26.08.2014
Three winners of the annual UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences were announced on 26 August. The winners are: Hossein Baharvand for his work in stem cell research, Andre Bationo for his research on soil fertility, and the Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt (IMT) from the Universidad Cayetano Heredia of Peru for its work in combating diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS. 
This annual prize is funded by the Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Foundation for the Preservation of Life and is managed by UNESCO. The prize rewards individuals, institutions or NGOs for their contributions to life sciences which have led to improvements in the quality of human life. This year’s awards ceremony will take place in Malabo in September.
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