Join us at ACS Spring 2024 in New Orleans for ACS Division of Chemical Information (CINF) symposia on cross-sector partnerships for innovation and talent. Expert speakers from CAS (CAS Innovation), Purdue University (The Data Mine), Merck, and many more will share their insights on collaborations in academia, informatics, industry, and non-governmental organizations.
With the recent proliferation of data science innovations, tools, and platforms, a gap has evolved between academia, research and development (R&D), and the manufacturing space due to the speed at which technologies can be created, published, and packaged for consumption by the masses. In these symposia, speakers who work both at the forefront and “behind the scenes” to facilitate building strategic alliances and partnerships will showcase their success stories on collaboration within their respective organizations and/or with external partners – specifically sharing insights into identifying partners across the sector and best practices developed to alleviate bottlenecks that may arise in collaboration.
In addition to attending these symposia, join us for a special reception sponsored by CINF, CAS, and Purdue University to network with our speakers and other attendees.
Reception for CINF Symposium: Cross-Sector Partnerships for Innovation and Talent
Monday, March 18, 2024
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Room 243, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Symposia Agendas
Cross-Sector Partnerships for Innovation and Talent: Collaborate with Academia
Monday, March 18, 2024
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Room 342, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
| 8:00-8:05 a.m. | Introductory Remarks | |
| 8:05-8:35 a.m. | Strengthening partnerships between academia and industry via student projects | Mark Ward Purdue University |
| 8:35-9:05 a.m. | Establishing Eli Lilly and Purdue’s Data Mine partnership on data science and machine learning | Logan Borders Eli Lilly and Company |
| 9:05-9:35 a.m. | Partnership between Merck and Purdue for accelerating industry-academic pharmaceutical research and workforce development | Gaurav Chopra Purdue University |
| 9:35-9:50 a.m. | Intermission | |
| 9:50-10:20 a.m. | Joint research programs: Advances in materials, manufacturing, and mentoring with UT-ORII | Rigoberto Advincula University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 10:20-10:50 a.m. | Partnering at the Intersection of Computing and Biology | Jonathan Allen James Brase Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 10:50-11:20 a.m. | Collaboration in the Quantum Age | Kenneth Merz Cleveland Clinic |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Symposium speakers plus: Eleftheria Roumeli University of Washington |
Cross-Sector Partnerships for Innovation and Talent: Collaborate on Informatics
Monday, March 18, 2024
2:00-5:40 p.m.
Room 342, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
| 2:00-2:05 p.m. | Introductory Remarks | |
| 2:05-2:35 p.m. | Accelerate breakthrough innovation through partnerships and collaborations | Qiong Yuan CAS Innovation |
| 2:35-3:05 p.m. | Navigating to win-win-win: The value of and challenges to successful informatics partnerships | Carmen Nitsche The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre |
| 3:05-3:35 p.m. | Cloud collaboration: Driving scientific partnerships | Michael Tarselli TetraScience |
| 3:35-3:50 p.m. | Intermission | |
| 3:50-4:20 p.m. | Merck Digital Sciences studio: a model for accelerating digital drug discovery & development through startup engagement | Geoffrey Hannigan Merck Digital Sciences Studio |
| 4:20-4:50 p.m. | Cross-industry collaboration for innovation: Learnings from Amazon Web Services for AI/ML Advance for Life Sciences | Zheng Yang Amazon Web Services |
| 4:50-5:40 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Symposium speakers plus: John Sninsky Molecular Stethoscope Tudor Oprea Expert Systems, Inc. |
Cross-Sector Partnerships for Innovation and Talent: Collaborate with Industry and NGOs
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
8:00-11:40 a.m.
Room 349, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
| 8:00-8:05 a.m. | Introductory Remarks | |
| 8:05-8:35 a.m. | Merck-Purdue DataMine Collaboration: A case study for an alternative operational model of industry-academic talent engagement | Terri Bui Merck |
| 8:35-9:05 a.m. | Pioneering the future: Innovations in scientific services | Matthew McBride CAS IP Services |
| 9:05-9:35 a.m. | Natural Polymers Consortium (NPC) - An initiative demonstrating cross-sector partnership | Jun Wang Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| 9:35-9:50 a.m. | Intermission | |
| 9:50-10:20 a.m. | Collaboration across the pond and across divisions: A short-term assignment story of stereospecific analysis | Leah Riter Bayer |
| 10:20-10:50 a.m. | Chemistry for Sustainability Platform: Accelerating cross-sector partnerships for sustainability innovation | Christiana Briddell ACS Green Chemistry & Sustainability |
| 10:50-11:40 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Symposium speakers plus: Adelina Voutchkova ACS Green Chemistry & Sustainability Wei Gao Dow George Athens Dow |