
Primo Levi Prize

On 3 December 2025, Nobel laureate Professor Jean-Marie Lehn was awarded the 2025 Primo Levi Prize in the Sala Zuccari of the Italian Senate in Rome, recognising his significant contribution to promoting transnational scientific cooperation and overcoming historical and political divisions within the chemical community.

Ex officio:
President of the GDCh (lead responsibility): Prof. Dr. Ruth Bieringer (2026 & 2027)
President of the SCI (lead responsibility): Prof. Dr. Gianluca Farinola (2023 - 2025)
GDCh Executive Director: Dr. Tom Kinzel, Frankfurt a.M. (as secretary without voting rights)
A member of the Levi family: Prof. Dr. Renzo Levi, Turin/IT
other members:
Prof. Dr. Margherita Venturi, University of Bologna
Prof. Dr. Francesco de Angelis, L'Aquila/IT
Dr. Peter Gölitz, Weinheim
Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Bielefeld University
Ex officio:
Präsident/Präsidentin der GDCh, (Federführung): Prof. Dr. Ruth Bieringer (2026 & 2027)
Präsident/Präsidentin der SCI, (Federführung): Prof. Dr. Gianluca Farinola (2023 - 2025)
GDCh Geschäftsführer: Dr. Tom Kinzel, Frankfurt a.M. (als Sekretär ohne Stimmrecht)
Ein Mitglied der Familie Levi: Prof. Dr. Renzo Levi, Turin/IT
weitere Mitglieder:
Prof. Dr. Margherita Venturi, University of Bologna
Prof. Dr. Francesco de Angelis, L'Aquila/IT
Dr. Peter Gölitz, Weinheim
Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Universität Bielefeld