Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2026 winners announcement Yearly celebrations
Celebrating our 2026 Prize winners
Thank you to everybody who took the time to make a nomination this year, and to all of our volunteers on our judging panels. Explore our prize winners to find profiles, see photo galleries, get insights into their work, and read a question and answer session with the prize winner.
Research & Innovation Prize winners
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.
Horizon Prize winners
Celebrating groups, teams and collaborations making discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science.
Inclusion and Diversity Prize winner
Recognising individuals or teams that have improved the accessibility, inclusivity and diversity of the chemical science community.
Volunteer Recognition Prize winners
Celebrating our members who support and inspire others within the community.
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Filter in a variety of ways including year to find our latest winners along with those from previous years.
Dr Katherine Wheelhouse
GlaxoSmithKline
For contributions to the application and industrialisation of chemical catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry in the pursuit of more sustainable...
2022 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Professor Igor Larrosa
University of Manchester, UK
For contributions to organic chemistry in the area of ruthenium-catalysed C-C bond formation.
2025 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Professor Matthew Powner
University College London, UK
For pioneering work on the prebiotic synthesis of essential biomolecules including amino acids, peptides and co-factors.
2024 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Professor Stephen Fletcher
University of Oxford, UK
For the development of asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura-type and other catalytic cross-coupling reactions with racemic starting materials.
2023 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Professor Stephen Thomas
University of Edinburgh, UK
For the development and creative applications of novel methods to enable catalysis, using organometallic-free activation of first-row transition me...
2021 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Professor Will Unsworth
University of York, UK
For the development of creative, modular strategies for the synthesis of biologically important small molecules, particularly those based on biocat...
2026 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Vy Dong
University of California
For creative applications of metal hydride catalysis to address diverse challenges in organic synthesis, including carbon-carbon activation and cyc...
2020 Organic Chemistry mid-career prize: Robert Robinson Prize
Yearly celebrations
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