Conference 2025

Main Partner Ilmac Conference

The Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) supports the scientific community and promotes chemistry-related activities and the information exchange among academic, government, and industrial scientists. As the main partner, SCS is responsible for organizing the Ilmac Conference.

Main Partner Conference

The Ilmac Conference Basel 2025 invites scientists, innovators, and industry leaders to explore cutting-edge developments in sustainable and green chemistry. This year, the 4^th Swiss Green & Sustainable Chemistry Days will focus on transforming innovative R&D into sustainable chemical practices. Each of the three-conference days focus on a specific and relevant topic in the field:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital methods

Day 1: 16. September 2025 | 10.00 – 17.00 h

Organisation Committee: Claudio Battilocchio (Syngenta), Fabrice Gallou (Novartis)

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Within less than a decade, Artificial Intelligence and digital technologies have transformed the way to envision and conduct chemistry. From conceptual and design aspects, to process intensification and optimization, or gains in productivity, taken alone or combined with automation, these breakthroughs have profoundly disrupted traditional workflows. We are excited to bring together leaders in the field who will share their latest work and insights.

Morning Session	Chair: Claudio Battilocchio, Syngenta
10.00	Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL Lausanne
10.30	Dr. Loïc Roch, Atinary Technologies Inc., Lausanne, CH
11.00	Coffee Break
11.15	Dr. Maks Kiamos Shah, Syngenta Crop Protection AG
11.45	Prof. Alexei Lapkin, University of Cambridge
12.30	Lunch Break

Afternoon Session	Chair: Fabrice Gallou, Novartis
13.30	Dr. Marwin Segler, Microsoft, London
14.15	Dr. Patrick Ruch, IBM, Zürich, Switzerland
14.45	Break
15.00	Dr. Mike Fortunato, Novartis Pharma AG, Cambridge USA
15.30	Panel Discussion
16.30	Aperitif
17.00	Ilmac Party

Sustainable applied methods and enabling key technologies

Day 2: 17. September 2025 | 9.30 – 16.30 h

Scientific Committee: Claudio Battilocchio (Syngenta), Fabrice Gallou (Novartis), Edouard Godineau (Syngenta), Niklaus Künzle (Lonza)

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09.30	Prof. John Warner, The Technology GreenHouse, Woburn MA, USA
10.15	Dr. Michael Luescher, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH
10.45	Coffee Break
11.00	Dr. David Linder, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, CH
11.30	Prof. André Bardow, ETH Zurich, CH
12.00	Anna Bozzi, scienceindustries
12.45	Lunch Break

Afternoon Session	Chair: Niklaus Künzle, Lonza
14.00	Prof. Duncan Browne, University College London, UK
14.45	Prof. Francesca Paradisi, University of Bern, CH
15.15	Dr. Riina Aav, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, EE
15.45	Q&A Session
16.00	Aperitif
16.30	Swiss Women in Science Networking Event (incl. Swiss Women in Chemistry (SWC))

Biotech and Biomanufacturing – Sustainability in biotechnological processes and products

Day 3: 18. September 2025 | 9.00 – 15.30 h

Scientific Committee: Sonia Thomson (FHNW), Max Murone (SBA), Hanspeter Meyer (SATW), Roland Wolgemuth (SKB)

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09.00	Welcome Coffee
09.30	Dr. Anne Marie de Jonge–Schuermans, Sandoz, Basel
10.00	Prof. Rebecca Buller, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, CH
10.30	Coffee Break
10.45	Dr. Bernd Schlereth Araris Biotech, Au, CH
11.15	Speaker from Novartis
11.45	Panel Discussion (Morning Speakers + Prof. Dr. Primo Schär, Vice-Director Research, Universität Basel). Moderation: Sonia Thomson, Communications specialist for science, technology and innovation, FHNW Muttenz
12.30	Lunch Break

13.30	Prof. Steven Pascolo, University Hospital UZH, CH
14.00	Dr. Carmen Jungo Rhême, HEIA Fribourg
14.30	Speaker from Roche
15.00	Q&A Session/Discussion
15.30	Aperitif

Profit from this unique networking opportunity and connect with researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to discuss sustainable solutions for the future of the chemical and biotech industries.