Awarded the Prize "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines."

French Coordination Chemist. Born on Oct.21, 1944 in Paris, France, Mr. Sauvage obtained his Ph.D in Strasbourg University of France in 1971. Currently, he is emeritus professor at the University of Strasbourg. He is the Academician of French Academy of Sciences and Honorary Retirement Research Director of French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).