Ilmac 2025
Platform for Chemistry, Pharmacy and Biotechnology
September 16–18, 2025, Messe Basel, www.ilmac.ch
Ilmac has its origins in the Swiss trade fair for international laboratory, measurement technology and automation in chemistry, which has been taking place since 1959. Today, the chemical and life science brand connects the industry both physically and digitally.
The SCS, as the initial founder of the fair, is partnering with Messe Schweiz and organizes the Ilmac Conference.
Registration for Participants
Register for free as participant with the SCS Promocode: scs-ilmac25.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2025
09.00 – 17.00h
Ilmac Party 17.00-19.00h
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
09.00 – 19.00h
Thurday, 18 September 2025
09.00 – 17.00h
Ilmac Website: www.ilmac.ch
Ilmac Conference 2025
The 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. This year, the 4th Swiss Green & Sustainable Chemistry Days will showcase successful approaches as well as trends and outlooks in Transforming Innovative R&D into Sustainable Chemical Practices. The first day will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital methods, the second day on sustainable applied methods and enabling key technologies and the third day on biotech and biomanufacturing.
The Conference is designed for professionals and researchers dedicated to advancing sustainable practices in chemical innovation. It brings together a diverse audience, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange across industry and academia.
Ilmac Conference Day 1, September 16, 2025: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital methods
09.15 Welcome Coffee at the SCS Booth
10.00 Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL Lausanne, CH
«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, UK
«Key role of AI in delivery of sustainable chemical solutions»
12.00 Q&A Session and Discussion
12.15 Lunch Break and Networking
13.30 Dr. Marwin Segler, Microsoft London, Uk
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14.15 Dr. Patrick Ruch, IBM Zurich, CH
«Multimodal Data Capture and Modeling in AI-Driven Scientific Discovery»
14.45 Break
15.00 Dr. Maks Kiamos Shah, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH
«It All Starts with Data@Scale»
15.30 Panel Discussion
16.30 Aperitif
17.00 Ilmac Party
Partners of the Ilmac Conference
Organizing Committee of the Ilmac Conference and the Society Activities
- Dr. Fabrice Gallou, Novartis
- Dr. Claudio Battilocchio, Syngenta
- Dr. Edouard Godineau, Syngenta
- Dr. Niklaus Künzle, Lonza
- Ms. Sonja Thomson, FHNW
- Dr. Max Murone, SBA
- Dr. Hanspeter Meyer, SATW
- Dr. Roland Wolgemuth, SKB
- Mr. David Spichiger and Céline Wittwer, SCS
- Ms. Céline Futterknecht, Messe Schweiz/Ilmac