The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
has today decided to award
the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
jointly to
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
Press invitation
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 will be announced on Monday 5 October 2020 at 11.30 am (at the earliest).
The announcement will be open only for media representatives who have been accredited in advance. Valid press credential is mandatory.
Due to the pandemic and the need for social distancing we can unfortunately only accept a very limited number of media representatives for the announcement.
If you would like to attend this year’s prize announcement on site, please e-mail nobelforum@nobelprizemedicine.org or call Ann-Mari Dumanski at 46 8 524 878 00.
Please note that you will not be able to participate unless you have received a personal invitation to do so in reply to your e-mail.
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