Helvetica published first article on Synthetic Procedure

Helvetica expanded its portfolio of accepted articles and published the first manuscript on 'Synthetic Procedures':

Large-scale synthesis of 4-methyl-2-(2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)benzoic acid – a key fragment of Single Orexin Receptor Antagonist ACT-539313 – via Cu₂O-catalyzed, ligand-free Ullmann-Goldberg Coupling
Gabriel Schäfer, Tony Fleischer
First published: 11 November 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hlca.202200162 

«I am sure this will have a positive impact for Helvetica and the entire Swiss chemical society. We feel proud to have contributed the "inaugural manuscript".» Gabriel Schäfer mentioned after the publication. Congratulation!

Contac:
Dr. Richard J. Smith
Executive Editor, Helvetica Chimica Acta
e-mail:
Phone: +41 44 360 24 31

Review Swiss Chemistry Science Night 2022 - A Celebration of Chemical Research

On September 16, 2022 the second Swiss Chemistry Science Night took place at Casino Bern! More than 110 award winners and invited guests followed the invitation and enjoyed the evening to celebrate excellence in chemistry. Leslie Fendt, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, and Stefan Willitsch, University of Basel, guided through the evening as moderators and presented the guests and awardees in dialogue with the SCS president, Christian Bochet, in a competent and highly entertaining manner. Matthias Leuenberger, president of scienceindustries, and Günther Dissertori, rector at ETH Zurich, opened the evening with their welcome messages before no less than 22 winners for 10 prizes and 3 honorary members of the Swiss Chemical Society were awarded.

The event honored the winners of the 2022 Swiss Chemical Society Awards in front of distinguished leaders from industry and academia as well as representatives from politics and was a celebration of discovery and innovation in the chemical sciences. The gala was very much appreciated by the community and provided a networking platform for industry and academic members. 

Some of the award winners gave their award lecture at the  SCS Fall Meeting on September 8, 2022. 

Links

• News message SCS Award Winners 2022 
• SCS Partnership Program
• SCS Fall Meeting 2022

Céline Wittwer, SCS
20.09.2022

Three SCS Honorary Memberships awarded for exceptional achievements

Honorary membership is awarded to individuals who have rendered the Swiss Chemical Society great service and/or who have made an outstanding contribution to science. We are proud to welcome three additional extraordinary members into the circle of SCS honorary members in 2022.

Prof. em. Martin Quack, ETH Zurich,

became an SCS member in 1983 after he joined ETH Zurich as full professor of physical chemistry. His extraordinary achievements in research were honored with several national and international awards, in particular also with the Paracelsus Award in 2002, the most prestigious award of the SCS. Martin represents ETH and Physical Chemistry in the SCS Division of Fundamental Research for many years and, amongst many other tasks, he is/was responsible for the implementation and organization of the Heilbronner-Hückel Lectureships and the participation of the SCS in PCCP.
Mail Martin Quack
Website at ETHZ

Prof. Karl-Heinz Altmann, ETH Zurich,

has been professor of Pharmaceutical Biology at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the ETH Zurich since 2003 after he started his career as R&D scientist in industry (Ciba and Novartis). He was awarded with numerous national and international awards that demonstrate his extraordinary, scientific achievements. Karl-Heinz always contributed actively to the SCS and the chemical community throughout his career, e.g., he chaired the SCS Division of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology for many years and managed prestigious initiatives like the Swiss Course of Medicinal Chemistry in Leysin.
Mail Karl-Heinz Altmann
Website at ETHZ

Dr. Reto Naef, Topadur Pharma AG, Schlieren,

started his career at Sandoz and continued at Novartis were he not only contributed significantly to the companies’ R&D success but also managed internal and external development programs for young talents. As director of the Werner Foundation, board member of the SCS Foundation and manager of the KGF/SISF he catalyzed the interaction between industry and academia and enabled many initiatives with his management skills and funding capabilities. As founder and COE of Topadur, he is now an inspiring example of an entrepreneur for the younger generation.
Mail Reto Naef
Website Topadur

David Spichiger, SCS
18.09.2022

Reminder: Chemistry Europe Award 2023 - Call for nominations

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

 

 

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Céline Wittwer, SCS
13.09.2022