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.
A year in review: Take a peek at what we've been up to and what we have planned for 2026.
accelerationconsortium.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!
accelerationconsortium.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!
A year in review
A look back at 2025 and what’s ahead at the Acceleration Consortium (AC).
accelerationconsortium.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A year in review: Take a peek at what we've been up to and what we have planned for 2026.
accelerationconsortium.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!
accelerationconsortium.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...
Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!
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...
Telescope Innovations, a spin-out company founded by AC scientific leadership team member @profhein.bsky.social, is making great strides w/the recent sale of a self-driving lab to the largest trade association for Korea’s pharmaceutical and biotech industry. telescopeinnovations.com/telescope-in...
Telescope Innovations Installs Korea’s First Self-Driving Lab for Pharma R&D and Education - Telescope Innovations
Rapid three-week deployment, onsite support from two-time Nobel Laureate, and deep Canada-Korea collaboration underscore accelerating commercial momentum
telescopeinnovations.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Telescope Innovations, a spin-out company founded by AC scientific leadership team member @profhein.bsky.social, is making great strides w/the recent sale of a self-driving lab to the largest trade association for Korea’s pharmaceutical and biotech industry. telescopeinnovations.com/telescope-in...
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...
“Very often, people will tell you 10,000 reasons why something cannot be done. But, in the Acceleration Consortium, there’s a culture of ‘yes we can.’” - Milica Radisic, AC scientific leadership team
🔬 Read more on @torontolifemag.bsky.social: torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...
🔬 Read more on @torontolifemag.bsky.social: torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...
The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto - Toronto Life
Alán Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants...
torontolife.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Very often, people will tell you 10,000 reasons why something cannot be done. But, in the Acceleration Consortium, there’s a culture of ‘yes we can.’” - Milica Radisic, AC scientific leadership team
🔬 Read more on @torontolifemag.bsky.social: torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...
🔬 Read more on @torontolifemag.bsky.social: torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...
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...
Automation is reshaping research, but science education hasn’t kept up. Take a survey about the skills, competencies, and training needed for automated research labs: forms.gle/ZeDc2o33b1FR...
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Automation is reshaping research, but science education hasn’t kept up. Take a survey about the skills, competencies, and training needed for automated research labs: forms.gle/ZeDc2o33b1FR...
Congrats to AC staff scientist Joseph Brown on your upcoming new role as Assistant Prof in Biomolecular Science at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at U of T! We look forward to our continued collaboration and excited for you to embark on the next chapter of your research journey 🌱:•.🧪
We’re delighted to welcome Joseph S. Brown as Assistant Professor in Biomolecular Science. His research at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and #machinelearning is redefining peptide-based therapeutics: www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announc...
@utoronto.ca @accelerationc.bsky.social
@utoronto.ca @accelerationc.bsky.social
New faculty Joseph Brown will explore how AI can accelerate peptide-based drug design
The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy welcomes Joseph S. Brown as Assistant Professor in Biomolecular Science, whose research combines chemistry, biology, and machine learning to accelerate the discovery...
www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Congrats to AC staff scientist Joseph Brown on your upcoming new role as Assistant Prof in Biomolecular Science at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at U of T! We look forward to our continued collaboration and excited for you to embark on the next chapter of your research journey 🌱:•.🧪
📅 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...
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The legends are true - the new @accelerationc.bsky.social building being constructed in Toronto yesterday
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The legends are true - the new @accelerationc.bsky.social building being constructed in Toronto yesterday
#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-...
🎧 #ICYMI, check out AC scientific leadership team member Jason Hattrick-Simpers in an ep of #CarryTheTwo podcast by IMSI Institute! He dives into how AI & automation are accelerating materials discovery & breakthroughs in health + tech.
🔗 www.imsi.institute/podcast/emer...
🔗 www.imsi.institute/podcast/emer...
Emerging Technologies Episode 4: Materials Science • IMSI
Databases, machine learning, and algorithms are accelerating materials science. Especially when publishing everything
www.imsi.institute
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🎧 #ICYMI, check out AC scientific leadership team member Jason Hattrick-Simpers in an ep of #CarryTheTwo podcast by IMSI Institute! He dives into how AI & automation are accelerating materials discovery & breakthroughs in health + tech.
🔗 www.imsi.institute/podcast/emer...
🔗 www.imsi.institute/podcast/emer...
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...