Acceleration Consortium

Unlocking the AI for Science Revolution: A Call to Action for Autonomous Science Instruments — Renaissance Philanthropy – A brighter future for all through science, technology, and innovation (V2) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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...

Due Feb 9: Submit your abstracts for AI4X—Accelerate in Singapore and register now! Save the date and submit your abstracts for the AI4X—Accelerate Conference in Singapore, co-hosted by the University of Toronto’s Acceleration Consortium (AC) and the Institute for Functional Intellig...

<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 Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) promise accelerated scientific discovery and product development by closing the loop between robotic execution and AI/ML-driven decision making. In practice, however, ...

"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 A look back at 2025 and what’s ahead at the Acceleration Consortium (AC).

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 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

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...

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...

“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