The #NobelPrize in #Chemistry 2026 has been awarded to two scientists - #HenriBKagan and #KensōSoai – for discoveries on #mirrorimage or 'chiral' forms of #molecules that have helped advance drug development and our understanding of how medicines work in the body.

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It is worth emphasizing that one of the #Chemistry #NobelPrize laureates announced today, #KensōSoai was born in #Hiroshima just 5 years after the #UnitedStates devastated the city with the first #military use of #nuclear weapons.