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Carl-Henrik Heldin
We are pleased that Carl-Henrik Heldin will become the new Chairman of the Nobel Foundation’s Board of Directors. Professor Heldin is one of Scandinavia’s most distinguished scientists and a world authority in molecular biology and cancer research. I am convinced that with his good reputation and high integrity, Carl-Henrik Heldin will do an outstanding job for the Nobel Prize.
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Return on the capital of the Nobel Foundation amounted to 7.9 per cent in 2012

On Friday, April 26, 2013, the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation approved the 2012 financial statements of the Foundation. The market value of the Nobel Foundation’s total invested capital amounted to SEK 3,075 m (2,973) at the end of 2012. Excluding the value of the Foundation’s administrative pro­perties, portfolio capital amounted to SEK 2,900 m (2,803) at the end of 2012.The Nobel Foundation portfolio capital is allocated among equities, fixed income investments and alternative assets. Alternative assets, in turn, are allocated among properties, hedge funds as well as private equity

Carl-Henrik Heldin new Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation

At their regular meeting on April 26, 2013, the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation will elect Carl-Henrik Heldin of Uppsala as a new member of the Nobel Foundation’s Board of Directors. Heldin was born in 1952 and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, professor of molecular cell biology at Uppsala University, branch director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Uppsala and Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC).At its inaugural meeting on May 1, 2013, the Nobel Foundation’s incoming Board of Directors will make the decision to elect Carl-Henrik

Announcements of the 2013 Nobel Prizes and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Prize awarding institutions have set the following dates for their announcements of the 2013 prize decisions: Monday, October 7, 11.30 at the earliestThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThe Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Wallenbergsalen, Nobel Forum,Nobels väg 1, Stockholm Tuesday, October 8, 11.45 at the earliestThe Nobel Prize in PhysicsThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sessionssalen, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm Wednesday, October 9, 11.45 at the earliestThe Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,

The size of the Nobel Prize is being reduced to safeguard long-term capital

At its meeting on June 11, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation set the amount of the 2012 Nobel Prizes at SEK 8.0 million per prize, at today’s exchange rate equivalent to USD 1.1 million. This implies a lowering of the prize sum by 20 per cent. The Nobel Foundation regards this as a necessary measure in order to avoid an undermining of its capital in a long-term perspective.One of the most important tasks of the Nobel Foundation is to safeguard the economic base of the Nobel Prize. The capital left behind by Alfred Nobel must therefore be managed in such a way that it will

The 2011 Financial Management of the Nobel Foundation

On Friday, April 27, 2012, the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation approved the 2011 financial statements of the Foundation. OnDecember 31, 2011, the market value of the Nobel Foundation’s invested capital amounted to SEK 2,973 m (3,151). Total return on equity (growth in Foundation assets after adding back the overall sum for all Nobel Prizes and operating expenses) amounted to -2.6 (5.5) per cent. Net assets, that is, the market value of the Foundation’s equity calculated as invested capital at market value adjusted for other balance sheet items, changed by -6.5 (1.7) per cent. The

Ralph Steinman remains Nobel Laureate

The decision to award the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to the late Ralph Steinman shall remain unchanged, in keeping with the earlier announcement from the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet.As announced earlier, Ralph Steinman – one of this year’s three Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine – died on September 30. This information reached the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet via the president of Rockefeller University, where Steinman worked, at 14.30 CET on October 3, 2011. Earlier the same day, at 11.30 CET, the Nobel Assembly had announced the 2011 Nobel

New Boards of Directors for Nobel Media AB and Nobelmuseet AB

Today the Nobel Foundation Rights Association has approved a decision to appoint new members to the Boards of Directors of its wholly owned subsidiaries Nobel Media AB and Nobelmuseet AB at their respective annual general meetings. The Boards are thereby strengthened with know-how in these companies’ respective fields of activity. “The people who have been recruited have solid expertise in various forms of media production, research and museum activities. We are convinced that the new Board members will contribute fresh perspectives and approaches to the respective activities of the two

The 2010 Financial Management of the Nobel Foundation

On Friday, April 29, the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation approved the 2010 financial statements of the foundation: ·On December 31, 2010, the market value of the Nobel Foundation’s invested capital amounted to SEK 3,151 m. Total return on equity (growth in foundation assets after adding back the overall sum for Nobel Prizes and operating expenses) amounted to 5.5 (14.4) per cent. ·Net assets, that is, the market value of the foundation’s equity calculated as invested capital at market value adjusted for other balance sheet items, increased by 1.7 (9.9) per cent. ·The

Lars Heikensten to Succeed Michael Sohlman as Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation

The Trustees of the Nobel Foundation have elected Lars Heikensten, former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank and currently a member of the European Court of Auditors, to succeed Michael Sohlman on the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation when Mr Sohlman retires on May 1, 2011. The Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation has, in turn, decided to elect Lars Heikensten from among its own members as the new Executive Director from the same date. “Lars Heikensten has a background deeply rooted in research, public administration and the banking world, as well as an extensive international

Nobel Week guests of honour arriving in Stockholm

For the 2010 Nobel Laureates, two intensive months have passed since the year’s Nobel Prizes were announced in October. Nine Laureates are now arriving in Stockholm to be honoured during a week of scientific and cultural events, culminating in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet on December 10. The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on the same day in Oslo.The Nobel Week will begin on December 6 with an informal visit to the Nobel Museum in the old Stock Exchange building in Stockholm’s Old Town. On the following days, December 7 and 8, the Laureates will deliver their Nobel

Doris Lessing’s attendance during Nobel Week in Stockholm cancelled

The Nobel Foundation hereby announces that Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Laureate in Literature, will unfortunately not attend any of the events during the Nobel Week. Doris Lessing has been ill for some time but had very much hoped to be able to come to Stockholm. Unfortunately her medical advisors have said that she must not travel.Doris Lessing’s pre-recorded Nobel Lecture is therefore planned to be presented on a big screen at the Swedish Academy on 7 December at 5:30 p.m.The prize insignias, the Nobel medal and Nobel diploma, will be presented to Doris Lessing in London.Stockholm,

Announcement of the 2004 Nobel Prizes and The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Announcement of the 2004 Nobel Prizes and The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel The Nobel Foundation wishes to inform you that the Prize-Awarding Institutions have set the following dates for their announcement of the respective Nobel Prize winners for 2004: Monday, October 4, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Wallenbergsalen, Nobel Forum, Nobels väg 1, Stockholm Tuesday, October 5, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest The Nobel Prize in Physics The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,

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