19 February 2025

Chemist in industry

Organised by:

SCI’s Fine Chemicals group and SCI’s Young Chemists’ Panel

Alderley Park, UK

Prices start from £30.00

Early bird offer ends 13 January 2025

Synopsis

Following the successful 2023 event, the Fine Chemicals Group and Young Chemists’ Panel are proud to present the return of the “Chemist in Industry” meeting. It combines a one-day meeting with a poster session, networking and award for the best talk.
Solving chemistry problems is central to so many industries and it is the people in the laboratories who make this happen.
This is a meeting to celebrate and recognise that community. It presents an opportunity to learn how problems are overcome with new chemical methodology and technology in different industries. Prizes will be awarded for the best talk and runners-up.

Attendees

This meeting will be of interest to chemists working in all chemical industries (e.g. pharmaceutical, catalysis, agrochemical, computational). Laboratory-based scientists and technical experts (e.g. computational chemists) with several years’ industry experience are encouraged to attend. Perhaps you are in a second or third role in industry and are looking to expand your professional network. It presents a superb opportunity for chemists to showcase the relevance of chemistry to industrial research, providing attendees opportunities to develop their CV with options of presenting and networking.

Call for speakers

We are inviting talks from speakers from across the chemical industry (e.g. pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, materials, catalysis, agrochemical, computational). Talks should be 30 minutes in length and present the relevance of chemistry to problem solving in industrial applications. They should be from experienced laboratory-based scientists who have had direct involvement in the work described.

Please send an abstract (100 words max) with the subject line “Chemist in Industry – oral submission”, along with a title, scheme or figure (if applicable) and a very brief career history to conferences@soci.org by Friday 25 October 2024. An abstract template can be downloaded here.

Call for posters

Opportunities are available for a limited number of posters which align with the theme of the meeting. Interested applicants should send an abstract (maximum one A4 page) by Friday 20 December 2024 with the subject line “Chemist in industry – poster submission”. An abstract template can be downloaded here.

Sponsorship information

Please click here for the pack and email conferences@soci.org letting us know which package you are interested in.

Programme

Wednesday 19 February 2025

09.30: Registration and refreshments
10.00: Fads and Fashions in Drug Discovery: Natural Intelligence versus Artificial Stupidity?
Dr Rob Young (Blue Burgundy, Med Chem Consulting Limited
10.30: Discovery and Optimization of the First ATP Competitive Type-III c-MET Inhibitor
Iacovos N. Michaelides, AstraZeneca
11.00: Refreshment break
11.30: 25 years of Medicinal Chemistry – Addressing ‘The Big Two’.
Dr Alexander G. Dossetter, MedChemica Limited
12.00: Discovery of ASTX295: A bone-marrow sparing MDM2 Antagonist. From concept to clinic
Emiliano Tamanini, Astex Pharmaceuticals
12.30: Networking, poster session and lunch
14.30: Design and Synthesis of Novel Herbicidal Inhibitors of 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
Yunas Bhonoah, Syngenta
15.00: A Practical Access to Remote All-Carbon Quaternary γ-Centers using Ene-Reductase
Damien Valette, MSD
15.30: Refreshment break (while judging takes place)
16.00: Plenary talk
Dr Sarah Skerratt, Chief Scientific Officer, CHARM Therapeutics
16.45: Presentation of Chemist in Industry award
17.00: Networking reception

SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group are committed to promoting diversity and equality in the chemical sciences. We aim to identify high quality speakers for all our conferences with full inclusivity where attendees from all backgrounds are welcome. We are open to offering flexible presentation options.

Accessibility Grants

SCI accessibility grants are available to support SCI members with disabilities, long term health conditions, those who require a carer, and members who are nursing parents to attend SCI events. Download an application form to apply for a grant.

Venue and Contact

Alderley Park

Mereside
Alderley Edge
Cheshire
SK10 4TG
UK

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

Early bird - ends Monday 13 January 2025
SCI Member - £30
Non-member - £40

After early bird
SCI Member - £80
Non-member - £90

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CPD Info

SCI Members attending this meeting are able to claim CPD points.

Exhibitors

Organising committee

David Barber, Bayer
Samuel Coe, Evotec
Giordaina Hartley, Astex pharmeceuticals
Victoria Jackson, Globachem
Jennifer Smith, Croda