Acceleration Consortium
@accelerationc.bsky.social
We're a global community accelerating the discovery and design of wide range of new materials, from renewable energy to drugs. Led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik at the University of Toronto.
AI4X – Accelerate Conference 2026 deadline to submit abstracts extended until January 26!
We welcome research at the intersection of AI and materials science, chemistry, biology, economics, and more.
Submit now and join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
We welcome research at the intersection of AI and materials science, chemistry, biology, economics, and more.
Submit now and join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
AI4X – Accelerate Conference 2026 deadline to submit abstracts extended until January 26!
We welcome research at the intersection of AI and materials science, chemistry, biology, economics, and more.
Submit now and join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
We welcome research at the intersection of AI and materials science, chemistry, biology, economics, and more.
Submit now and join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
📅Join us on Wed, Jan 21, 1:30 – 2:30 PM for the first AC seminar of the year featuring Eric Brown from McMaster to learn about how nature + AI can work together to discover new drugs
Register to attend in person at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Register to attend in person at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
January 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
📅Join us on Wed, Jan 21, 1:30 – 2:30 PM for the first AC seminar of the year featuring Eric Brown from McMaster to learn about how nature + AI can work together to discover new drugs
Register to attend in person at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Register to attend in person at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Congrats to Benjamin Sanchez-Lengeling + Weilai Yu of @utoronto.ca's Chemical Engineering department, who were both awarded $750K to accelerate materials discovery!
Learn more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
Learn more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congrats to Benjamin Sanchez-Lengeling + Weilai Yu of @utoronto.ca's Chemical Engineering department, who were both awarded $750K to accelerate materials discovery!
Learn more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
Learn more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
Funding alert! 💰 Calling all #socialscience and #humanities researchers at @utoronto.ca interested in exploring the ethical, legal + economic consequences of speeding up science with AI + automation.
Join our info session on January 14, 10:30–11:30 AM: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Join our info session on January 14, 10:30–11:30 AM: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Funding alert! 💰 Calling all #socialscience and #humanities researchers at @utoronto.ca interested in exploring the ethical, legal + economic consequences of speeding up science with AI + automation.
Join our info session on January 14, 10:30–11:30 AM: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Join our info session on January 14, 10:30–11:30 AM: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
The Acceleration Consortium will be an exhibitor the Toronto Public Library AI Summit on Dec 6! Join us at North York Central Library for insights into AI’s impact on the economy: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-summit-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Acceleration Consortium will be an exhibitor the Toronto Public Library AI Summit on Dec 6! Join us at North York Central Library for insights into AI’s impact on the economy: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-summit-...
We're championing translational research via a new grant program in collaboration with partners UBC! From AI methods for smarter self-driving labs to next-gen electrochemistry, these projects are shaping the future of science.
Meet the grant recipients: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/meet-th...
Meet the grant recipients: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/meet-th...
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We're championing translational research via a new grant program in collaboration with partners UBC! From AI methods for smarter self-driving labs to next-gen electrochemistry, these projects are shaping the future of science.
Meet the grant recipients: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/meet-th...
Meet the grant recipients: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/meet-th...
We’re thrilled to partner with the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials at the National University of Singapore
to host AI4X – Accelerate in Singapore June 15–19, 2026
Sign up for more info: zr2z766pxls.typeform.com/AI4XAC26?typ...
Submit abstract by Jan 16, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
to host AI4X – Accelerate in Singapore June 15–19, 2026
Sign up for more info: zr2z766pxls.typeform.com/AI4XAC26?typ...
Submit abstract by Jan 16, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re thrilled to partner with the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials at the National University of Singapore
to host AI4X – Accelerate in Singapore June 15–19, 2026
Sign up for more info: zr2z766pxls.typeform.com/AI4XAC26?typ...
Submit abstract by Jan 16, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
to host AI4X – Accelerate in Singapore June 15–19, 2026
Sign up for more info: zr2z766pxls.typeform.com/AI4XAC26?typ...
Submit abstract by Jan 16, 2026: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...
The 2025 Accelerate Conference was our biggest yet! We welcomed 435 attendees from nearly 20 countries to
@marsdd.bsky.social & @torontosri.bsky.social on the @utoronto.ca campus.
Take a look back: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
@marsdd.bsky.social & @torontosri.bsky.social on the @utoronto.ca campus.
Take a look back: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The 2025 Accelerate Conference was our biggest yet! We welcomed 435 attendees from nearly 20 countries to
@marsdd.bsky.social & @torontosri.bsky.social on the @utoronto.ca campus.
Take a look back: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
@marsdd.bsky.social & @torontosri.bsky.social on the @utoronto.ca campus.
Take a look back: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/acceler...
Two AC self-driving labs at @utoronto.ca + #UBC are reshaping how scientists purify chemicals, thanks to new NSERC Alliance funding and a partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb.
Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...
Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Two AC self-driving labs at @utoronto.ca + #UBC are reshaping how scientists purify chemicals, thanks to new NSERC Alliance funding and a partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb.
Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...
Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...
We visited Chemical Valley in Sarnia, ON, to learn about the impact of petrochemical production on Indigenous lands. Led by Aamjiwnaang community members Vanessa Gray + Beze Gray, the tour emphasized the need for ethical, community-informed research: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-t...
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We visited Chemical Valley in Sarnia, ON, to learn about the impact of petrochemical production on Indigenous lands. Led by Aamjiwnaang community members Vanessa Gray + Beze Gray, the tour emphasized the need for ethical, community-informed research: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-t...
📅 Join us on Tue, Nov 18 (10–11 AM EST) for our final AC seminar of the semester. Tim Cernak of University of Michigan will present “Combinatorial explosion: from atom-bond arrangements to exotic diseases”🚀
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📅 Join us on Tue, Nov 18 (10–11 AM EST) for our final AC seminar of the semester. Tim Cernak of University of Michigan will present “Combinatorial explosion: from atom-bond arrangements to exotic diseases”🚀
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Attend in person @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
📅 Join us tomorrow (Nov 11):
RoboChem and the Rise of Intelligent Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Establishing the Data-Driven Organic Materials Lab
Martin Seifrid, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
RoboChem and the Rise of Intelligent Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Establishing the Data-Driven Organic Materials Lab
Martin Seifrid, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
📅 Join us tomorrow (Nov 11):
RoboChem and the Rise of Intelligent Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Establishing the Data-Driven Organic Materials Lab
Martin Seifrid, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
RoboChem and the Rise of Intelligent Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Establishing the Data-Driven Organic Materials Lab
Martin Seifrid, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Congrats to @aspuru.bsky.social (AC director, #UofT professor + #NVIDIA senior director), who has been named a #AI2050 Senior Fellow by #SchmidtSciences. Alán is one of 28 researchers who will receive >$18 million to advance research in beneficial #AI.
Read: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/alan-as...
Read: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/alan-as...
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congrats to @aspuru.bsky.social (AC director, #UofT professor + #NVIDIA senior director), who has been named a #AI2050 Senior Fellow by #SchmidtSciences. Alán is one of 28 researchers who will receive >$18 million to advance research in beneficial #AI.
Read: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/alan-as...
Read: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/alan-as...
Nov 11, 11:30 AM EST: Join our next #ACSeminar ft. @tnoel82.bsky.social to learn about #RoboChem, an autonomous laboratory system that integrates flow reactors, real-time analytics, custom control software + machine learning algorithms.
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Nov 11, 11:30 AM EST: Join our next #ACSeminar ft. @tnoel82.bsky.social to learn about #RoboChem, an autonomous laboratory system that integrates flow reactors, real-time analytics, custom control software + machine learning algorithms.
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a Software Engineer! If you excel at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, designing software architectures, developing code and creating solutions for challenging IT problems, we want to hear from you!
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We’re hiring a Software Engineer! If you excel at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, designing software architectures, developing code and creating solutions for challenging IT problems, we want to hear from you!
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Congratulations to our AC social science grant recipients who will be exploring the societal impacts of using AI and automation to speed up science.
Learn more about their research goals: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
Learn more about their research goals: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Congratulations to our AC social science grant recipients who will be exploring the societal impacts of using AI and automation to speed up science.
Learn more about their research goals: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
Learn more about their research goals: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
🤖 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...
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...
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🤖 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...
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...
#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...
@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...
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#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...
@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...
#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...
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#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...
🧪 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...
Register to attend for #free in person at University of Toronto or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🧪 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...
Register to attend for #free in person at University of Toronto or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
#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...
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...
September 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#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...
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...
#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-...
Learn more + apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#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-...
Learn more + apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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!
🥇 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!
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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!
🥇 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!
#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-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#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-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
#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-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#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-...
Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...