European research continues to push the boundaries of knowledge. This year again, European and EU-funded scientists were awarded the Nobel Prizes in Medicine and Physics. 💡 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 Anne L'Huillier and 🇭🇺 🇦🇹 Ferenc Krausz were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental methods to generate attosecond pulses of light. The EU has backed their research substantially for the past 15 years. 🔬 🇭🇺 🇺🇸 Katalin Karikó won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Although not EU-funded, her pioneering work helped European Research Council grantee Ugur Sahin develop one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. Since 2002, the EU's research and innovation programmes have funded at least 29 Nobel Prize winners: 🌌 Physics: 12 🧪 Chemistry: 11 🧬 Physiology / Medicine: 5 💱 Economics: 1 Did you know that in 2012, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU itself? #NobelPrize #EUfunded #ResearchImpactEU