THE RANK PRIZE FUNDS PRIZEGIVING 4 FEBRUARY 2008

Held at the Royal College of Physicians, Central London

An introduction was given by Lord Selborne, KBE, FRS, Chairman of the Trustees who thanked all the prizewinners for their magnificent work and Lord Broers, FREng, FRS for attending to present the prizes. 

He then handed over to John Wheeler to read the citations. 

Professor P. Puska was awarded £75,000 for his demonstration on a national scale, in Finland, of the dramatic success of the application of preventive nutritional principles to the conquest of coronary heart disease.

Professor S.D. Tanksley was awarded £75,000 for his work on the application of genome mapping and molecular markers to crop improvement.

Professor P.B. Denyer (far left) and colleagues Dr. D. Renshaw (right), Dr. M. Lu (centre) and Professor G. Wang (left) were awarded a prize for their work on the first CMOS image sensors for digital cameras.

Professor Denyer         - £30,000

Dr. Renshaw                 - £20,000

Dr. Lu                             - £15,000

Professor Wang           - £15,000

Professor M.V Srinivasan was awarded £45,000 for his work on insect vision and its application to robotics.

Finally Lord Broers concluded by expressing his enormous thanks to the prize winners and his belief that in each area they have made a real difference to society and mankind and that, in the case of the nutritional work, many lives have been saved or improved as a result – an inspiration to us all.

Following the formal ceremony the prizewinners and guests mingled over drinks.

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From left to right, Lord Broers, FREng,FRS, Professor P. Puska and Lord Selborne, KBE, FRS.

Professor Puska was awarded £75,000 for his demonstration on a national scale, in Finland, of the dramatic success of the application of preventive nutritional principles to the conquest of coronary heart disease.

From left to right, Lord Broers, FREng,FRS, Professor S.D. Tanksley and Lord Selborne, KBE, FRS.

Professor Tanksley was awarded £75,000 for his work on the application of genome mapping and molecular markers to crop improvement.

From left to right, Lord Broers, FREng,FRS, Professor Wang, Dr. Lu, Dr Renshaw, Professor Denyer and Lord Selborne, KBE, FRS

Professor Denyer and team were awarded prizes totalling £80,000 for their work on the first CMOS image sensors for digital cameras.

From left to right, Lord Broers, FREng, FRS, Professor Srinivasan and Lord Selborne, KBE, FRS

Professor Srinivasan was awarded £45,000 for his work on insect vision and its application to robotics

And finally the team at Rank Prize Funds:

                      Mrs Judith Delaney             Mrs Susan Bristol  greeting attendees                  Mr John Wheeler