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Acceleration Consortium
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We're a global community accelerating the discovery and design of wide range of new materials, from renewable energy to drugs. Led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik at the University of Toronto.
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Two AC self-driving labs at @utoronto.ca + #UBC are reshaping how scientists purify chemicals, thanks to new NSERC Alliance funding and a partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb.

Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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We visited Chemical Valley in Sarnia, ON, to learn about the impact of petrochemical production on Indigenous lands. Led by Aamjiwnaang community members Vanessa Gray + Beze Gray, the tour emphasized the need for ethical, community-informed research: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-t...
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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📅 Join us on Tue, Nov 18 (10–11 AM EST) for our final AC seminar of the semester. Tim Cernak of University of Michigan will present “Combinatorial explosion: from atom-bond arrangements to exotic diseases”🚀

Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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📅 Join us tomorrow (Nov 11):

RoboChem and the Rise of Intelligent Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...

Establishing the Data-Driven Organic Materials Lab
Martin Seifrid, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Congrats to @aspuru.bsky.social (AC director, #UofT professor + #NVIDIA senior director), who has been named a #AI2050 Senior Fellow by #SchmidtSciences. Alán is one of 28 researchers who will receive >$18 million to advance research in beneficial #AI.
Read: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/alan-as...
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Nov 11, 11:30 AM EST: Join our next #ACSeminar ft. @tnoel82.bsky.social to learn about #RoboChem, an autonomous laboratory system that integrates flow reactors, real-time analytics, custom control software + machine learning algorithms.

Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a Software Engineer! If you excel at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, designing software architectures, developing code and creating solutions for challenging IT problems, we want to hear from you!

Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Congratulations to our AC social science grant recipients who will be exploring the societal impacts of using AI and automation to speed up science.

Learn more about their research goals: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🤖 Can a robot do chemistry like a human?

Find out on Oct 15 @ 3PM EST with AC member
@aicooper.bsky.social of @liverpooluni.bsky.social at our next #ACSeminar! Learn how autonomous labs + AI are reinventing discovery.

Register to attend in person or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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#ICYMI: Check out our series on #womeninSTEM at
@utoronto.ca by @bme-uoft.bsky.social PhD students Meghan Rothenbroker & Ana-Maria Oproescu, with support from AC's EDI Initiate Grant 🚀

Meet Nasim Abdollahi, Carla Brown, Nandita Vijaykumar, and Marta Skreta: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/meet-th...
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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#UofT's Acceleration Consortium + #Unilever have teamed up to use self-driving labs to advance the science of submicron emulsions—found in personal care products like body washes, lotions + creams, as well as in pharma, agriculture, food + cosmetics. acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🧪 Can we teach a lab to design biomaterials on its own? Join us Sept 24, 11 AM EST for the next #ACSeminar with Adam Gormley of Rutgers University to learn more.

Register to attend for #free in person at University of Toronto or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#ACSeminar📣 Material Discovery in The World Avatar Sept 11, 11 AM EST

Join Markus Kraft of #CambridgeUniversity as he explores The World Avatar (TWA), a dynamic framework for material discovery and knowledge representation.

Attend for free at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
September 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a #SoftwareEngineer to manage and optimize our software infrastructure to support high-impact research projects at at the Acceleration Consortium🚀

Learn more + apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Accelerate Conference 2025 poster competition:

🥇 1st: Florian Boser, Universität Münster

🥈 2nd: Xu Chen, @utoronto.ca

🥉 3rd: Joy-Lynn Kobti, University of Windsor

Thanks to Digital Discovery for generously sponsoring this year’s poster prizes!
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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#JOB OPP: We’re hiring a Staff Scientist (Machine Learning Specialist) to join our Human Organ Mimicry Self-Driving Lab. Leverage your expertise in machine learning (ML) and computational biology to drive innovation in cutting-edge scientific research.

Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a Training Lead at the Acceleration Consortium. You’ll design and deliver training programs for students, faculty + industry partners at the intersection of machine learning, robotics, lab automation + materials discovery.

Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a #DataEngineer to manage and optimize data infrastructure to support research projects at
U of T's Acceleration Consortium.

Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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This afternoon, we're hosting our final poster session of #accelerate25. Congrats to the >140 presenters who presented their work yesterday and today, including Rory Butler from the University of Chicago!
August 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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We started day 3 at the 2025 Accelerate Conference w/a variety of sessions incl. a panel on responsible discovery to explore Indigenous science, refusals, and the future of automated discovery. The session featured #UofT's Reena Shadaan, Erin Konsmo, Fernanda Yanchapaxi, Kristen Bos + M. Murphy.
August 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This afternoon, we're hosting 1 of 2 poster sessions as part of #accelerate25. Congrats to the >140 presenters who will present their work today + tomorrow, including Rama El-khawaldeh from the University of British Columbia!
August 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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We're kicking off the 2nd day of the 2025 Accelerate Conference w/2 keynotes this morning by Mitra Taheri + James Love.

Thanks also to Grace Lee Reynolds, #UofT's Leah Cowen + Melanie Woodin for welcoming us with opening remarks!

@marsdd.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @novonordisk.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This afternoon at the Accelerate Conference, we're featuring a variety of workshops, including "Knowledge graphs for materials and autonomous experimentation/research" hosted by Cogan Shimizu, Benji Maruyama + Thomas Pruyn. The session will close w/an extended facilitated discussion. #accelerate25
August 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The first day of our 4th annual Accelerate Conference is finally here! We're excited to welcome over 400 people from nearly 20 countries. We look forward to connecting with this growing community over 4 days of talks, panels, posters, and networking. #accelerate25 @marsdd.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
August 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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With the Accelerate Conference less than 1-week away, we want to extend a big thank you to both our exhibitors and sponsors this year including @marsdd.bsky.social, @brukercorporation.bsky.social + many more! We are thrilled to have your support.
August 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM