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2025 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Honor Life-Saving Neonatal Research and Innovation

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The 2025 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes honoured groundbreaking neonatal research by Professors Alistair Gunn, Laura Bennett, and Joanne Davidson, which established therapeutic hypothermia as a global standard for treating newborn brain injury. Other winners included researchers and educators advancing climate science, science communication, education innovation, and driver safety technology, highlighting the broad impact of science on society. From 2026, a new Innovation Prize will recognize efforts to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions, reflecting the government’s focus on commercializing Kiwi science.

Tags: Alistair Gunn Laura Bennett Joanne Davidson Penny Simmonds Luke Harrington Nic Rawlence Tania Gunn