Congratulations from the RSC on the occasion of the 125th anniversary and the Swiss Chemistry Science Night 2026
«The Royal Society of Chemistry sends its best wishes to the Swiss Chemical Society on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
Our two Societies go back a very long way – a partnership of co-operation and mutual respect. And we continue to work together - both as individual chemical societies, coming together, and as members of the European Chemical Society.
Looking through our archives, we found greetings from the Swiss Chemical Society to the Chemical Society of London – the predecessor of the RSC – congratulating the Chem Soc of London on its100 year anniversary - that was in 1941. So our ties go back, at the very least, 85 years – and no doubt longer.
It’s an immense pleasure to send our congratulations on this auspicious occasion.
We wish you a wonderful evening.
Professor Robert Mokaya RSC President 2026 – 2028
Dr Helen Pain, Chief Executive»
Prof. Ed Constable conveyed the RSC's congratulations and greetings to the guests in attendance in his speech at the 6th Swiss Chemistry Science Night, which took place at the Casino in Bern on September 18, 2026.
David Spichiger, SCS
21.09.2026
SCS Anniversary Game Competition 2026: Get to know the candidates
As part of the 125th anniversary program of the Swiss Chemial Society, we established the SCS Anniversary Game Competition where participants were asked to create their own chemistry game app. The three finalist (max. 2 persons per team) are invited to the Swiss Chemistry Science Night in Bern on September 18, 2026, to present their games to the audience in a live demo. The audience will vote on the winner.
Format
From a simple 2D one-person-game offline app to a complex multi-player online game, anything was possible.
Get to know the Candidates
SynStrategy: The Functional Group & Reaction Recognition Game
Created by Willi A. Amberg
Molecule Kitchen
Created by Stephan Egger
Reactistry: The Chemical Factory Game
Created by Ramon Fitze
Slay the Chemist
Created by Laura Näf
Elementle – The daily periodic table game
Created by Stefan P. Schmid and Magdalena Lederbauer
Periodic Scrabble: Synthesis!
Created by Martin Schwill
ChemCore Defense
Created by Bryan Seale
Mystery on the Chemistry Express
Created by Yueqing Shen
Pasteur The Game
Created by Benjamin Spenger
Chemistry Mama
Created by Clément Tanguy
SynthesisBattle
Created by Felix Theuerkauff
Evaluation Criteria
Functionality, creativity, and surprise of the game as well as a compelling presentation scored high points.
Prize Money
The winning teams will get CHF 1’000, 750 and 500.
Swiss Chemistry Science Night, Casino Bern, September 18, 2026, 17.00-23.00h
The “Swiss Chemistry Science Night” is the official event marking the 125th anniversary of the SCS and also serves to honor the 2026 SCS award winners. In addition, we will look back on our history and ahead to the next 125 years. A delicious dinner will round off the program and ensure that the event stays in the memories of all 150 invited guests. Take this opportunity and, as a finalist in the competition, be part of this exciting event!
Céline Wittwer, SCS
30.07.2026
Call for Applications: The Chemistry Europe Travel Grant
Are you an early‑career researcher looking to expand your scientific horizons?
The Chemistry Europe Travel Grant supports promising young chemists on their journey into the international research community. With up to €2,000 in travel funding, this program enables you to visit leading laboratories, present your research and build meaningful scientific connections that can shape your future career.
What makes this grant unique?
📌 It’s offered across 15 Chemistry Europe member countries
📌 It supports 1–2 months abroad
📌 It strengthens collaboration between early‑career researchers and world‑class principal investigators
📌 It increases your visibility and helps you connect, present, and lead on the international stage
If you're eager to broaden your network, exchange ideas, and take your work beyond borders, this opportunity is for you.
👉 To learn more visit https://www.chemistryviews.org/chemistry-europe-travel-grant/
Application Timeline
- April – October 15: Application period
- November – December: Societies review and select recipients
- By December 31: Societies report winners to Chemistry Europe
- January: Winners announced by Chemistry Europe
David Spichiger, SCS
03.09.2026
Winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards at the SCS Fall Meeting 2026
In collaboration with the Metrohm Foundation, SCS offered again the very attractive and prestigious Fall Meeting Best Oral Presentation Award program. Combined with the Best Poster Presentation Awards program this is probably the most highly remunerated award program in the field, and we are very proud and happy to cooperate with our sponsoring partners. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Metrohm for their generous support and congratulate all winners for their fantastic contributions.
Markus Steinke, Executive Vice President Marketing at Metrohm awarded a total of 17 winners at the end of the SCS Fall Meeting 2026 on August 28, 2026. You can find all winner photos and many more pictures of the event on the event website.
Winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards 2026
| Materials Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Sandro Agostini, IBM Research Europe, Zurich |
| Runner-up: | Manuel Kraus, University of Basel |
| Physical Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Máté Visegrádi, EPFL Lausanne |
| Runner-up: | Samuel Perrett, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen |
| Organic Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Xiao-Yu Li, University of Basel |
| Runner-up: | Dorothea Kossmann, University of Zurich |
| Medicinal Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Christian Gerber, University of Bern |
| Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Tak Hin Wong, EPFL Lausanne |
| Runner-up: | Xinyan Zhou, University of Bern |
| Chemistry and the Environment | |
| Winner: | Léa Bolis, Agroscope/University of Neuchâtel |
| Runner-up: | Ola Abdelrahman, University of Fribourg |
| Computational Chemistry | |
| Winner: | Elena Zerbato, University of Geneva |
| Runner-up: | Yu-Chen Wang, ETH Zurich |
| Catalysis Sciences & Engineering | |
| Winner: | Talia Jasmine Mathers, University of Bern |
| Runner-up: | Matteo Vanni, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen |
| Analytical Sciences | |
| Winner: | Xueqing Ma, University of Geneva |
| Runner-up: | Michael Hofstetter, ETH Zurich |
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Prizes for Winners - certificate and cash contribution of CHF 500.00 Prizes for Runners‘ up |
David Spichiger, SCS
29.08.2026
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