France’s Henri Kagan, Japan’s Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize

French scientist Henri Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on asymmetric organocatalysis, a method used to create complex molecules with specific properties.

Kagan and Soai independently developed this method in the 1990s, revolutionizing the field of organic chemistry and enabling the production of drugs, agrochemicals, and other compounds with improved efficiency and selectivity.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually to scientists in the field of chemistry for outstanding contributions to the field.