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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry

Reported by 38 outlets from 15 countries, in 4 languages, between 6 Oct 2026 and 8 Oct 2026.

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Henri Kagan, a French national, and Kenso Soai, a Japanese national, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. The recognition is for their research concerning asymmetric organic synthesis. Their work has been crucial for the development of reactions used in manufacturing pharmaceutical products.

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  1. Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry Headline of the event's most representative article · NPR, 7 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: France. Other places involved: Japan. See on the map
  3. Reported by 38 outlets from 15 countries, in 4 languages, between 6 Oct 2026 and 8 Oct 2026.40 articles · See all headlines
  4. People named in at least half of the headlines: Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai.

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France9
Morocco8
United Kingdom3
Other countries18

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  1. First article seen: “WATCH: Kagan and Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry for illuminating mirror-image molecules”
  2. Covered by 10 outlets
  3. Covered by 25 outlets
  4. 35 new outlets, including “Le Nobel de chimie prime Henri Kagan et Kenso Soai pour l'étude des molécules 'image miroir'”
  5. 2 new outlets, including “Le Nobel de chimie à Henri Kagan et Kenso Soai”

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