Science Talent Search has had two sponsors in its 75-year history. We are so pleased to announce that Regeneron will be its third sponsor.

We're probably the only company in America where the two guys who are running the company are both alumni of the Science Talent Search.

Our core is a meritocracy based on science.

We are really big believers in coming up with new technologies.

Regeneron is a company that is focused on making people's lives better.

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My dad was a sweater manufacturer. And I remember him telling my brother and I that the one thing in life that he wanted to make sure we had was an education. An education was our weapon to fight the world with.

I went to a very special high school called the Bronx High School of Science. When I walked in the door, it became clear that there were heroes at the school. Heroes at the school were the kids who won what was then called the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. And they were the role models. That's what everybody wanted to be.

And I had a high-school math teacher who was particularly interested in doing interesting math problems. And he asked me if I would be interested in working on one. And we might even submit it for one of these so-called Westinghouse Science Talent Search projects.

I wanted to compete in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. I had to figure out how to do it. I found a role model, a teacher. Her name was Mrs. Strom. And she was phenomenal. And she agreed to come in at 5:00 AM every morning so that I could work on my project for a few hours before school started, which meant I was leaving at 3:30 in the morning. That was a life-changing experience for me. I was presented with role models and heroes and teachers and mentors who were able to take that interest in science and take it to that level where I could imagine turning it into a career.

We tried to build a company that was centered and controlled by science, the scientific method. And that meant having scientists in charge. We're both physician scientists. Half of the board of directors are scientists, and really quite distinguished scientists.

What makes this commitment from Regeneron so extraordinary is that they have committed $10 million a year for 10 years-- $100 million. They have committed to doubling the amount of awards for student scientists, with the top prize being a quarter of million dollars. This has solidified our place of being the most prestigious competition on Earth for high-school seniors.

We believe that we have to give back. This is why almost from the beginning here at Regeneron, before we were making any money, we started all sorts of mentoring and internship programs for students. And we aligned with the local science and engineering fair and all sorts of other educational programs. We get science. We are science. But we also get the Science Talent Search and how important it is because, in fact, we are in part the legacy of the Science Talent Search.

Future scientists and visionaries will stand at the forefront of society's greatest challenges.

At Regeneron, we're committed to helping build today's brightest young students into the scientific leaders of tomorrow.

That's why Regeneron is proud to renew its sponsorship of the Regeneron International

Science and Engineering Fair.

With a $10 million increase in our investment, totaling $34 million over five years, we'll continue to elevate and reward talented young scientists around the world, helping to equip them with the skills, tools and support to pursue a career in STEM.

So let's continue celebrating curiosity, igniting innovation, building pathways, and shaping the future, and let's get ready to change the world.