8th Syngenta Symposium
«AI-Augmented Chemistry»
22. October 2026, Syngenta Research Center, Stein
8th Syngenta Symposium
«AI-Augmented Chemistry»
22. October 2026, Syngenta Research Center, Stein
Program Overview
08.30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
09.00
Welcome & Opening remarks
09.10
Asst. Prof. Patrick Bryant, Stockholm University
«De novo design of functional peptides with non-natural chemistry»
09.50
Dr. Nadine Schneider, Novartis
«AI-augmented chemistry: from generative models to decision-making in drug discovery»
10.30
Coffee Break
11.00
Prof. Martin Pačesa, University of Zurich
«Probing biology using computational binder design»
11.40
Dr. Teodoro Laino, IBM Zurich
«From molecular transformers to quantum-enabled chemical discovery»
12.20
Lunch Time & Poster Session
13.50
Prof. Philippe Schwaller, EPFL Lausanne
«Chemistry in the age of foundation models»
14.30
Prof. Leroy Cronin, University of Glasgow
«Agentic Verification of Chemical Makeability and Synthesis with Chemputation»
15.10
Prof. Abigail G. Doyle, UCLA
«Enabling chemical synthesis via machine learning»
15.50
Poster Prize Ceremony (sponsored by the Swiss Chemical Society)
16.00
Closing remarks & discussion