"Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize" awarded to Professor Peter G. Schultz for his work at the interface of chemistry and the life sciences
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Professor Schultz's work has resulted in new methods to synthesize molecules
with novel chemical and biological properties and has impacted chemistry,
materials science and medicine
Brussels, 26 September 2013 -- The "Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize", a
bi-annual EUR 300,000 prize created by the Belgium based Solvay Group, is
awarded to Professor Peter G. Schultz, professor at the Scripps Research
Institute in California, and Director of the California Institute for
Biomedical Research.
The formal statement of the jury chaired by Hakan Wennerström, Professor at
the University of Lund, motivates the decision as follows: "For Professor
Schultz's multiple scientific contributions at the interface between chemistry
and biology, in particular for the exploitation of molecular diversity and the
rational expansion of the genetic code of the living organisms."
Professor Schultz's ground breaking work is impacting many scientific fields,
including biotechnology and medicine. It also has important implications for
regenerative medicine, and the treatment of infectious disease, autoimmune
disease and cancer.
Unanimous in their decision, the five jury members of the Solvay Prize,
amongst them two Nobel prize winners, took into account several criteria
including scientific excellence, potential and actual scientific and societal
impact, and scientific activity. Professor Schultz successfully delivered on
all these requirements and proved to be a worthy winner.
In his most recent work, Professor Schultz pioneered a method that enables the
expansion of the genetic codes of living organisms to include new building
blocks beyond the 20 amino acids common to all forms of life. This ability,
demonstrated with over seventy synthetic amino acids, has created new powerful
tools in protein engineering, cell biology and biochemistry. Professor
Schultz's ground breaking work is impacting many scientific fields, including
biotechnology and medicine.
His early work exploited the molecular diversity of the immune system to
develop antibodies that selectively catalyze chemical reactions, much like
natural enzymes. He extended these combinatorial concepts to many areas of
chemistry, biology and medicine, and was the first to apply this approach to
materials science, which made it possible to simultaneously synthesize and
characterize the properties of many different materials for use in electronic
devices, catalysis, energy storage and the environment. More recently, by
developing highly sophisticated methods to screen "chemical libraries" for
their effects on living cells, Schultz's team identified small, biologically
active molecules with important implications for regenerative medicine and the
treatment of infectious disease, autoimmune disease and cancer.
Professor Schultz is known for his pro-activity, publishing during the course
of his career over 500 papers and training over 300 co-workers. In addition,
he has set up ten different pioneering technology companies and biomedical
research institutes to ensure the positive impact of his scientific research
on society.
"I am obviously delighted to win the Solvay Prize", said Professor Schultz.
"It is a wonderful recognition for all of the hard work of a terrific group of
present and past co-workers. I am very much looking forward to travelling to
Belgium on 4 December for the award ceremony."
The Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize rewards a major scientific discovery
that could shape tomorrow's chemistry and help human progress. The EUR
300,000 Prize will be awarded every two years. It was announced on the
occasion of the 150th anniversary of the creation of the chemical company
Solvay by Ernest Solvay, and to perpetuate the founder's commitment as a
strong supporter of scientific research. It is intended to endorse basic
research and underline the essential role of chemistry as a science and an
industry to help solve some of the most pressing issues the world is facing.
The prize will be given to Professor Peter G. Schultz during an award ceremony
at the Palais des Académies in Brussels, Belgium, on 4 December 2013.
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