Monday - Physiology and Medicin: To Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, for their ground breaking work regarding the medical application of mRNA and its interaction with the immune system; their work enabled the rapid development of mRNA vaccines in the Corona pandemic.
To be honest, I would have bet the 2022 prize would be awarded for Corona-related work, and my favourite to win was the couple that founded Biontech. Now, the prize has been given to the people who made their fast development of an RNA vaccine possible, which seems like a very smart move. Karikó worked at Biontech for eight years and continues as a top conultant there. Great choice!