Chemist Song Lin wins Snapdragon Prize

Song Lin, the Tisch University Professor in chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2025 Snapdragon Prize for Innovation in Chemistry Technology.

Snapdragon Chemistry, a subsidiary of Cambrex based in Boston established the award in 2024 to recognize one leading academic researcher each year in synthetic chemistry or engineering, who has made significant impact in bringing innovation for modern pharmaceutical discovery and manufacturing. The award comes with a $50,000 unrestricted fund to the Lin Lab.

"Professor Song Lin is a world-leading researcher in synthetic technologies, in particular in the field of electrosynthetic chemistry. His innovative approach has opened a new avenue for the use of electrochemistry in pharmaceutical discovery and manufacturing," said Eric Fang, general manager and site head of Snapdragon Chemistry.

Lin and his research group work in organic chemistry, with specific interests in electrosynthesis, catalysis and technology development. Lin is recognized for advancing electrochemical techniques that enable efficient, sustainable synthesis of complex organic molecules, accelerating drug development and materials innovation. Recently, for example, he and his research group developed a way to use electrochemistry, a sustainable technique, to make chiral molecules, which occur in mirrored pairs and are common in pharmaceuticals.

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