The Cypriot-born Demis Hassabis is among the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Specifically, the committee that awards the prize announced that this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being awarded to scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for their work on protein structures.

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This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared, with one half awarded to American scientist David Baker and the other half to British scientist Demis Hassabis and American John M. Jumper for their research on protein structures, as clarified by the Nobel Committee.

David Baker is being honored "for the computational design of proteins," while Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper are recognized for their work on "protein structure prediction" through artificial intelligence, according to the committee's announcement.

This prestigious prize, one of the most renowned in the scientific world, is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and comes with a monetary reward of 11 million Swedish kronor.