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How AI could spur drug development
Using artificial intelligence in drug design would give pharmaceutical research a boost, says Gisbert Schneider. In the medium term, computers could even carry out experiments autonomously.
Rethinking Design with AI
RETHINK is a new think-and-do tank of ETH Zurich for design thinking with artificial intelligence. On 28 March 2019, a symposium marks its official launch.
Eschenmoser Lecture 2019
The Eschenmoser Lecture 2019 was held by the former PhD student of Albert Eschenmoser, Prof. Andreas Pfaltz. His excellent talk "Studies in Asymmetric Catalysis: From Corrin Chemistry to Chiral N,N- and P,N-Ligands" amazed the audience as well as his former mentor.
Honorary Membership of the GDCh for Prof. François Diederich
On 16 March 2019, the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GDCh) bestowed Prof. Dr. François Diederich with their highest recognition, Honorary Membership.
Prof. Heinz Gäggeler on 150 years of the Periodic Table
On February 26 2019, Prof. Heinz Gäggeler (University of Bern / PSI), opened the 2019 LAC Lecture Series, on the occasion of the Year of the 150th Birthday of the Periodic Table, where he delivered an exquisite talk on the history of the Periodic Table, chemical experiments with the heaviest elements, and the ongoing discovery of new chemical elements.