On Tuesday, 27th February 2024, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences honoured nine outstanding scientists in the fields of Physical Sciences & Engineering, Chemical Sciences, and Life Sciences at the seventh annual ceremony of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK held at the historic Banqueting House in Whitehall, London. Commenting on the Awards’ impact, Nicholas B. Dirks, President and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, said: “To date, Blavatnik Awards honourees have founded 72 companies, with over 50 of them founded after they were first recognised by the Blavatnik Awards, and six of which have traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ.