https://www.bbva.com/en/ NEWS BBVA Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:08:02 +0100 en-US hourly 1 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.]]> 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 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.]]> 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.]]> 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 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.]]> 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.]]> 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.]]> 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 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