Join us for CINF symposia and a reception at ACS Spring 2024

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