Sciences - NEWS BBVA https://www.bbva.com/en/ NEWS BBVA Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:10:02 +0200 en-US hourly 1 Frontiers of Knowledge Award Goes to Scientists Who Revolutionized the Treatment of Several Types of Blood Cancer https://www.bbva.com/en/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-scientists-who-revolutionized-the-treatment-of-several-types-of-blood-cancer/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:53:20 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=1144309 Carl June and French geneticist Michel Sadelain have been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for revolutionizing cancer treatment through immunotherapy based on so-called CAR-T cells. Their work has paved the way for therapies therapies for patients with various types of blood cancer, including leukemia, which have already benefited “tens of thousands of individuals, including many children,” according to the award committee’s citation.]]> Carl June and French geneticist Michel Sadelain have been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for revolutionizing cancer treatment through immunotherapy based on so-called CAR-T cells. Their work has paved the way for therapies therapies for patients with various types of blood cancer, including leukemia, which have already benefited “tens of thousands of individuals, including many children,” according to the award committee’s citation.]]> Podcast | Jamil Zaki: "The Christmas Truce" https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/podcast-jamil-zaki-the-christmas-truce/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:42:28 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1104784 The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to the researchers who laid the biological foundations for revolutionary new treatments in diabetes and obesity https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-the-researchers-who-laid-the-biological-foundations-for-revolutionary-new-treatments-in-diabetes-and-obesity/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:57:20 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1078711 BBVA Foundation has honored four researchers with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their groundbreaking work in establishing the biological foundations for a new class of drugs. These drugs are highly effective in treating type 2 diabetes, promoting significant weight loss in obese individuals, and reducing their risk of cardiovascular issues.]]> BBVA Foundation has honored four researchers with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their groundbreaking work in establishing the biological foundations for a new class of drugs. These drugs are highly effective in treating type 2 diabetes, promoting significant weight loss in obese individuals, and reducing their risk of cardiovascular issues.]]> The BBVA Frontiers Awards recognize the value of knowledge to tackle the challenges of our time https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-frontiers-awards-recognize-the-value-of-knowledge-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-our-time/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:02:35 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=1047864 16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]> 16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]> BBVA celebrates wellbeing week to promote healthy habits in the workforce https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-celebrates-wellbeing-week-to-promote-healthy-habits-in-the-workforce/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:51:21 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1056042 Frontiers Award to Voisin and Eliashberg for breaking down barriers in geometry https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/frontiers-award-to-voisin-and-eliashberg-for-breaking-down-barriers-in-geometry/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:16:16 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=innovation&p=1026982 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences has gone to Claire Voisin (National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS, France) and Yakov Eliashberg (Stanford University, United States) for driving forward mathematical thought by bridging the space between two key areas of geometry with special relevance to quantum physics.]]> Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences has gone to Claire Voisin (National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS, France) and Yakov Eliashberg (Stanford University, United States) for driving forward mathematical thought by bridging the space between two key areas of geometry with special relevance to quantum physics.]]> BBVA Foundation awards the discoverers of the biological mechanisms behind protein function and their role in the origin of multiple diseases https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-foundation-awards-the-discoverers-of-the-biological-mechanisms-behind-protein-function-and-their-role-in-the-origin-of-multiple-diseases/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:25:54 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=1022523 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine for having successfully identified the cellular machinery that drives protein folding, an key process enabling them to fulfill their biological function. Their research, which disproved the findings of Nobel laureate Christian Anfinsen, has opened the door to the development of new experimental treatments for cancer and certain neurodegenerative diseases.]]> BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine for having successfully identified the cellular machinery that drives protein folding, an key process enabling them to fulfill their biological function. Their research, which disproved the findings of Nobel laureate Christian Anfinsen, has opened the door to the development of new experimental treatments for cancer and certain neurodegenerative diseases.]]> The BBVA Foundation awards researchers who discovered the link between greenhouse gases and rising global temperatures enclosed within the polar ice https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-bbva-foundation-awards-researchers-who-discovered-the-link-between-greenhouse-gases-and-rising-global-temperatures-enclosed-within-the-polar-ice/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:27:47 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1020484 The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category has gone to five European scientists for their analysis of Antarctic and Greenland ice samples to prove the “fundamental coupling” between greenhouse gas concentrations and rising air temperatures across the planet over the past 800,000 years.]]> The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category has gone to five European scientists for their analysis of Antarctic and Greenland ice samples to prove the “fundamental coupling” between greenhouse gas concentrations and rising air temperatures across the planet over the past 800,000 years.]]> The pioneers of 'attosecond physics' win the Frontiers of Knowledge Award https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-pioneers-of-attosecond-physics-win-the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:36:46 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=965351 Mental wellbeing for entrepreneurs: keys to restoring mental health on holiday https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/mental-wellbeing-for-entrepreneurs-keys-to-restoring-mental-health-on-holiday/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:44:17 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=928499