2023 Analytical Science Horizon Prize: Robert Boyle Prize Winners
Biosensor Surface Innovators
Awarded for the design, development and bioanalytical application of an ultra-high frequency acoustic wave device for the antifouling-based detection of biological species in complex media such as serum.
The Biosensor Surface Innovators team has designed and created a highly sensitive biosensor with anti-fouling coating for bio-detection. The team, spanning Canada, Slovakia, and Hungary, creates anti-fouling coatings which can be applied to a variety of surfaces. These coatings help to drastically reduce surface fouling by serum (the clear liquid part of blood that remains after blood cells and clotting proteins are removed) as well as bacteria and fungi.
2023 Analytical Science Horizon Prize: Sir George Stokes Prize Winners
The XRD-CT Pioneers
Awarded for the development and application of X-ray diffraction computed tomography to image and identify structure-activity relationships within functional materials and devices.
Finden Ltd, a British scientific consultancy, has achieved significant advancements in X-ray diffraction computed tomography (XRD-CT) and related chemical imaging methods like pair distribution function computed tomography (PDF-CT) or multimodal-CT through collaborations with academic and industrial partners. Most recently, Finden has driven the development of XRD-CT to the point where high-quality data can be generated for a variety of functional materials under operational conditions.
| Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
| 2024 | Not Awarded this Year | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | The XRD-CT Pioneers | XRD-CT techniques for materials characterisation | Awarded for the development and application of X-ray diffraction computed tomography to image and identify structure-activity relationships within functional materials and devices. |
| 2023 | Biosensor Surface Innovators | Anti-fouling sensors for bio-detection | Awarded for the design, development and bioanalytical application of an ultra-high frequency acoustic wave device for the antifouling-based detection of biological species in complex media such as serum. |
| 2022 | The Molecular Flow Sensor Team | A novel device for lung function measurement | Awarded for the development of a molecular flow sensor for non-invasive breath analysis to provide measurements of respiratory disease and cardiac output. |
| 2022 | The Northumbria-Sunderland-Freeman-bioMérieux collaboration | Novel approaches for identifying bacteria | Awarded for the design and development of chromogenic reagents for the rapid detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria. |
| 2021 | NoseToDiagnose | A novel approach to early Parkinson's diagnosis | Awarded for a novel approach to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and stratification using a simple non-invasive skin swab. |
| 2021 | DMF-NMR development | DMF-NMR technology for enhanced analysis | Awarded for the development of Digital Microfluidics-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (DMF-NMR) technology for enhanced chemical analysis. |
Re-thinking recognition: Science prizes for the modern world
This report is the result of an independent review of our recognition programmes. Our aim in commissioning this review was to ensure that our recognition portfolio continues to deliver the maximum impact for chemical scientists, chemistry and society.