Professor Antonio M. Echavarren, Group Leader and Director of the Severo Ochoa Scientific Programme at ICIQ, has been appointed Chemistry Europe Fellow for the 2024–2025 edition. This award represents the highest distinction granted by Chemistry Europe, an association that brings together 16 scientific societies from 15 European countries.
The Fellows programme, established in 2015, recognises every two years a select group of scientists whose contributions have been fundamental to the advancement of chemistry and to strengthening the European scientific community. This cohort has been chosen for its outstanding contributions, representing excellence in research, creativity and innovation.
The new Fellows will be formally recognised at the 10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress in Antwerp, scheduled for July this year.
A career of excellence
Professor Echavarren is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in homogeneous catalysis, particularly in gold chemistry, where his research has opened up new avenues for the synthesis of complex molecules and natural products that are essential for the development of pharmaceuticals and sustainable materials.
Echavarren’s research excellence has always gone hand in hand with his commitment to the advancement of organic chemistry and his service to the international scientific community. In addition to his achievements, Professor Echavarren is well known for his dedication to the training of young researchers: he has supervised numerous doctoral theses and his guidance has helped shape the next generation of scientists in organic chemistry.
“It is a great honour to join the distinguished list of Chemistry Europe Fellows, which includes Professor Pau Ballester, who was the first of our colleagues at the ICIQ to be honoured by Chemistry Europe,” said Professor Echavarren following the announcement of his appointment.
About Professor Antonio M. Echavarren
Professor Antonio M. Echavarren is an internationally recognised leading figure in the field of catalysis, particularly in gold-catalysed reactions. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards, including the Janssen-Cilag Prize in Organic Chemistry (2004), the Gold Medal of the Royal Spanish Chemical Society (2010), the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of the American Chemical Society (2015), the Enrique Moles National Research Award (2022) and the Rei Jaume I Award for Basic Research (2023). More recently, he was awarded an Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Huelva (2025).
He has been awarded two ERC Advanced Grants and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a member of the Academia Europaea and a former President of the Royal Spanish Chemical Society. He has also served as principal investigator on 13 projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, in addition to other international projects, including two ERC Advanced Grants, one ERC Proof of Concept grant and six Marie Skłodowska-Curie research staff grants.
Over the course of his career, he has supervised 60 doctoral theses, 47 master’s projects and 61 postdoctoral researchers. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications in high-impact international journals.
About Chemistry Europe
Founded in 1995, Chemistry Europe is an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, representing over 75,000 chemists. It publishes a family of high-quality scholarly chemistry journals, covering a very broad range of disciplines. ChemistryEurope is its flagship journal, publishing high-impact, authoritative research on all aspects of chemistry. Wiley-VCH is its publisher.
The mission of Chemistry Europe is to evaluate, publish, disseminate, and amplify the scientific excellence of chemistry researchers from around the globe in high-quality publications. It supports its members at every stage of their careers as they strive to solve the challenges that impact humankind. In all its work, Chemistry Europe values integrity, openness, diversity, cooperation, and freedom of thought.
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