Giovanni Natile, EuCheMS President, presented the award to Peter Kündig at the Opening Ceremony of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker Forum, Ulm, on 17 September 2007. 

Peter Kündig made an exceptional contribution to the success of the 1st EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, held in Budapest in August 2006. As co-chair of the Congress Scientific Committee, Peter Kündig worked with representatives of the chemistry community across Europe to develop and deliver a high quality scientific programme which attracted nearly 2,500 participants. His vision for the Congress, the first event of its kind, and his dedication were key factors in ensuring the success of this major EuCheMS initiative. 

Peter Kündig is Director of the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Geneva, Switzerland where he heads a research group active in the area organic synthesis and catalysis with transition metals. He is an organiser of the annual 'Bürgenstock' conferences on stereochemistry and a member of the Editorial Boards of Helvetica Chimica Acta and of Chemical Communications and of the Advisory Boards of a number of other high-profile chemistry journals. 

The EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, held every two years, provides a showcase for chemical sciences in Europe and brings together chemical and molecular scientists from industry, academia and government institutions across Europe and from around the world.