Mr. Milner declined to say how much money the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation has in its coffers, or how much each of its sponsors contributed or for how long.
Two weeks ago UCSF hosted an event for the announcement of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences where Zuckerberg, as one of the funders of the prize, was one of the speakers.
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Other winners included classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic, who took the award for breakthrough artist of the year, and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who collected the prize for best international artist.
Over the past 25 years, the World Food Prize has grown to become the foremost international award for individuals who have made exceptional breakthrough achievements in increasing the quality, quantity and availability of food in the world, thus reducing hunger.
Industry magazine Music Week awarded the singer and her record label EMI its international breakthrough prize at its annual awards on Thursday night.
The million-dollar prize will go to an individual or team throughout the world who can demonstrate an extraordinary breakthrough in brain technology with global implications.
Off the playing fields, Princeton professor Daniel Tsui Chye won the Nobel Prize in Physics, along with two colleagues, for a breakthrough in understanding how subatomic particles behave.
Having been dismissed for 180 after choosing to bat first, England were desperate for an early breakthrough, with Smith - who hit 183 in the second innings of the third Test - a prize scalp.
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Comedian Tim Minchin, who wrote the songs for last year's South Bank theatre prize winner, Matilda, presented this year's breakthrough award to actor Tom Hiddleston.
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