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GDCh Prizes and Awards

Primo Levi Prize

Primo Levi Prize

Primo-Levi-Preis

Einsatz für humanitäre Ziele
2025 - Jean-Marie Lehn, Strasbourg/Frankreich
2023 - Henning Hopf, Braunschweig
2019 - Vincenzu Balzani, Bologna/Italien
2017 - Roald Hoffmann, Ithaca, NY/USA
2025 - Jean-Marie Lehn, Strasbourg/Frankreich
2023 - Henning Hopf, Braunschweig
2019 - Vincenzu Balzani, Bologna/Italien
2017 - Roald Hoffmann, Ithaca, NY/USA

Primo Levi Prize

awardee 2025 - Jean-Marie Lehn, Strasbourg/Frankreich

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.

More information about the Primo Levi Prize for Jean-Marie LehnPress release
More information about Primo Levi
  • Field: Commitment to humanitarian goals
  • Consists of: Ceramic, certificate
  • First awarded: 2017
  • Awarded in: Odd-numbered years
  • Jointly awarded by: SCI and GDCh
Mehr Informationen zu Primo Levi
  • Fachgebiet: Einsatz für humanitäre Ziele
  • Besteht aus: Keramik, Urkunde
  • Erstmals vergeben: 2017
  • Vergeben in: Ungeraden Jahren
  • Gemeinsam vergeben durch: SCI und GDCh

Selection Committee

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

Auswahlkommission

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