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Nobel Prize Award Ceremony - Stockholm

Katalin Kariko receives The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 at the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony 2023 from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony 2023 at Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10, 2023. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Award Ceremony - Stockholm

Katalin Kariko receives The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 at the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony 2023 from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony 2023 at Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10, 2023. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Award Banquet - Stockholm

Anne L'Huillier, Aleksey Yekimov, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Pierre Agostini, Katalin Kariko, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Raisa Yekimova and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attend the Nobel Prize Banquet 2023 at Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Award Banquet - Stockholm

Anne L'Huillier, Aleksey Yekimov, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Pierre Agostini, Katalin Kariko, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Raisa Yekimova and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attend the Nobel Prize Banquet 2023 at Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Award Banquet - Stockholm

Katalin Kariko and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the Nobel Prize Banquet 2023 at Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Award Banquet - Stockholm

Katalin Kariko and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the Nobel Prize Banquet 2023 at Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by David NIVIERE / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize winners Goldin, Kariko

Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin (L), winner of this year's Nobel Prize in economics, and University of Pennsylvania adjunct professor Katalin Kariko, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, are pictured during a symposium at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington on Nov. 14, 2023.

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Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology

STORY: Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: SZEGED, Hungary CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the panel discussion STORYLINE: Biochemist Katalin Kariko, 2023 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, underscored the application potential of mRNA technology in a panel discussion at her alma mater, University of Szeged, on Thursday evening. Originally focused on cancer vaccines, mRNA's versatility has broadened to encompass various therapeutic applications, particularly in the rapidly evolving field of therapy drugs, she explained to an audience made up mostly of university students in response to a question from Xinhua. "Definitely, the messenger RNA (mRNA) as a therapy will be used for many, many applications, many different treatments, and therapies," she said. "Originally, you know the first ones of these companies such as BioNtech in 2008 were formed to make cancer vaccines, and they gained a lot of kn

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HUNGARY-SZEGED-NOBEL LAUREATE-KATALIN KARIKO

(231014) -- SZEGED, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Biochemist Katalin Kariko, 2023 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, talks to students during a panel discussion at the University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary, Oct. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-SZEGED-NOBEL LAUREATE-KATALIN KARIKO

(231014) -- SZEGED, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Biochemist Katalin Kariko (1st R), 2023 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, talks to students during a panel discussion at the University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary, Oct. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Nobel laureate Kariko underscores groundbreaking potential of mRNA technology" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko: determination key to success

STORY: Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko: determination key to success DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): KATALIN KARIKO, 2023 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KATALIN KARIKO, 2023 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 3. various of the press briefing STORYLINE: Nobel laureate biochemist Katalin Kariko, renowned for her pioneering work in mRNA-based vaccines that played a decisive role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighted the importance of determination in achieving scientific success during a press briefing at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): KATALIN KARIKO, 2023 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine "I'm not a genius: even in elementary school, my grades were only average fours. I even got four in conversation while half of the class got fives because they just remembered and repeated what they heard. I read Janos Selye (Hungarian-born Ca

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-NOBEL LAUREATE-KATALIN KARIKO

(231012) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Katalin Kariko, 2023 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, speaks during a press briefing at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko: determination key to success" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-NOBEL LAUREATE-KATALIN KARIKO

(231012) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Katalin Kariko, 2023 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, speaks during a press briefing at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko: determination key to success" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

University of Pennsylvania professor Drew Weissman arrives at the venue of a press conference at the university in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with his Hungarian research partner Katalin Kariko for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

Hungary's Katalin Kariko (L) and her American research partner Drew Weissman attend a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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Kariko, Weissman win Nobel medicine prize for COVID mRNA vaccine work

Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko arrives at the venue of a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the United States, on Oct. 2, 2023, after being awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with her American research partner Drew Weissman for their work leading to the development of COVID-19 vaccines using a new messenger RNA technology.

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2 scientists share 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

STORY: 2 scientists share 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS PERLMANN, Secretary-General of the Nobel Assembly 2. various of the press conference 3. various of Nobel Forum STORYLINE: Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS PERLMANN, Secretary-General of the Nobel Assembly "The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has today decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19." Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed the understanding of how mRNA interacts with the human

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Portraits of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman are shown on a screen during the announcement of the prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2023. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2023. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2023. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2023. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Portraits of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates Katalin Kariko (L) and Drew Weissman are shown on a screen during the announcement of the prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2022. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2022. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2022. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-2023 NOBEL PRIZE-PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

(231002) -- STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 2, 2022. Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications, the Nobel Committee announced on Monday. (Photo by Wei Xuechao/Xinhua)

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BioNTech Senior Vice President Katalin Kariko

Katalin Kariko, senior vice president of BioNTech SE, gives an interview in Tokyo on April 15, 2022.

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Japan Prize laureates meet with PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo with Japan Prize laureates, including Katalin Kariko (3rd from R), senior vice president at BioNTech SE, at his office in Tokyo on April 15, 2022. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

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Japan Prize laureates meet with PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) meets with Japan Prize laureates, including Katalin Kariko (2nd from R), senior vice president at BioNTech SE, at his office in Tokyo on April 15, 2022. The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

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Japan Prize award ceremony

Katalin Kariko, senior vice president at BioNTech SE, poses for photos at an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 13, 2022, after she won the Japan Prize for pioneering research contributing to the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prize award ceremony

Katalin Kariko, senior vice president at BioNTech SE, addresses an award ceremony in Tokyo on April 13, 2022, after she won the Japan Prize for pioneering research contributing to the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prize awarded to developers of COVID-19 vaccines

Screenshot shows Katalin Kariko (R), senior vice president of BioN Tech SE of Germany, and Drew Weissman, professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, attending an online press conference on Jan. 25, 2022, after co-receiving this year's Japan Prize for their pioneering research contributing to the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.