2024 Chemistry Biology Interface Horizon Prize: Rita and John Cornforth Award Winners
A∙WOL antifilarial drug discovery team
Awarded for the discovery of fast-acting, highly specific anti-Wolbachia candidates for the oral treatment of human filariasis.
The A·WOL antifilarial drug discovery team is a collaboration between the University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, University of Bonn and industrial partners from Astra Zeneca and Eisai Ltd.
2024 Chemistry Biology Interface Horizon Prize: Rita and John Cornforth Award Winners
Biosulfur Recyclers
Awarded for developing an understanding of sulfosugar metabolism and the discovery of new enzymes and pathways of sulfur recycling.
Biosulfur Recyclers is a multinational, multidisciplinary collaboration with team members from Australia, the UK and Japan.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2023 | Enzyme Discovery | Discovering new enzymes for sustainable synthesis | Awarded for the discovery and engineering of novel enzymes, creating more sustainable pathways to biologically and industrially important molecules. |
| 2022 | Team Nanobodies | Nanobodies against Covid-19 | Awarded for the development of tools for the fight against Covid-19. |
| 2022 | Team Ice | Interdisciplinary chemical approaches to understanding cryobiology | Awarded for the development, application and translation of chemical tools for cryobiology. |
| 2021 | RedAm Detectives | Biocatalysts for asymmetric reductive amination | Awarded for the development of new biocatalysts for asymmetric reductive amination, from fundamental understanding of mechanism and structure to applications on an industrial scale. |
| 2021 | GlycoTrackers – chemical precision tools to understand protein glycosylation | New chemical precision tools for glycobiology | Awarded for the development of chemical precision tools for the new era of quantitative glycobiology. |
Re-thinking recognition: Science prizes for the modern world
This report is the result of an independent review of our recognition programmes. Our aim in commissioning this review was to ensure that our recognition portfolio continues to deliver the maximum impact for chemical scientists, chemistry and society.