illy , ▁K ula / W and rey ▁( joint ly )). ▁ ▁For ▁" important ▁contributions ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁aff inity ▁chrom at ography " ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Organ ization ▁on ▁Aff inity ▁Ch rom at ography ▁and ▁Bi ore c ogn ition ▁( first ▁winner ▁K . ▁Mos bach ▁followed ▁by ▁M . ▁Wil che k ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁C . R . ▁L owe ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁I . M . ▁Cha iken ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁J . ▁Por ath ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁Reg nier / U hl én ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁( joint ly ), ▁Kas ai ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁V ij ay al aks mi ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). .. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Sciences ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁bi ote chn ology , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁imm obil ization ▁of ▁bio active ▁subst ances . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁research ▁prize ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Fund ▁for ▁" Res earch ▁without ▁Animal ▁Exper iments ". ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Bi ogen ▁Inc ., ▁together ▁with ▁its ▁early ▁members ▁including ▁Klaus ▁Mos bach , ▁received ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁Technology . ▁The ▁recip ient ▁of ▁this ▁award ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁presented