IKCOC Prize
The Foundation honors researchers who have made particularly significant contributions to the progress of organic chemistry. The awardee provides the award lecture at the International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC) held by the Kinka Chemical Society, Japan.
Prize Overview
| Name | The International Organic Chemistry Foundation, IKCOC Prize |
| Purpose | To honor distinguished achievements in the advancement of organic chemistry |
| Details | The awardee will receive a certificate and a cash award of 1 million yen. A prize awarding ceremony is held, and the awardee will give an award lecture at the IKCOC. A travel expense to the ceremony will be paid by the Foundation. |
| Year of Establishment | 2019（Awarded by the IKCOC Organizing Committee for 2009-2018） |
| Target | Organic Chemists |
| Selection | The IKCOC Prize selection committee will select the awardee. |
List of Past Award Recipients
| 2023 | IKCOC-15 Professor Stuart L. Schreiber (Harvard University, Broad Institute, USA) |
| 2018 | IKCOC-14 Professor Klaus Müllen (Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Germany) |
| 2015 | IKCOC-13 Professor Dieter Seebach (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) |
| 2012 | IKCOC-12 Professor Manfred Reetz (Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany) |
| 2009 | IKCOC-11 Professor George M. Whitesides (Harvard University, USA) |
For more information on past IKCOC speakers, please click here.
IKCOC Speakers List (IKCOC-1 – IKCOC-14)