Nobel Prize announcements for 2026 are just a few days away, and the scientific community is already speculating about what discoveries could earn the prestigious award in the field. Nobel Prizes for Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry will be awarded from October 5 through October 12. As part of our Nobel preview series, The Scientist reached out to researchers and science professionals about their choices for potential Nobel Prize winners.
The predictions span some of the most consequential areas of modern science — from GLP-1 medicines and cancer immunotherapy to sleep biology, gene editing, optical imaging and lipid nanoparticles.
