Ilmac Conference, Day 1: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital methods

The 3-day Ilmac Conference Basel 2025 invites you to discover the latest developments and innovations with a direct link to applications and industrial processes in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector.

Within less than a decade, Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies have transformed the way to envision and conduct chemistry. From conceptual and design aspects, to process intensification and optimization, or gains in productivity, taken alone or combined with automation, these breakthroughs have profoundly disrupted traditional workflows. We are excited to bring together leaders in the field who will share their latest work and insights.

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Program
Morning Session. Chair: Claudio Battilocchio, Syngenta
10:00     Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL Lausanne
                «Teaching Language Models to Speak Chemistry»
10:30     Dr. Loïc Roch, Atinary Technologies Inc., Lausanne, CH
                «AI-Driven and Self-Driving Labs Technologies to Accelerate R&D»
11:00     Coffee Break
11:15     Prof. Alexei Lapkin, University of Cambridge
                «Key role of AI in delivery of sustainable chemical solutions»
12:00     Q&A Session and Discussion
12:15     Lunch Break

Afternoon Session. Chair: Fabrice Gallou, Novartis
13:30     Dr. Marwin Segler, Microsoft, London
                 «How AI can Impact Chemistry in the Age of Large Models»
14:15     Dr. Patrick Ruch, IBM, Zürich, Switzerland
                «Multimodal Data Capture and Modeling in AI-Driven Scientific Discovery»
14:45     Break
15:00     Dr. Maks Kiamos Shah, Syngenta Crop Protection AG
                «It All Starts with Data@Scale»
15:30     Panel Discussion
16:30     Aperitif
17:00     Ilmac Party

More Information
Ilmac Website: https://www.ilmac.ch 
Ilmac Conference Website: https://scg.ch/ilmac