2nd SCS-Syngenta Symposium 2015

The Swiss Chemical Society and Syngenta are pleased to announce the 3rd edition of a one-day symposium entitled Chirality – Upsides for Chemical Innovation on Thursday 15th October 2015.
Topic: «Chirality - Upsides for Chemical Innovation»

The focus will be on cutting-edge research in chirality and its role in life science, from synthesis and beyond for chemical innovation.

Flyer SCS-Syngenta Symposium 2015

Confirmed Speakers:

• Prof. Ben Feringa (University of Groningen, NL), «Exploring Chiral Space beyond the Molecule»
• Prof. Oliver Trapp (University of Heidelberg, D), «Coulomb Explosion Imaging of (R,R)-2,3-Dideuterooxirane and Unambiguous Access to the Absolute Configuration of (+)-Glyceraldehyde»
• Dr. Alexander Mayweg (Roche, Basel, CH), «Chirality in Medicinal Chemistry: Crucial or Curse?»
• Dr. Christoph Taeschler (Lonza, Visp, CH), «Process development aspects for L-Carnitine»
• Prof. Manfred Reetz (University of Marburg, D), «Directed Evolution of Stereoselective Enzymes: A Prolific Source of Catalysts for Asymmetric Reactions»
• Prof. Scott Miller (Yale University, USA), «Searching for Selective Reactions on Complex Molecular Scaffolds»
• Dr. Eric Francotte (Novartis, Basel, CH), «Exploiting the Chiral Recognition Power of Natural Polysaccharides for Large Scale Separation of Stereoisomers»
• Dr. Edouard Godineau (Syngenta, Stein, CH), «Chirality in Agrochemicals»
• Prof. Jérôme Lacour (University of Geneva, CH), «On the Use of Stereogenic Nitrogen Atoms»
• Prof. Eric Jacobsen (Harvard University, USA), «Anion-Binding Catalysis»

Contact:

Dr. Sarah Sulzer
Syngenta Crop Protection Münchwilen AG
Schaffhauserstrasse 
CH-4332 Stein
Phone: +41 62 866 0000