(2) The Balzan Foundation gives two prizes in the sciences and two prizes in the humanities each year, rotating specialties to highlight new or emerging areas of research and sustain fields that might be overlooked elsewhere. This year, the Balzan Foundation also awarded a fifth prize in international relations. Two US scientists, whose work has contributed to creating immunological treatments for cancer, and an Indian economist are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize that recognise scholarly and scientific achievements.