Dr Imre Molnár, president of the chromatographic analytical modelling specialist The MOLNÁR-INSTITUTE for Applied Chromatography, has been named one of the two 2025 laureates for the prestigious Tswiett-Nernst European Award for outstanding achievement in the separation sciences.

The award was created in 2010 by the European Society for Separation Sciences to be presented to two recipients at the group’s biennial meetings. Ownership of the award passed to the Poland-based CEGSS, the Central European Group for Separation Sciences, following the dissolution of the EuSSS in 2023.

Distinguished company

Past Tswiett-Nernst laureates have included Professor Vadim Davankov from Moscow, Professor Günther Bonn from Innsbruck, Austria, Professor Pat Sandra of Belgium’s University of Ghent, Professor Wolfgang Lindner from Vienna, Professor Frantisek Svec of Berkley, CA, Professor Klaus Unger of Mainz University, and Professor Pavel Jandera of Pardubice, Czech Republic, Professor Roman Kaliszan from University of Gdansk, Dr. Michel Martin, of Paris. The most recent recipients were Prof. Luigi Mondello and Prof. Bezhan of the University of Tbilisi, honoured at the 28th ISSS Meeting in Messina, Sicily, in 2022.

Dr Molnár will be officially honoured with the Tswiett-Nernst diploma and statuette in the Awards Ceremony that forms part of the opening session for the upcoming 29th International Symposium on Separation Sciences (ISSS) in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on September 25, 2025.

Advancing chromatographic techniques

The award recognises The MOLNÁR-INSTITUTE’s contribution to advancing high-performance liquid chromatography methodology and applications through the development of its DryLab® series of analytical computer modelling software programs.

In his letter of congratulations, CEGSS President Prof. Dr Bogusław Buszewski tells Dr Molnár: “I am convinced that the above distinction is due to you, the person who deserved not only at the European level but also worldwide in the development and popularisation of chromatographic techniques and related separation methods.”

Dr Molnár will also be delivering a keynote address to the three-day conference.