EPFL professor Philippe Schwaller has been awarded the 2025 Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry (NECA), which recognizes outstanding contributions by young investigators in the field of chemical and pharmaceutical research. The award comes with USD 100,000 in research funding.
The Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry “recognizes a scientist within the first several years of starting an independent career in chemistry, offering two years of funding and an invitation to present at the Novartis campus in Basel or Cambridge.”
The 2025 Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry has been awarded to Professor Philippe Schwaller at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences (Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering).
Schwaller directs the Laboratory of Artificial Chemical Intelligence (LIAC). His research integrates advanced machine learning methodologies to enhance drug development processes, offer accessible AI solutions for chemists, and provide automated, reliable systems for reaction prediction and classification, all with an emphasis on sustainability. Schwaller has developed a model-based approach that enables efficient exploration of virtual chemical space, targeting areas with significant molecular potential.