The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”
Kagan is associated with the Paris-Sud University in France and Soai is associated with the Tokyo University in Japan.
BREAKING NEWSThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” https://t.co/nH090ql1Xc
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2026
The Chemistry Nobel is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden. The prize has been awarded 117 times since 1901.
Wednesday's prize is followed by the Literature Nobel on Thursday.
After Friday's peace prize is awarded, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced on October 12.
The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
(With inputs from AP via PTI, Nobelprize.org)
