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03 October 2022
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EU-funded scientist wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2022 has been awarded to Svante Pääbo for ‘his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution’. He is considered one of the founders of paleogenomics and has been substantially funded by the EU through the European Research Council (ERC) for over a decade.

Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth said:

"Congratulations to Svante Pääbo on winning the Nobel Prize today! I’m proud that the EU has supported this stellar scientist for a decade through the European Research Council. It shows us again how important it is to trust and invest in the brightest minds and their research."
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