Fourth and fifth Ernest Solvay Prize winners receive Nobel Prize 2025 for Chemistry

Syensqo celebrates 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi

Syensqo congratulates Professors Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi, awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Richard Robson for their groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), a revolutionary class of materials with vast potential for addressing global challenges such as carbon capture, hydrogen storage, water harvesting, and gas purification.

Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi have been previously recognized by the Ernest Solvay Prize organized every two years by Syensqo. Their Nobel recognition today underscores the Prize’s mission to honor major scientific discoveries that have the potential to shape the chemistry of tomorrow and promote human progress. Prof. Susumu Kitagawa received the Ernest Solvay Prize in 2017, and Prof. Omar Yaghi in 2024.

We are thrilled to congratulate Professors Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi on this well-deserved recognition. Their pioneering work in reticular chemistry is transforming materials science and driving solutions for sustainability and the energy transition. Their achievement perfectly reflects Syensqo’s purpose: to push the limits of science for the benefit of humanity.

“With this year’s Nobel recognition, Professors Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi become the fourth and fifth recipients of the Ernest Solvay Prize to later be honored with a Nobel Prize. Previous laureates who achieved this distinction include Prof. Ben Feringa, Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi, and Dr. Katalin Karikó,” said Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO of Syensqo.

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