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Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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News18•07-10-2026, 15:30
Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- •Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their pioneering work on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
- •Kagan is affiliated with Universite Paris-Sud in France, while 95-year-old Soai is associated with the Tokyo University of Science.
- •The prestigious award was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
- •The prize includes a monetary award of 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to about 1.2 million US dollars.
Key Questions Answered
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
Henri B. Kagan is affiliated with Universite Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, while Kenso Soai, who is 95 years old, is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science.
The prize money for this year is 12 million Swedish kronor, which is approximately USD 1.2 million.
