Process Chemistry Award

Established 2005

The Process Chemistry Award recognises outstanding work carried out by a UK-based academic in the development of significant new synthetic methodology, process technology, or reaction understanding such that it has the potential to become useful for the manufacture of an active pharmaceutical ingredient or agrochemicals on scale.

The award is sponsored jointly by AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Syngenta and includes a financial contribution to support the recipient’s future research efforts. The winner will also be invited to present their work at the SCI Process Development Symposium, where they will be presented with the award.

Nominations for this award are open annually from September to December. Nominations are welcome from all members of the scientific community (academic, industrial, etc). Previously nominated academics are also considered for the award. The award committee creates an initial shortlist of nominees based on the nominee’s scientific impact, relevance of work to process chemistry, recent output, and potential applications of the research area. The award committee meets to discuss and debate the final shortlist of nominees and to ultimately select the winner of the award. The award committee is comprised of a diverse set of scientists from AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Syngenta.