SCS-Syngenta Symposium 2017, October 5, 2017

171005 Icon Syngenta-Symposium3rd SCS-Syngenta Symposium, 
“Natural Products: an ongoing chemist’s success story”, 
October 5, 2017, 08.30-18.30h, Syngenta research campus in Stein

The Swiss Chemical Society and Syngenta are pleased to announce the 4th edition of a one-day symposium entitled “Natural Products: an ongoing chemist’s success story” on Thursday 5th October 2017. The focus will be on cutting-edge research in natural products and their roles in life science for success in chemical innovation. The journey will cover multiple topics from isolation to synthesis and production.

The highlight of the day will be three plenary lectures with Prof. Jon Clardy (Harvard University), Prof. Christian Hertweck (University of Jena), Prof. Scott Snyder (University of Chicago) as well as four invited lectures including Prof. Karl Gademann (University Zürich), Prof. Birger Lindberg Møller (University of Copenhagen), Prof. Jieping Zhu (EPFL Lausanne and Dr. Christophe Meyer (ESPCI Paris) and four industrial speakers. A poster session will round out the program over lunch time.

Attendance is limited to 200 participants and there are not seats available anymore. The registration is closed.

Flyer of the SCS-Syngenta Symposium 2017 (pdf)

Program, October 5, 2017

Session 1:
Chair: Dr. Alain De Mesmaeker, SCS President, Syngenta, Switzerland

08.45h

Welcoming and opening remarks
Dr. Camilla Corsi, Syngenta, Switzerland
09.00h

Plenary Lecture 1
Prof. Christian Hertweck, Leibniz Institute, Germany
09.45h

Invited Lecture 1
Dr. Christophe Meyer, ESPCI, France
10.10h

Invited Lecture 2
Dr. Mathilde Lachia, Syngenta, Switzerland
10.35h

Coffee Break

Session 2:
Chair: Prof. E. Peter Kündig, University of Geneva

11.05h

Invited Lecture 3
Dr. Carmen Cuevas, Pharmamar, Spain
11.30h

Plenary Lecture 2
Prof. Jon Clardy, Harvard University, USA
12.30h

Lunch and Poster session

Session 3:
Chair: Prof. Christian Bochet, University Fribourg

14.15h

Invited Lecture 4
Prof. Karl Gademann, University of Zurich, Switzerland
14.40h

Invited Lecture 5
Dr. Frank Petersen, Novartis, Switzerland
15.10h

Invited Lecture 6
Prof. Jieping Zhu, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
15.30h

Invited Lecture 7
Prof. Birger Lindberg Møller, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15.55h

Coffee Break

Session 4:
Chair: Dr. Jérôme Cassayre, Syngenta, Switzerland

16.25h 

Invited Lecture 8
Dr. Alec Birkbeck, Firmenich, Switzerland
16.50h  Plenary Lecture 3
Prof. Scott Snyder, University of Chicago, USA
17.35h Closing remarks
Dr. Gerardo Ramos, Syngenta, Switzerland
17.50h Aperitif


Contact

Dr. Sarah Sulzer
Syngenta Crop Protection Münchwilen AG
Research Chemistry 
Schaffhauserstrasse 
CH-4332 Stein
Email:
Website: scg.ch/syngenta-symposium

 

David Spichiger, SCS
11.08.2017