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Otto Bayer Award
The Otto Bayer Award The Otto Bayer Award was founded in 1984 in memory of Prof. Otto Bayer, the inventor of polyurethane chemistry and long-standing head of research at Bayer.
The foundation presents the Otto Bayer Award to scientists in German-speaking countries for pioneering research contributions in innovative fields of chemistry and biochemistry, particularly in the following areas:
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The Otto Bayer Award is one of the most sought-after scientific awards in Germany. It carries a prize money of €75,000 and its presentation is every two years in alternation with the Hansen Familiy Award.
| 2012 | Prof. Dr. Benjamin List Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim/Ruhr |
| 2010 | Prof. Dr. Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen  Otto Bayer Award for Plant Researcher (5:35 Min.) |
The winners of the prize 1984 - 2008
| 2008 | Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Otto Bayer Prize awarded to scientist conducting research on DNY repair (5:06 Min.) |
| 2006 | Prof. Dr. Alois Fürstner Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim/Ruhr |
| 2003 | Prof. Dr. Christian Griesinger Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen |
| 2001 | Prof. Dr. Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund |
| 1998 | Prof. Dr. Ulrich Koert Department of Chemistry, University of Marburg Prof. Dr. Carsten Bolm Department of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Aachen |
| 1996 | Prof. Dr. Stefan Jentsch Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried |
| 1995 | Prof. Dr. Gerhard Erker Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster Prof. Dr. Paul Knochel Department of Organic Chemistry, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| 1994 | Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin |
| 1993 | Prof. Dr. François Diederich Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Federal Technical University, Zurich Prof. Dr. Dieter Hoppe Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster |
| 1992 | Prof. Dr. Herbert Jäckle Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Institute), Göttingen Prof. Dr. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen |
| 1991 | Prof. Dr. Martin Quack Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Federal Technical University, Zurich |
| 1990 | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Herrmann Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich Prof. Dr. K. Peter C. Vollhardt Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1989 | Prof. Dr. Helmut Schwarz Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin |
| 1988 | Prof. Dr. Johann Deisenhofer Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Prof. Dr. Hartmut Michel Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Frankfurt |
| 1987 | Prof. Dr. Martin Jansen Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart Prof. Dr. Arndt Simon Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart |
| 1986 | Prof. Dr. Horst Kessler Chair II of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich Prof. Dr. Manfred T. Reetz Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim |
| 1985 | Prof. Dr. Heinz Saedler Prof. Dr. Jozef S. Schell Prof. Dr. Klaus Hahlbrock Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne |
| 1984 | Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegner Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz |
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