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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · 2d

🤖 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...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · 6d

#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...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · 13d

#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...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · 21d

🧪 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...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Sep 2

#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...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 26

#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-...

Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 19

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!

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

What a catch! 🎣

Huge congratulations to @boser-florian.bsky.social for winning the first place poster prize at this year’s @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto awarded by @digital-discovery.rsc.org! 🥇

Thanks to the judges & organizers! #Accelerate2025

doi.org/10.1039/D4DD...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 15

#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-...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 15

#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-...

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 15

#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-...

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Vertaix (AI&Science Lab at Princeton University) @vertaix.bsky.social · Aug 15

Are you at the @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto? Did you catch Siwoo Lee presenting on "MuAPBEK: An Improved Analytical Kinetic Energy Density Functional For Quantum Chemistry"? 🐯 #ACConference #Vertaix

Check out the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2505.04559

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 14

Glorius Group on tour in Toronto! 🇨🇦🧳
Happy to see our Data Science team discussing the lab of the future at #Accelerate2025 🦾🧪.
Special thanks to all organizers from the @accelerationc.bsky.social!
#Closingtheloop #Chemistry

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 13

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!

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Dean Thomas @deant94.bsky.social · Aug 13

A pleasure getting (most of) the band back together and presenting our recent work at @accelerationc.bsky.social

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 13

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.

Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 12

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!

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

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Dr. Holly M. Fruehwald @holly-fruehwald.bsky.social · Aug 12

It’s day 2 of @accelerationc.bsky.social conference! My first time ever at the conference and I get to present the work I’ve been doing at the NRC this afternoon 😁

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Kinston Ackölf @kinstonwithoutg.bsky.social · Aug 7

Presenting my poster at Accelerated Conference 2025 (@accelerationc.bsky.social) in Toronto next week!
I’ll be sharing PEGKi – a framework for gamified fidelity measurement & policy assignment in self-driving labs.

🧪 Poster 56 – Day 2 (Aug 12)

#AI #SelfDrivingLabs #MachineLearning #Accelerated2025

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Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social · Aug 8

Come and the amazing work of @thematterlab.bsky.social at #accelerate2025 next week @accelerationc.bsky.social

The Matter Lab @thematterlab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Headed to Accelerate 2025? You cannot miss the presentations from The Matter Lab. We've got your back--here's your ultimate cheat sheet so you don't miss a thing.

#Accelerate2025 #AIinScience
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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Aug 6

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.

Acceleration Consortium @accelerationc.bsky.social · Jul 31

#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring 2 lab technicians to play a pivotal role in supporting research projects at the AC’s self-driving lab for medicinal chemistry, where you will collaborate closely with our interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.

Apply: acceleration.utoronto.ca/job-board

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