Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in asymmetric synthesis
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French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
Their work helped explain how one molecular “handedness” can be amplified, with major implications for biological chemistry and pharmaceutical production.
