BASEL LIFE: September 11-14, 2018

BASEL LIFE: Showcasing Europe’s Excellence in Life Sciences

BASEL LIFE is Europe’s leading congress in the life sciences, showcasing cutting-edge science and technology. It brings together preeminent researchers in the field, and offers talented young scientists the possibility to present themselves.

	Science Top level themed scientific meeting showcasing the best of European Science including Louis-Jeantet Prize. Please click here for the Scientific Programme of EMBO at BASEL LIFE.
	Technology, Application & Business Business-oriented applied science forums covering a wider range of topics with focus on translating science to practice.  Please click here for the Scientific Programme of Innovation Forums.
	Exhibition Industry exhibition with over 100 vendors showcasing state-of-the art technology and solutions. Please click here to see the full list of exhibitors of MipTec.
	European Job Fair A showcase for Life Sciences companies during an innovative exhibition to win young and highly qualified scientists from Europe.

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Contact

BASEL LIFE 2018
Congrex Switzerland Ltd.
Peter Merian-Strasse 80
4002 Basel, Switzerland
+41 61 686 77 77
+41 61 686 77 88

Website: https://www.basellife.org

David Spichiger, SCS
05.02.2018

7th EuCheMS Congress, Liverpool, 26-30 August 2018: oral abstract deadline extended until Feb 19, 2018

With a theme of ‘Molecular frontiers and global challenges’, the 7^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress features five days of scientific and technical sessions, plenary lectures, oral and poster communications, keynote speakers and roundtable discussions, as well as exceptional networking opportunities, an exhibition and a unique social programme. 

The EuCheMS Chemistry Congresses reflect the outstanding research being done in Europe and around the world by bringing together chemists from different countries and professional backgrounds to exchange ideas, advance knowledge and discuss key issues for chemistry and society. As such, the 7^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress offers you exceptional opportunities to network with chemists from across Europe and beyond.

Registration is now open, via an online system.

The deadline for oral abstracts was extended to February 19, 2017.

Visit the website for more information: https://www.euchems2018.org

David Spichiger, SCS
02.02.2018

Winners of the SISF-SCS Industrial Science Awards 2018

It’s our pleasure to announce the winners of the 2018 SISF-SCS industrial science awards. We would like to sincerely congratulate the two winners and we are looking forward to the award lectures that will take place on the occasion of the SCS Fall Meeting at EPF Lausanne on September 7, 2018.

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SISF-SCS Distinguished Investigator Award 2018 awarded to Dr. Paul W. Manley, Novartis

The prize is given to honor senior scientists for their lifetime achievements in chemical research. The winner receives a certificate and a cash check of CHF 15’000.

The Swiss Chemical Society awards
Dr. Paul W. Manley, Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel,
for his impressive track record of success as a medicinal chemist, including 31 years in Basel at Sandoz/Novartis, working in several disease areas and on multiple classes of drug targets, including the invention of the commercial antileukemia drug Nilotinib

Past winners of the Distinguished Industrial Science Award
2015: Dr. Jürg Zimmermann, Novartis Pharma AG
2014: Dr. Hans-Ulrich Blaser
2013: Prof. Klaus Müller, Roche

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SISF-SCS Senior Investigator Award 2018 awarded to Dr. Clemens Lamberth, Syngenta

The prize is given to honor very successful and established investigators with outstanding achievements over many years. The winner receives a certificate and a cash check of CHF 10’000.

The Swiss Chemical Society awards
Dr. Clemens Lamberth, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Stein,
for his impressive track record of success in the field of fungicide research within Crop Protection, including the invention of the fungicide Mandipropamid (Revus®, Pergado®).

Past winners of the Senior Industrial Science Award
2017: Dr. Emmanuel Pinard, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Dr. Thomas Netscher, DSM Nutritional Products
2016: Dr. Eric Francotte, Novartis Pharma AG;
Prof. Peter Nesvadba, BASF Schweiz AG
2015: Dr. Michelangelo Scalone, F. Hoffmann La Roche
2014: Dr. Werner Neidhart, F. Hoffmann La Roche AG
2013: Dr. Ian Lewis, Novartis;
PD Dr. Werner Bonrath, DSM

Past winners of the Industrial Science Award
2017: Dr. Richard Sedrani, Novartis Pharma AG
2016: Dr. Martin H. Bolli, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Dr. Andreas Herrmann, Firmenich SA
2015: Dr. Dietmar Hüglin, BASF Schweiz AG
2014: Dr. Andreas Natsch, Givaudan Schweiz AG
Dr. Wolfgang Jahnke, Novartis AG
2013: Dr. Mark Rogers-Evans, Roche
 

David Spichiger, SCS
01.02.2018

SCS Annual Report 2017

Introduction and Strategy

In the first quarter of 2016, the SCS Board of Directors, along with a group of experts representing the our key stakeholders, reviewed the SCS strategy and its portfolio of activities. As a result of this discussion, and in response to the increasing need for multidisciplinarity, the SCS started a number of initiatives that go beyond the focus of one of the five SCS divisions and that link traditional fields with emerging trends.

As part of the revised strategy, the society not only further developed existing offerings but also integrated a number of events formerly organized by third parties. As a consequence, the society’s portfolio of activities was significantly enriched and the following list shows our new accomplishment in 2017. We have:

• Broadened the scope of the Society with two new organizational entities which were approved at the General Assembly in April 2017: the Division of Chemical Education and the Section of Catalysis;
• Implemented the SCS Seminars series with a first event on process chemistry in Fribourg in January 2017;
• Integrated the Conference on Stereochemistry (Bürgenstock Conference) into the SCS portfolio;
• Established Bern, in addition to Zürich and Lausanne, as third location of the SCS Fall Meeting and successfully organized a 1.5-days Fall Meeting for the first time since many years;
• Stimulated the formation of an active community on PAT (Process Analytical Technology) in Switzerland with a parallel session at the SCS Fall Meeting;
• Successfully partnered for the first ILMAC Lausanne and put a cornerstone for future editions;
• Initiated an in-depth analysis of the need/opportunity to form interest groups on ‘green and sustainable chemistry ’,‘environmental sciences’ and ‘IP in chemical sciences’.

To manage the additional workload, we hired a director for the SCS Foundation as well as an accountant, both on a part-time basis (40%). At the same time, we also made investments in our office and IT infrastructure

Please enjoy reading through the 2017 annual report that shows a very active and lively society.

David Spichiger, SCS
25.01.2018