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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Dr G. Marius
National Institutes of Health, USA
For the development of NMR-based methods to characterize protein assembly, aggregation and amyloidosis.
2021 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Dr Muthiah Manoharan
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, United States
For pioneering discoveries in nucleic acid chemistry and for contributions to human health through the discoveries of RNA-based medicines.
2026 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Bonnie Ann Wallace
Birkbeck, University of London
For the pioneering development of biophysical methods and bioinformatics tools to enable the characterisation of ion channel-drug molecule complexes.
2020 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Peter Seeberger
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
For the development of automated glycan assembly as a basis for molecular glycobiology and synthetic carbohydrate vaccines.
2024 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Ronald Raines
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
For translating fundamental chemical understanding of collagen into the life sciences and towards the clinic.
2022 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian
University of Cambridge, UK
For groundbreaking and highly influential work on the chemistry and chemical biology of nucleic acids, which has transformed our understanding of q...
2025 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Tom Brown
University of Oxford, UK
For major contributions in the nucleic acid field, including the synthesis of biocompatible artificial DNA, and molecular tools for genetic analysi...
2023 Chemistry Biology Interface open prize: Khorana Prize
Yearly celebrations
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