ESET Science Award 2023

The festive announcement of the award winners is an annual celebration of science in Slovakia. The gala evening was attended by representatives of the domestic and foreign scientific community, ambassadors, the political elite and other eminent guests. In its fifth year, the Award was carried out under the auspices of the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová and the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia. The laureates were selected by an international jury chaired by Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist, Michel Mayor. Doctor Igor Lacík from the Institute of Polymers of the Slovak Academy of Sciences became the laureate of the main category of Outstanding Scientist in Slovakia. The laureate of the Outstanding Scientist in Slovakia Under the Age of 35 category is Matej Baláž and Professor Daniela Ostatníková received the award in the Outstanding Academic in Slovakia category.

In addition to Professor Michel Mayor, the international jury selecting the laureates of the categories Outstanding Scientists in Slovakia and Outstanding Scientist in Slovakia Under the Age of 35, were Anne Leriche, a researcher and professor, professor Maria Grazia Valsecchi, an oncologist based in Italy, Dominique Bonvin, a professor based in Switzerland, and professor Jan Konvalinka, a Czech biochemist.

ESET Science Award 2023
ESET Science Award 2023

Professor Mayor, who presented the award in the main category at the gala, praised the science in Slovakia: “Congratulations to our ESET Science Award laureates, as well as to all the finalists who have shown us that Slovakia is home to immense scientific talent. Today, we celebrate not only their work but also the hope and possibilities that science brings to all of us. They remind us that science is an endless journey, and its potential knows no bounds. Their passion, hard work, and dedication are an inspiration to us all.”

ESET Science Award 2023

The theme for the fifth edition of the Award was "Science without Borders", which highlights the need for international collaborations, knowledge sharing and open access to scientific discoveries regardless of geographical or interdisciplinary boundaries. This year's laureates show everyone through their work that scientific research is a universal language that transcends borders. Their contribution is testament to the importance of science to society.

Finalists of the category:
Outstanding
Scientist in Slovakia
Under the Age of 35
Finalists of the category:
Outstanding
Scientist in Slovakia
Under the Age of 35
Statute
Statute
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