The announcement, according to the South China Morning Post, was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The available information concerns the location of the announcement and does not establish where any potential award ceremony took place.
According to the same source, the award recognizes the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
Henri B. Kagan is affiliated with Université Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, according to the South China Morning Post.
Kenso Soai, meanwhile, is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science, according to information published by the South China Morning Post.
The award to the two chemists was reported on October 7, 2026, by France 24 and the South China Morning Post, which agree that the prize was awarded jointly.
The South China Morning Post also describes the Nobel Prize in Chemistry as the third of the six Nobel Prizes scheduled for 2026. This detail is supported, in the available information, by only one source.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry therefore links the names of Kagan and Soai to research on asymmetric organic synthesis and autocatalytic phenomena, according to the citation reported by the South China Morning Post.