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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 3d

Very happy about this first #catalaix publication for us, supported by the Werner Siemens-Stiftung ! #bioplastics #circulareconomy
We also make the data openly available at @radar-service.bsky.social : radar4chem.radar-service.eu/radar/en/dat...
Thank you to @nfdi4chem.de !

Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 3d

New in Chemical Science!

"Depolymerization of PLA Catalyzed by Guanidine-Modified Microgels" by Andrij Pich and Sonja Herres-Pawlis et al. from RWTH Aachen University and Maastricht University. @herreslab.bsky.social

Read it for free: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

A pile of blue and yellow polylactide fibres on a surface. A box zooms into a section and shows a scheme for the depolymerisation of polylactide in methanol with a guanidine-modified microgel catalyst.

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 2d

Sustainable research through digital lab environments - thats the topic of the new podcast with 2 of our leads/board members.

- What are ELNs – and what can they really do?
- Data as fuel for innovation
- Science vs. business
##chemistry #rdm #research #fairdata #openscience

https://t1p.de/ycxpg

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 6d

Yesterday, 3 of us attended the OC Lab Connect meeting at Heidelberg University, an event for lab course coordinators of #organic chemistry, to present the ELN #Chemotion.
The response highlighted that making #RDM & the use of #ELNs is an integral part of #chemistry #curricula!

#researchdata

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 7d

Today, 1st October 2025, we officially start into the 2nd funding period of NFDI4Chem!

We want to welcome all previous and new members to this new period and look forward to continuing our successful road to accomplish our mission: All Chemists Publish FAIR data!
##chemistry #FAIR #research #data

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 9d

Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️

It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰

https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 13d

LAST CALL for tomorrow:
##Stammtisch is coming up.⠀
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"Feeding Open Databases with AI-powered Literature Extraction Tools: The COCONUT–MARCUS Pipeline"

Don't hesitate to register:⠀
26.9.2025 14 CET⠀
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https://www.nfdi4chem.de/event/stammtisch/
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #research data #fairdata

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 14d

Many of you liked our post, when we first presented you "Cheminformatics". Now the paper is published. Take a look into this incredibly helpfup tool.

And btw: if you're interested in meeting @kohulanr.bsky.social and Venkata Chandrasekhar Nainala, they're giving a talk on "stammtisch", this friday.

Kohulan Rajan @kohulanr.bsky.social · 15d

Our new paper now 🎉 Published: Cheminformatics Microservice V3!

Paper: doi.org/10.1186/s133...

🛠️ Web app + API: RDKit, CDK, Open Babel — NO install, 100% open-source.

Try now: app.naturalproducts.net

#Cheminformatics #OpenScience #Innovation #CompChem #Opensource

Cheminformatics Microservices UI

Cheminformatics Microservices UI - A modern interface for chemical data analysis

app.naturalproducts.net

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 16d

Watch our latest video on youtube:

Getting the recipe right: on extracting standardized synthesis procedures from literature
by Pedro Mendes

https://youtu.be/hzYXLr3KDIo
##chemistry #rdm #research data #NFDI4Chem #fairdata #workshop #research #study #nfdirocks #onenfdi

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 19d

#Stammtisch is coming up.⠀
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"Feeding Open Databases with AI-powered Literature Extraction Tools: The COCONUT–MARCUS Pipeline"

Don't hesitate to register:⠀
26.9.2025 14 CET⠀
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https://www.nfdi4chem.de/event/stammtisch/
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #research data #research data #fairdata #workshop

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 21d

Whatever you do in #chemical #research, you use or produce #data: observations, measurements, or results.
Our goal is to provide you with the best #tools to handle your data easily, efficiently, and preferably #FAIR through their whole life cycle.

https://bit.ly/3xWwNju
##chemistry #openscience

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 23d

Watch our latest video on youtube:

How a Data Base can drive Progress in Combustion Science
by Kai Moshammer-Ruwe

https://youtu.be/jo-ThNsyGyc
##chemistry #rdm #research data #NFDI4Chem #fairdata #workshop #research #study #nfdirocks #onenfdi

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 28d

Venue is prepared for the last #consortium meeting of our first funding phase.We look forward to interesting talks and two worthful days##chemistry #nfdi #fairdata #OpenScience

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 8

IMAGINE: Your hard drive crashes

Funders often demand 10 years of data storage, but many drive vendors offer only a 5-year warranty. See the gap?

On @chemistryviews.bsky.social we present 10 foolproof (and reality-checked) ways to lose your #data & how you can prevent it

https://bit.ly/4lNwTOC

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 5

#Stammtisch is coming up.⠀
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"Feeding Open Databases with AI-powered Literature Extraction Tools: The COCONUT–MARCUS Pipeline"

Don't hesitate to register:⠀
26.9.2025 14 CET⠀
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https://www.nfdi4chem.de/event/stammtisch/
⠀##chemistry #rdm #fdm #research data #research data #fairdata #workshop

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 3

Watch our latest video on youtube:

Introduction to the open Lab-automation Communication Standard SiLA & Scientific Data Standard AnIML by Patrick Courtney & Mark Dörr & Burkhard Schäfer

https://youtu.be/PuIyDqaxXv8
##chemistry #rdm #data #NFDI4Chem #fairdata #workshop #research #study

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 2

Yesterday we had our first update: 4 more ELNs at 4 universities, in Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia, the former large blank spots on the map.
Do you know of an ELN that we don't have yet? Let us know.

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 2

Be a leader in chemistry! 🏆 ⚗️

It is already possible today to store your research data FAIR. Do you want to lead the way? Then apply with your FAIR data set for the #FAIR4Chem Award 2026 and a 500 euro prize! 💰

https://bit.ly/3sCGoct
##chemistry #FAIR

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Sep 1

LAST REMINDER😀

Would you like to learn more about #Chemotion? We are offering a virtual Chemotion live demo + Q&A session.⠀
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Includes an introduction. You find out how to best implement your workflows, how functions work, or ask questions. ⠀
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Workshop on 04.09. at 3 p.m.

https://t1p.de/y3t4v

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 29

3 intensive days at cordi, the conference of research data infrastructures, have come to an end.
We were represented in many ways with posters, talks and panels and are proud and happy to have been there.
t1p.de/zpzxk
#CoRDI #NFDI #forschungsdaten #researchdata #rdm #fdm

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 28

Next Newsletter coming out!
Yes, you are already following us here. But honestly, we all miss a post from time to time because we can't be online 24/7.
So if you don't want to miss anything - our newsletter is just 2 clicks away.

https://www.nfdi4chem.de/newsletter/
##chemistry #researchdata #rdm

NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 26

Only 1 day left!

Registration closes on 27 August, 12 PM.

If you want to be part of our Consortium Meeting, register now.
We look forward to seeing you!

https://www.nfdi4chem.de/de/veranstaltung/consortium-meeting-6-0/
##chemistry #rdm #researchdata #NFDI4Chem #fairdata #workshop #research

Consortium Meeting 6.0 - NFDI4Chem

REGISTRATION OPEN The 6th in-person meeting of the NFDI4Chem consortium will take place from 10 to 11 September 2025 in Mainz. This meeting will bring together all partners of NFDI4Chem […]

www.nfdi4chem.de

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 25

InChI is one of the most important identifiers in #chemistry – and identifiers are important for making chemical data machine-readable and thus FAIR.

It is therefore important to maintain and further develop this #identifier.

Read our report on the latest #InChI #meeting
https://t1p.de/auw75

Shaping the Future of InChI - NFDI4Chem

Technical Meeting at RWTH Aachen, July 2025: tackling complex stereochemical representation in inorganics and polymers & other issues.

t1p.de

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 22

You think about using an electronic Lab Journal (ELN), but don't know how to start?

Here is an overview over centrally hosted #ELN installations at german universities.
You prefer your own chemotion installation: [email protected]

t1p.de/hi3t4

#chemistry #chemsky #rdm #fdm

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 21

You don't have to reinvent the wheel in teaching data literacy

The DALIA project (Data Literacy Alliance) aims to promote #data #literacy by providing high-quality, openly accessible educational resources (OER).

Read the report about their latest Meeting:
https://t1p.de/0wndf
##chemistry #rdm

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · Aug 18

Watch our latest video on youtube:

Research Data Management: Cargo Cult or Indispensible Prerequisite for Scholarship? by Dr. habil. Till Biskup

The video was recorded at our monthly regulars table "The Stammtisch".

https://youtu.be/E6TNs5QaPT4

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