The Ryoji Noyori Prize

The Ryoji Noyori Prize was established by the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan in 2002 to commemorate Ryoji Noyori winning the 101st Nobel Prize in Chemistry as well as the 60th anniversary of the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry. The prize is given "to recognize and encourage outstanding contributions to research in asymmetric synthetic chemistry defined in its broadest sense." The prize is sponsored by Takasago International Corporation.

Past winners include:
 * 2002 - Henri B. Kagan
 * 2003 - Gilbert Stork
 * 2004 - Dieter Seebach
 * 2005 - Tsutomu Katsuki
 * 2006 - David A. Evans