The 48-year-old said he was 'overwhelmed' by the honour. He will share the prize with Americans David Baker and John Jumper.
Briton Sir Demis Hassabis has been awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry, jointly with two other scientists. The trio of Sir Demis, as well as Americans Professor David Baker and Dr John Jumper, were honoured on Wednesday for their work on decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones. The research has helped advances across a range of areas including drug development.
Sir Demis and Dr Jumper utilised AI to predict the structure of almost all known proteins, while Prof Baker learnt how to master life's building blocks and create entirely new proteins, the award body said. Sir Demis said: 'It's totally surreal to be honest, quite overwhelming.' After thanking his colleagues, including Dr Jumper, he added: 'David Baker, we've got to know in the last few years, and he's done some absolutely seminal work in protein design.
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