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Chemist Henri Kagan in the spotlight as Nobel chemistry prize is announced

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Attention has turned to French chemist Henri Kagan, a pioneer of asymmetric catalysis, as the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is announced live. Chemistry World is running live coverage of the announcement, and Kagan's name is being widely searched in Sweden, France and Germany, suggesting speculation that the veteran researcher could be honoured for his foundational work in chiral synthesis.

Why now: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is being announced, driving searches around long-speculated candidates like Kagan

Henri KaganNobel Prize in ChemistryChemistry WorldFrance

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• The Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 as it happens – Live · Chemistry World
• Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules · The Guardian

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