Nomination Criteria

The Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis is awarded every other year by Janssen Research & Development LLC in conjunction with the Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium to an organic chemist who has made a significant contribution to the field of organic synthesis. The prize consists of a medal, a citation as well as 20.000 Euros.

 

Candidates:

Nomination of scientists of public or private universities, government institutions or industry / pharmaceutical companies will be taken into consideration based on the following criteria:

• Candidates should be under the age of 50 years old when the jury makes its decision.
• Members of the Prize Jury cannot be candidates, nor can they propose candidates.
• Candidates cannot be suggested by Janssen employees.
• The prize cannot be given twice to the same person.

 

Procedure:

• Nominations are currently closed
• Check back in 2023 for information on the nomination process for the 2024 Prize

 

Jury:

• The Janssen Prize Jury is comprised of the President and seven members who are experts in the field of organic chemistry.
• The President is appointed for six years and cannot be re-elected.
• Two members of the jury are replaced every other year by two new members, taking into account seniority, diversity and geographical distribution.
• At least one member of the jury is of Belgian nationality or is employed full time in Belgium.
• The jury votes by mail. The jury’s award decision will be submitted to the Janssen R&D Discovery Chemistry leadership team, which will approve and formally announce the name of the award winner.