The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2019

Abstract

• According to Alfred Nobel’s will the bulk of his fortune should be divided into five parts and to be used for prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. • The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. • In the late 1960s, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established the Economic Sciences Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. • The Nobel Prizes are announced at the beginning of October every year. In 2019, 15 men and women were awarded a Nobel Prize. • The Economic Sciences Prize is awarded at the same time as the Nobel Prize, as part of the same ceremony on 10 December every year.