The names of the winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry have been announced

The names of the winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry have been announced

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2026 was awarded to Kenso Sauer and Henry Kagan for the discovery of nonlinear and autocatalytic effects in asymmetric organic synthesis.

The Nobel Prize website reads: At the ceremony of presenting the winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, held today, Wednesday, October 15, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the names of Kenso Sway and Henry Kagan were announced.