Prize winners
We are recognising individuals, collaborations and teams for their exceptional achievements in advancing the chemical sciences.
2026 winners announcement Yearly celebrations
Celebrating our 2026 Prize winners
Thank you to everybody who took the time to make a nomination this year, and to all of our volunteers on our judging panels. Explore our prize winners to find profiles, see photo galleries, get insights into their work, and read a question and answer session with the prize winner.
Research & Innovation Prize winners
Celebrating exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.
Horizon Prize winners
Celebrating groups, teams and collaborations making discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science.
Inclusion and Diversity Prize winner
Recognising individuals or teams that have improved the accessibility, inclusivity and diversity of the chemical science community.
Volunteer Recognition Prize winners
Celebrating our members who support and inspire others within the community.
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Professor Anita Maguire
University College Cork, Ireland
For the development of a diverse range of synthetic organic methodologies and protocols, and their applications to medicinal chemistry.
2025 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Bruce Turnbull
University of Leeds, UK
For the development and application of bioorthogonal approaches in engineering functional protein and carbohydrate based systems.
2024 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor David Procter
University of Manchester, UK
For the development of new methods in the synthesis and use of heterocycles in the areas of radical and organosulfur chemistry.
2020 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Edward Anderson
University of Oxford, UK
For creative contributions to organic synthesis and synthetic methodology.
2020 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor John Spencer
University of Sussex, UK
For pioneering organic chemistry used to accelerate drug discovery and underpin the development of clinical candidates.
2026 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Marc Vendrell
University of Edinburgh, UK
For the design and synthesis of activatable fluorophores, and their application in high-resolution biological imaging and translational medicine.
2023 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Professor Ross Denton
University of Nottingham, UK
For the development of novel synthesis methods and catalysts based on organophosphorus and organosilicon chemistry, and their application in the sy...
2022 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry
Yearly celebrations
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07 June 2022
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