to cure MDS, but the relapse frequency after transplant is still very high. Although we now know which cells cause the development of MDS and later on leukaemia, we still do not understand why these stem cells are so good at resisting various kinds of treatment. If we can identify new “therapeutic targets” in the MDS stem cells, we hope to be able to find a cure for MDS.
Professor Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen
In total, the program will provide funding for 24 Swedish postdoctoral researchers to go abroad. Additionally, by means of international recruitment, 35 foreign postdoctoral researchers and 25 guest professors will be given the opportunity to come to Swedish institutions. The program also includes SEK 40 million in support to the Institut Mittag-Leffler
Göran Sandberg, Executive director of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
A broad and comprehensive endeavour is called for in order to recover a position at the top. For instance, more Swedish postdoctoral researchers will be given the opportunity to work abroad. Being part of a dynamic environment that spans all fields of mathematics will give them a broader view of the subject. They will also develop an international network that will be beneficial to them for the duration of their careers
Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The aim of the endeavour is for Sweden to recover a position at the international cutting edge. Mathematics is one of the largest subjects at Swedish universities. It is also a subject of utmost importance for the future development of Sweden since it constitutes the basis for many medical and virtually all scientific and technical applications
Peter Wallenberg Jr., Vice-chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
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Press activities during the Nobel week with the Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences 2009

Press conference 7 December. Interviews 8 December. Filming of the Prize Lectures 8 December.PRESS CONFERENCE 7 DECEMBER TIME: Monday on 7 December 2009, at 9:00–10:00 am VENUE: Beijer Hall, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden The press conference is broadcasted on web TV at http://kva.se More information and registration: http://kva.se/en/pressroom Last day for registration: Thursday on 3 December 2009 INTERVIEWS 8 DECEMBER (in connection to the Prize Lectures) VENUE: Room Kungsstenen (floor 7), Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Sweden More

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2009

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to ELINOR OSTROM, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, “for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons”, and OLIVER E. WILLIAMSON, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, “for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm”.ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE: THE ORGANIZATION OF COOPERATION ELINOR OSTROM has demonstrated how common property can be successfully managed by user associations. OLIVER E. WILLIAMSON

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 jointly to VENKATRAMAN RAMAKRISHNAN, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK, THOMAS A. STEITZ, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA and ADA E. YONATH, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”.THE RIBOSOME TRANSLATES THE DNA CODE INTO LIFE The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 awards studies of one of life’s core processes: the ribosome’s translation of DNA information into life. Ribosomes produce proteins, which in turn

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 with one half to CHARLES K. KAO, Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, UK, and Chinese University of Hong Kong “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”, and the other half jointly to WILLARD S. BOYLE and GEORGE E. SMITH, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA “for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor”.THE MASTER OF LIGHT This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded for two scientific

REMINDER: The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2009

Welcome to press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.VENUE: The Session Hall of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden PHYSICS Tuesday 6 October 11:45 AM at the earliest CHEMISTRY Wednesday 7 October 11:45 AM at the earliest ECONOMIC SCIENCES Monday 12 October 1:00 PM at the earliest NOTE! The press conferences are only for the media. Press ID required. Registration for press must be done at the website www.kva.se/en/

The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2009

Welcome to press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.VENUE: The Session Hall of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden PHYSICS Tuesday 6 October 11:45 AM at the earliest CHEMISTRY Wednesday 7 October 11:45 AM at the earliest ECONOMIC SCIENCES Monday 12 October 1:00 PM at the earliest NOTE! The press conferences are only for the media. Press ID required. Registration for press must be done at the website www.kva.se/en/

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