On December 20, the VinFuture Foundation has honored four scientific breakthroughs in 2023. The US$3 million Grand Prize is awarded to the “Invention in creating a sustainable platform for green energy through production with solar cells and storage with Lithium-ion batteries.” Three VinFuture Special Prizes are awarded to “Invention and advancement of disease-resistant rice varieties”, “The discovery of the ozone depletion mechanism in Antarctica”, and “The discovery of the role of glucagon-like peptides-1 (GLP-1), paving the way for widely used treatments for diabetes and obesity.”