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How Can Academia Help Industry Reduce the Footprint of Chemicals Manufacture?
Get PDFIndustrial representatives from the Swiss chemistry ecosystem met to formulate unmet needs in the field of sustainability and share the content of the exchange. The aim is to spark inspiration and trigger ambitious and pre-competitive projects collectively at the interface of the academic and industrial worlds, with the hope to profoundly change the current practices and provide an answer to some of the most urgent environmental challenges
Do You Speak Chemistry? Learning Chemistry Means Learning Its Language
Get PDFThis article is a broad personal reflection about the language of chemistry, deriving from decades of experience in both research and teaching. The three levels of thought as represented by the Johnstone triangle, a critical attitude towards systematic nomenclature, the concept of pure substance, and the central significance of structural formulas as the most prominent form of representation in chemistry, are the main topics discussed. The chemical transliteration of the Platonic solids is presented as a mean of expression unique to chemistry
SCNAT Ethics Series on Recognizing and Overcoming Bias: Conference Report
No full textThe Ethics Series is a workshop tour on the wide-ranging topic of ethics in chemistry organized on a regular basis by the Platform Chemistry of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). The Ethics Series addresses all researchers in chemistry and has the aim to sensitize the audience for timely topics on issues such as the previously addressed topics of scientific integrity, social responsibility or overselling in publications. Internationally renowned speakers are invited to give a series of lectures at Swiss universities and federal institutes of technology, jointly with local speakers.
The format is similar to the "world café" style: short introductory lectures, break-out sessions to discuss specific topics, reports to the plenary followed by a discussion with audience participation. This year’s topic was on Recognizing and Overcoming Bias and took place from June 7 – June 9, 2023. Prof. Lee Penn and local panellists discussed a variety of questions arising around bias
Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry in Zurich: Conference Report
No full textIn September 2023, the Symposium of Theoretical Chemistry (STC) was held at ETH Zurich. This was the 59th installment of the conference series held annually in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, although it had not previously been held in Zurich since 1966. This year’s event was organized by Sandra Luber (Univ. Zurich) and Jeremy Richardson (ETH Zurich) with a focus on quantum and classical dynamics in chemistry
The Evolution of Flow Chemistry: An Opinion on Factors Driving Innovation
Get PDFThis article seeks to provide an overview of the environmental factors within the pharmaceutical industry that have contributed to the emergence of flow chemistry over the past two decades. It highlights some of the challenges facing the industry and describes how they are being overcome by the exponential trajectory of scientific progress in the area. We identify current trends and offer a speculative glimpse into the future of drug development and manufacturing with some examples of progress being made at CARBOGEN AMCIS