
King Philippe of Belgium (R) hands over the award of Ernest Solvay Prize to Chinese-American biophysicist Xiaowei Zhuang, for pioneering the development of genome-scale imaging, during the award ceremony in Brussels on March 10, 2026. The Ernest Solvay Prize is a biennial award created in 2013 and accompanied by a prize of 300,000 euros to honour scientists whose research contributes to shaping the chemistry of tomorrow. (Photo by BENOIT DOPPAGNE / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT


