The award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in Supramolecular and Macrocyclic chemistry, is sponsored by IBC Advanced Technologies. Prof. De Cola will receive the award at the 14^th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, in June 2019.

The Izatt?Christensen Award in Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry has been given to individuals selected by their peers for twenty?five years, since 1991. This Award recognizes excellence in macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry. It is one of the most prestigious awards in chemistry. The Awardee receives a small honorarium and is invited to present a lecture at the annual meeting of the International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC). The ISMSC and predecessor symposia date from the first Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry organized in Provo, Utah by Reed M. Izatt and James J. Christensen in 1977. Financial support for the Award, since its inception in 1991, has been provided by IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. (IBC).