The Ryoji Noyori Prize by Takasago International Corporation and administered by the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan recognizes outstanding contributions to research in asymmetric synthetic chemistry defined in its broadest sense. Prof. Erick M. Carreira, Core PI at ETH Zurich, was awarded the Ryoji Noyori Prize 2021 in recognition of his contributions in various areas, including natural products synthesis, methodology, asymmetric catalysis, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology. Congratulations, Erick!