Our 2023 Horizon Prize winners

For the development and application of X-ray diffraction computed tomography to image and identify structure-activity relationships within functional materials and devices.

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.

For the discovery and engineering of novel enzymes, creating more sustainable pathways to biologically and industrially important molecules.

For pioneering research on the medicinal chemistry of bismuth applied to the treatment of COVID-19, and identification of target sites in SARS-CoV-2 enzymes using metallomics methods.

For the development of rational design strategies for high performance nanozymes and exploration of their biomedical applications.

For the development of polarisation photocatalysis using spontaneous electric fields in polar materials to mitigate charge carrier recombination, promoting commercialisation of photocatalytic technology.

For the development of a highly selective electrochemical process for sustainable production of ammonia from nitrogen and renewable energy at close to ambient conditions, suitable for distributed production of fertilisers.

For discovering the essential structural and redox potential landscapes that are required to generate high-efficiency electron bifurcation reactions in flavoproteins.

For the development of ion-conducting polymers of intrinsic microporosity and applications as next-generation membranes in redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage.

For the development of efficient electrocatalysts to support conversion of nitrogen towards a more sustainable and economical method of producing urea, a key compound for fertilisers.

For breakthroughs in catalysed non-equilibrium systems, particularly molecular ratchet mechanisms, that have provided fundamental insights into the dynamics of matter.