On Friday, April 22, 2022, the SCS Spring Meeting took place at Sciences II, University of Geneva. The local organizers, Prof. Nicolas Winssinger, Prof. Stefan Matile and Prof. Sascha Hoogendoorn, all from University of Geneva, put together a fantastic program and invited leaders from all over the world to talk on the topic «Biosupramolecular Chemistry».

Organizers, speakers, the SCS Board members and invited guests already met on the eve of the event for the symposium dinner at Café Papon in the old town of Geneva. It was a perfect start into the event that continued on Friday morning with a welcome coffee and the morning session. More than 150 participants joined the lectures of Chris Hunter, Cambridge University, Helma Wennemers, ETH Zurich, Andreas Herrmann, Firmenich SA and Fabian von Rohr, University of Zürich (Werner Prize Winner 2022).

After Lunch, during the General Assembly of the Society, Christian Bochet and David Spichiger reported on the SCS activities 2021 and gave an outlook to 2022 and 2023. The afternoon lectures were given by Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University, Wilhelm Huck, Radboud University, Dean Toste, UC Berkeley and Don Hilvert, ETH Zurich.

The aperitif in the entrée of the Sciences II building rounded up a fantastic event and we were happy to organize an on-site SCS Spring Meeting after a cancellation in 2020 and an online event in 2021.

Many thanks to the speakers for their great talks and as special thanks again to the local organizers and their team.

Enjoy the photos of the event by clicking on the pics below.

 

David Spichiger, SCS
23.05.2022

The Board of Directors invites all members of the Swiss Chemical Society and the delegates of its associated societies to join the 32nd General Assembly, which takes place tomorrow at the SCS Spring Meeting 2022.

SCS General Assembly 2022
April 22, 2022, 13.30–14.00h (Lunch break of the SCS Spring Meeting 2022).
University of Geneva, Science II, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva

Please note:

The Financial statement 2021 incl. audit report (a summary of the financial statement 2021 and the asset allocation per network and funds) is now available for members on this website.  (login required)

SCS Financial Statement 2021 (full report)

SCS Financial Statement 2021 (summary)

 

Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)
Prof. Christian Bochet, President 
David Spichiger, Executive Director

 

Céline Wittwer, SCS
21.04.2022


22 Juni 2022
Naturhistorisches Museum Bern

The annual conference ScienceComm brings together Swiss science communication experts and offers them a platform for exchanging views and information. The conference is intended for representatives of higher education institutions, science festivals, press and public relations offices, the arts, museums and institutes of education as well as science journalists and politicians involved in education policies. A different inspiring venue and main topics are chosen each year. The conference has succeeded in establishing itself in the space of five years, attracting about 200 participants on average. It offers a programme rich in variety, both in terms of content and methods, including well-known keynote speakers from Switzerland and abroad as well as an evening programme.

The thematic focus areas are the tension between science and democracy, health and data visualization.

We are particularly pleased to announce Didier Trono, virologist at EPFL and former member of the Covid-19 Science Task Force, as the keynote speaker. He will share his rich experience in communication at the intersection of science, society and policy, and his ideas for future health and science communication.

Through the collaboration with the Agora funding instrument of the Swiss National Science Foundation, the exchange between researchers and communicators will also be promoted at ScienceComm'22. Once again, the Optimus Agora prize will be awarded during the congress, and two exciting panel discussions will take place. There will also be a supporting program in the Museumsquartier in Bern.
 

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Céline Wittwer, SCS
21.04.2022

 

With the Chemistry Europe Award, Chemistry Europe honors every two years scientists who have made outstanding contributions in a field of chemistry for sustainability, energy, materials, and the environment.. The topic of the award will be determined by the Chemistry Europe Council. This new prize will be awarded for the first time in 2023 in the filed of chemistry for sustainability, energy, materials, and the environment.
 
Nomination Process
Nominees for the Chemistry Europe Award should be scientists who have made major contributions to an area of chemistry and significantly advanced our understanding of a particular field.
 
The Chemistry Europe Award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational background. The prize may be awarded not only to members of the Chemistry Europe societies but also to non-members and representatives of any nation. Chemistry Europe Representatives are ineligible to receive this award.
 
Nomination Deadline is November 1, 2022.
 
More information: chemistryviews.org
 
 
Céline Wittwer, SCS
01.04.2022

We are pleased to invite you to the Peptide Therapeutics Forum 2022, that is planned to take place on 25th and 26th August 2022 in Basel. The forum provides an innovative platform to exchange on the various aspects of drug development with a focus on peptides.  

Peptide Therapeutics Forum 2022
University of Basel
Zentrum für Lehre und Forschung
15-26 August 2022, 09:00 – 17:00
ptf22.scg.ch

Similar to previous events in the framework of Basel Life, presentations highlighted important new insights regarding the drug discovery of peptides including examples for successful development candidates. The forum disseminated information on latest news in the broad field of therapeutic peptides and enabled networking of interested parties from academia and industries.

The Scientific Program offers invited lectures and also a poster session in the first evening.


Registration is now open.
Deadline for abstract submission is July 30th, 2022.

 

  register to join the conference    

 
We are looking forward to welcoming you soon!

Céline Wittwer, SCS
22.03.2022

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