25 November 2025

31st SCI Annual Review Meeting – Frontiers in Organic Synthesis: Emerging Methods and Applications

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London, UK

Synopsis

The 31st SCI Annual Review Meeting – Frontiers in Organic Synthesis: Emerging Methods and Applications, organised by SCI's Young Chemists’ Panel, will address key areas of contemporary synthetic organic chemistry. An exciting line-up of leading early career academics will deliver a series of review lectures covering a range of topics, including main group catalysis, organofluorine chemistry, asymmetric catalysis, and DNA/RNA technology. The meeting will deliver a comprehensive overview of the material, highlight new methods, and introduce (potential) industrial applications. The review lectures will be supported by two plenary speakers: Prof Sabine Flitsch from the University of Manchester and Prof Stephen Fletcher from the University of Oxford.

Attendees

The meeting is ideally suited to those working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or agrochemical industries who want to develop their knowledge in key areas. It is also aimed at those in academia, particularly graduates and post-graduates with a background in synthesis and catalysis. An electronic delegate pack will be provided to all participants containing the lecture materials, as well as extensive literature references that will be an excellent resource for years to come.

Programme

Tuesday 25 November 2025

10:00: Registration and refreshments
10:30: Welcome and introduction
10:35: Area: main group redox catalysis applied to
Dr Oriol Planas, Imperial College London
11:20: Refreshment break, posters and exhibition
11:40: Area: cooperative asymmetric catalysis
Dr Allegra Franchino, University of Durham
12:25: Keynote lecture
Prof Stephen Fletcher, University of Oxford
13:25: Lunch, posters and exhibition
14:15: Area: Organofluorine chemistry
Dr Matthew Hopkinson, Newcastle University
15:00: Area: Nucleic acid therapeutics
Dr Michael Booth, University College London
15:45: Refreshment break, posters and exhibition
16:15: Keynote lecture
Prof Sabine Flitsch, University of Manchester
17:15: Networking reception

SCI’s Young Chemists’ Panel are committed to promoting diversity and equality in the chemical sciences. We aim to identify high quality speakers for all our conferences with inclusivity of gender and ethnicity. Attendees from all backgrounds and ages are welcome.

Exhibition and sponsorship

Please see the sponsorship pack and email conferences@soci.org to let us know which package you are interested in.

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.

Organising committee

Roly Armstrong, Newcastle University
Robert Griffiths, CelerisTx
Craig Johnston, University of St Andrews
Ben Partridge, University of Sheffield
Alex Pulis, University of Leicester

Call for posters

If you would like to present a poster, please send an abstract of maximum one A4 page or 300 words including schemes and references and indicating title and authors to conferences@soci.org by Friday 24 October 2025 with the subject line “31st Annual review meeting – poster submission” You can download an abstract template.

There will be voucher prizes of £100 for 1st place and £50 for 2nd place.

Venue and Contact

SCI

14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

The delegate fees will be confirmed in due course.

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CPD Info

All delegates attending this meeting are able to claim CPD points.