From aging to fetal health and clean energy to pharmaceuticals, the Acceleration Consortium awards over $2 million to projects that accelerate scientific discovery in a wide range of fields. Read more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/from-ag...

Congrats to Intrepid Labs + Xatoms for being featured in @torontolifemag.bsky.social's "Smart City" list! Intrepid Labs, co-founded by Christine Allen, and #Accelerate2025 exhibitor Xatoms were recognized for drug discovery + clean water tech, respectively. torontolife.com/deep-dives/s...

#ICYMI: Wed, March 4, 9:45 AM – 4:00 PM: Join us in person @UofT for our 2026 AC Research Symposium to explore our latest research in accelerated materials discovery. Registration is open to #UofT faculty, staff + students: acceleration.utoronto.ca/events/ac-re...

#ICYMI: Feb 20 is the deadline to apply to our social sciences and humanities grant! This annual grant aims to bridge the gap between social science and humanities scholars and AI and automation researchers to promote interdisciplinary findings. Apply: acceleration.utoronto.ca/programs/ac-...

📅 #ICYMI – Mar 5, AC director Alán Aspuru-Guzik + scientific leadership team members Christine Allen + Milica Radisic are speaking at U of T Entrepreneurship Week about how AI is shaping our world. Register now: uoft.me/uteweek2026-... #UofTEntWeek #UofTStartup

📅 Wed, March 4, 9:45 AM – 4:00 PM: Join us in person @utoronto.ca for our 2026 AC Research Symposium to explore our latest research in accelerated materials discovery. Registration is open to #UofT faculty, staff + students: acceleration.utoronto.ca/events/ac-re...

Are you a high school student fascinated by how AI + automation are changing science? Apply to our summer undergraduate research program in accelerated discovery (AC-SURP) to gain hands-on experience in this emerging field. Apply by March 13, 2026: acceleration.utoronto.ca/programs/surp

Reminder: Today (Feb 9) is the last day to submit abstracts for AI4X – Accelerate 2026! For a chance to share your research in automation, self- driving labs, materials science or the many ways AI impacts chemistry, biology, ethics finance, health care + math, apply now: ai4x.cc/2026/call-fo...

What will it take to unlock the next phase of AI-driven scientific discovery? Leaders across AI + science, including the AC's very own executive director Sean Caffrey, share their thoughts: www.renaissancephilanthropy.org/news-and-ins...

<1 week left to submit abstracts for the AI4X – Accelerate Conference 2026 in Singapore! We’re seeking contributions across materials science, SDLs, ethical AI, chemistry, medicine, healthcare, physics, biology, sustainability + more. Apply by Feb 9: substack.com/home/post/p-...

#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're hiring a Lab Technician in our Human Organ Mimicry self-driving lab to support projects focused on diverse organoid + organ-on-chip technologies. Learn more Apply now: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

"A foundational representation for an orchestrated lab" | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che... This paper tackles workflow representation for #SelfDrivingLabs. We @accelerationc.bsky.social look for feedback from the community to further improve the manuscript, so please reach out with comments.

I'll be there as well :-)

Renovations are really coming along at #UofT's Lash Miller building! This updated building will be the central hub of the Acceleration Consortium and our centre for materials research and innovation! @chemuoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @aspuru.bsky.social

AI4X–Accelerate Conference 2026 abstracts have been extended until February 9 (final extension). Join us in Singapore, June 15–19, 2026. Submit: ai4x.cc/call-for-sub...

#JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're hiring an Associate Director of Marketing and Communications (TERM). If you're a creative who feels passionately about making science accessible to a wide audience, apply now! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Reminder to join our first AC seminar of 2026 tomorrow, Wed, Jan 21, 1:30 – 2:30 PM ft. Eric Brown (McMaster University) Eric will discuss how nature + AI can work together to discover new drugs. Register to attend in person at @utoronto.ca or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...

📅 Jan 21 at 10:00 AM ET: Join AC staff scientist Sergio Pablo-García Carrillo to explore lab automation + workflow orchestration in chemistry in a webinar co-hosted by Smart Labs + @SiLA! Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/towards-th...

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...

📅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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 🌱:•.🧪

📅 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...

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...

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...

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-...

🎧 #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...

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...

🤖 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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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-...

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!

What a catch! 🎣 Huge congratulations to @boser-florian.bsky.social for winning the first place poster prize at this year’s @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto awarded by @digital-discovery.rsc.org! 🥇 Thanks to the judges & organizers! #Accelerate2025 doi.org/10.1039/D4DD...

#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-...