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What happened: Tech behemoth Tencent has set up the Driving Global Impact Awards with leading science publication Natureโs affiliate Nature Research. The Awards aims to discover and support science projects led by young scientists who are new to basic research. Tencent, with huge tech demand, has promised to provide capital, entrepreneurial networking, and assistance to the projectsโ commercial implementation to winners. The focus sector for the Awards for the near future is brain science.
Why itโs important: During the Awards set up announcement, Sir Philip Campbell, former editor-in-chief at scientific journal Nature, said a key shift in fundamental research, communication, and social impact is the increasing importance of โtransformative researchโ, research projects going beyond the boundary of pure science to broader social and commercial applications. His words were seen as an encouragement to the integration of research and resources outside the academia. Meanwhile, the focus on brain science comes from Tencentโs ambition in AI-driven healthcare including solutions to global problems such as Alzheimerโs disease.
