The Nauta Pharmacochemistry Award for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology was established to honour the memory of Prof. Dr W. Th. Nauta, whose activities have been very important for the advancement of Medicinal Chemistry in general, and the development of international organisational structures for this discipline. The Nauta Award will acknowledge outstanding results of scientific research in the field of Medicinal Chemistry obtained by scientists without restriction regarding nationality.

The UCB-Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry was established to acknowledge and recognise outstanding research in the field of Medicinal Chemistry in its broadest sense. The Award shall be open to any Scientist whose age does not exceed 50 years on January 1^st of the year during which the Award is to be presented.

The EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist or Chemical Biologist in Academia acknowledges and recognises outstanding young medicinal chemists and chemical biologists (≤ 12 years after PhD) working in academia within Europe. The Prize is given annually and consists of a diploma, 1.000€ and an invitation for a short presentation at the EFMC-ISMC 2024.

The EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist or Chemical Biologist in Industry acknowledges and recognises outstanding young medicinal chemists and chemical biologists (≤ 12 years after PhD) working in industry within Europe. The Prize is given annually and consists of a diploma, 1.000€ and an invitation for a short presentation at EFMC-ISMC 2024.

IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry

IUPAC and Gedeon Richter, Plc. are pleased to announce the 2024 IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry. The Prize has been established by a generous gift from the Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter, Plc. (Budapest, Hungary) to acknowledge the key role that medicinal chemistry plays toward improving human health. The prize (USD 10.000) is to be awarded to an internationally recognised scientist, preferably a medicinal chemist, whose activities or published accounts have made an outstanding contribution to the practice of medicinal chemistry or to an outstanding example of new drug discovery.

The 2024 IUPAC-Richter Prize will be presented during the EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Rome, where the recipient will also give a plenary lecture on the subject of his/her research. 

Michael E. Jung, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA has been selected as winner of the 2022 IUPAC-Richter Prize.

Klaus Grohe Prize

The Klaus Grohe Foundation, which is administered by the GDCh (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker/German Chemical Society), has established the Klaus Grohe Prize, one of the most highly endowed prizes for medicinal chemistry in Europe. The prize, which has a value of 50.000€ will be awarded every two years from 2020 onwards.

The prize is conferred on an individual working in Europe who has demonstrated creativity and excellence in developing novel principles of medicinal chemistry or drug discovery and whose research results plot a clear route towards future applications. The award winner should be under the age of 45 with a promising independent scientific career and should already enjoy international recognition for his or her outstanding achievements in the field.

The award will be conferred during the EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Rome, Italy. After the award ceremony, the prize winner will be invited to give a lecture on his or her scientific work.

Prof. Raphaël Rodriguez, Research Director at the CNRS and Team Leader at the Institut Curie's Cellular and Chemical Biology Unit has been selected as awardee of the 2022 Klaus Grohe Prize.