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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Kagan and Soai

Original: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai, according to the official Nobel Prize press release. Both chemists are known for foundational work in stereochemistry and asymmetric catalysis, fields that underpin modern drug synthesis. Details of the citation and their specific discoveries are drawing attention as readers share the announcement.

Why now: The newly announced Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a major annual science news event.

Henri B. KaganKenso SoaiRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesNobel Prize in Chemistry

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