On September 18, 2026 the sixth Swiss Chemistry Science Night took place at Casino Bern! More than 110 award winners and invited guests followed the invitation and enjoyed the evening to celebrate excellence in chemistry. Maud Reiter, dsm-firmenich and Jeremy Luterbacher, EPFL Lausanne, guided through the evening as moderators and presented the guests and awardees in dialogue with the SCS president, Christian Bochet, in a competent and highly entertaining manner. Ed Constable, professor at the University of Basel, and Marc Cadisch, director of Spiez Laboratory, opened the evening with their welcome messages before no less than 13 winners for 10 prizes and 2 honorary members of the Swiss Chemical Society were awarded. The evening also featured the finals of the SCS Anniversary Game Competition. The three finalists presented their games before the guests voted to determine the rankings of the three winners.
The event honored the winners of the 2026 Swiss Chemical Society Awards in front of distinguished leaders from industry and academia as well as representatives from politics and was a celebration of discovery and innovation in the chemical sciences. The gala was very much appreciated by the community and provided a networking platform for industry and academic members.
Some of the award winners gave their award lecture at the SCS Fall Meeting on August 27-28, 2026.
After five years of service, Prof. Christian Bochet will step down as SCS President at the end of 2026 and was honored for his impact and achievements. Next year Dr. Yves Auberson will take over the mandate and will be the host of the 7th Swiss Chemistry Science Night.
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Céline Wittwer, SCS
23.09.2026