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The 2026 UConn-GCI Pfizer Symposium brought together students, faculty, and industry scientists for a dynamic day focused on Green Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Innovations: From Bench to Market.
The event featured invited talks, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and an interactive workshop that encouraged dialogue across academic and industrial perspectives.
We were honored to host Prof. Necmi Biyikli from the UConn Center for Clean Energy Engineering, Dr. Isamir Martinez, from ACS GCI along with Pfizer scientists Chris Allais, Philip Roosen, Johnny Lee, and Jenson Verhese, who shared insights into sustainable chemistry, pharmaceutical innovation, and process development. We also extend special appreciation to Dr. Juan Colberg for leading an engaging workshop and for his continued support of the UConn-GCI collaboration.
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Excited to share that the GCI-Pfizer Symposium will be happening on May 13th.
The program features insightful talks on green chemistry, sustainable process development, continuous manufacturing, and advanced technologies from both Pfizer scientists and UConn researchers.
Registration is open until May 8, so don’t forget to register and attend this great opportunity to learn, network, and engage with experts from academia and industry. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Registration link:
forms.gle/ZWwUre4tMJtXVghD9
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Join the UConn Chemistry Department community for the UConn GCI-Pfizer Symposium on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at MCHU 102, UConn Storrs. This special collaboration between UConn GCI and Pfizer will highlight green chemistry in pharmaceutical innovation, spanning sustainable synthetic methodologies, green pharmaceutical engineering approaches, and their applications in drug discovery. Through talks, a workshop, poster presentations, and networking, the symposium will provide a dynamic platform for exchanging ideas, fostering collaboration, and exploring new opportunities. We encourage everyone to attend, engage, and help make this event a vibrant and impactful gathering. ... See MoreSee Less
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We’re organizing an oral symposium at ACS Fall 2026, national meeting in Chicago, IL:
“Empowering the Next Generation: Student-Led Frameworks for Integrating Green Chemistry in Undergraduate Education.”
We invite students to submit an abstract and share their work at this session: callforabstracts.acs.org/acsfall2026/CHED
To submit, create or log into your ACS account, select ACS Fall 2026 and the CHED division, then choose our symposium title from the list to upload your abstract. The abstracts are due March 31, 2026.
As the student group organizing this symposium, we’re especially excited to spotlight student-led efforts that advance green chemistry in education. Join us in Chicago!
If anyone has any questions, you can reach out to us at nicholas.leadbeater@uconn.edu OR uconn.gci@gmail.com ... See MoreSee Less
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We’re organizing an oral symposium at ACS Fall 2026, national meeting in Chicago, IL:
“Empowering the Next Generation: Student-Led Frameworks for Integrating Green Chemistry in Undergraduate Education.”
We invite students to submit an abstract and share their work at this session: callforabstracts.acs.org/acsfall2026/CHED. To submit, create or log into your ACS account, select ACS Fall 2026 and the CHED division, then choose our symposium title from the list to upload your abstract. The abstracts are due March 31, 2026.
As the student group organizing this symposium, we’re especially excited to spotlight student-led efforts that advance green chemistry in education. Join us in Chicago!
If anyone has any questions, you can reach out to us at (nicholas.leadbeater@uconn.edu OR uconn.gci@gmail.com) ... See MoreSee Less
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Winter Party 2025 photo dump ❄️ Thank you everyone for joining us for a fun evening
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Thank you to Dr. Gilmore for delivering an engaging and insightful seminar. We loved learning about pharmaceutical production of Artemisinin. Thank you everyone who joined and made it a success.
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Join us for the GCI Seminar with Dr. Kerry Gilmore on green production of Artemisinin.
Oct 30 | 🕑 2–3 PM | 📍A-304 | 🍕 Free pizza! ... See MoreSee Less
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Join us for an engaging GCI meeting!
Hear firsthand experiences and application tips from Chelsea Schroeder & Anietie Williams about the ACS Green Chemistry! ... See MoreSee Less
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