Ernest Solvay Prize

The award was established in 2013 as the Solvay Prize, Chemistry for the Future, to honor Ernest Solvay's commitment to scientific research. Its heritage is rooted in the legacy of the Solvay Conferences, a series of scientific gatherings founded by Ernest Solvay in Brussels, in 1911. In December 2023, following the demerger of the Solvay Group, responsibility for the prize was transferred to Syensqo, a science company focused on advanced materials and specialty chemicals. Under the management of the Syensqo Fund, the award was renamed the Science for the Future Ernest Solvay Prize. ==Governance and selection==

The prize is awarded to a single researcher in recognition of their fundamental contribution to science. Laureates are selected by an independent international jury of scientists ==Laureates==

• 2013: Peter G. Schultz • 2015: Ben Feringa (2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) • 2017: Susumu Kitagawa (2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) • 2020: Carolyn R. Bertozzi (2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) • 2022: Katalin Karikó (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine) • 2024: Omar Yaghi (2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) • 2026: Xiaowei Zhuang ==References==