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Jack Ma y Cathy Zhang se unen a los patrocinadores fundadores de la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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- Jack Ma y Cathy Zhang se unen a los patrocinadores fundadores de la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, llevando el número total de premios anuales de 3 millones de dólares hasta los 6

- Las nominaciones online para los 2014 Breakthrough Prizes en Life Sciences ya están abiertas hasta el 2 de octubre de 2013

SAN FRANCISCO, 27 de septiembre de 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- La Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation anuncia que Jack Ma, el destacado empresario de Internet chino y fundador de Alibaba Group, junto a su esposa Cathy Zhang, han acordado unirse a los patrocinadores fundadores de la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation (Sergey Brin y Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg y Priscilla Chan, y Yuri Milner). Esto lleva el número total de premios anuales hasta los seis, a 3 millones de dólares cada uno de ellos. Todos los premios serán entregados por la investigación sobre la cura de enfermedades no tratables y para ampliar la vida, con una atención especial en los recientes descubrimientos; un premio va dirigido específicamente a los avances en la investigación de la enfermedad de Parkinson. Los nombres de los ganadores se anunciarán antes de que acabe el año 2013.

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Además del apoyo financiero relacionado con los premios, la fundación se complace al anunciar que Jack Ma ha acordado trabajar como director, uniéndose a Art Levinson (presidente), Mark Zuckerberg, Anne Wojcicki y Yuri Milner.

Las nominaciones online para los 2014 Breakthrough Prizes comenzaron el 3 de septiembre de 2013, y se aceptarán hasta el 2 de octubre de 2013. El formulario de las nominaciones y las normas están disponibles en: http://www.breakthroughprizeinlifesciences.org/nominations.

"Es un honor ser capaz de contribuir a la innovación en el campo de la investigación médica, y espero que con ello un día se pueda conseguir ser una diferencia en las vidas de muchas personas", afirmó Jack Ma, presidente ejecutivo de Alibaba Group.

"No podíamos estar más felices al dar la bienvenida a Jack Ma dentro del proyecto. Es una gran noticia para el premio, además de una gran noticia para las ciencias médicas: ahora hay seis premios de 3 millones de dólares cada uno para los revolucionarios pensadores que avancen en el campo de las ciencias y que ayuden a salvar vidas", comentó Art Levinson, consejero delegado de Calico y presidente de Apple Inc., Genentech, Inc., y de la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation.

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Para la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation
Oliver Phillips
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Para Jack Ma
John W. Spelich
Alibaba Group
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Acerca de Jack Ma:

Jack Ma
Presidente ejecutivo de Alibaba Group

Jack Ma es el principal fundador de Alibaba Group. Después del debut de la compañía en 1999, trabajó como presidente y consejero delegado durante más de una década, siendo responsable de la estrategia general y objetivos. El 10 de mayo de 2013, dejó su cargo como consejero delegado, pero siguió siendo el presidente ejecutivo y sigue modelando la estrategia empresarial y desarrollo administrativo de Alibaba Group.

Jack, que cuenta con una Licenciatura en Inglés del Hangzhou Teacher's Institute, trabaja actualmente dentro del consejo de administración de SoftBank Corp., una compañía de información digital destacada que cotiza públicamente en la Bolsa de Valores de Tokio. Es el director de Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, una compañía que cotiza en la Bolsa de Valores de Shenzhen. En el año 2009, Jack se convirtió en fideicomisario del programa The Nature Conservancy's China, además de unirse al consejo mundial de dirección de la organización en 2010. Desde el 11 de mayo de 2013, ha trabajado como presidente del consejo de dirección de The Nature Conservancy's China.

Acerca de la Breakthrough Prize Foundation:

La Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation es una corporación sin ánimo de lucro dedicada al avance de la investigación revolucionaria en las ciencias de la vida, celebración de los científicos y generación de emociones en relación a la búsqueda de la ciencia como una carrera. Más información en torno a la fundación y los receptores de los premios de 2013 disponible a través de www.breakthroughprizeinlifesciences.org.

Los ganadores de los premios 2014 se elegirán por medio del Comité de Selección de la fundación, que está formado por los ganadores anteriores de la Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, incluyendo:

  • Cornelia I. Bargmann
  • David Botstein
  • Lewis C. Cantley
  • Hans Clevers
  • Napoleone Ferrara
  • Titia de Lange
  • Eric S. Lander
  • Charles L. Sawyers
  • Bert Vogelstein
  • Robert A. Weinberg
  • Shinya Yamanaka

SOURCE Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation

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