The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 was awarded jointly to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis".

Richard F. Heck
Born: 1931
Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Delaware, USA
Prize motivation: "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"

Ei-ichi Negishi
Born: 1935
Affiliation at the time of the award: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA Prize motivation: "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"

Akira Suzuki
Born: 1930
Affiliation at the time of the award: Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Prize motivation: "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"