Industry events

PFAS Alternatives Workshop

Event dates: 6 February 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: This event will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with creating and using alternatives to PFAS.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Thermodynamic Tools for Sustainable Development

Event dates: 7 February 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: Student led symposium by SMTG-RSC
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

How Chemistry Can Save the World - Short Story Competition

Event dates: 10 February 2025
Event summary: The Chilterns & Middlesex Local Section Committee invites participants to write creative short stories inspired by how Chemistry can bring novel solutions to current affairs.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

RSC Meet the Editors - Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India

Event dates: 10 February 2025 09:30-16:30
Event summary: RSC Meet the Editors are specially curated programs by the Editors and Publishing team, aimed to provide researchers with a platform to interact
Event Venue: IIT Hyderabad, Telangana, 502285, India

RSC Meet the Editors, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR

Event dates: 11 February 2025 14:00-17:30
Event summary: RSC Meet the Editors are specially curated programs by the Editors and Publishing team, aimed to provide researchers with a platform to interact
Event Venue: Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, 201314, India

Highlights in catalysis, photo- and electrochemistry

Event dates: 11 February 2025 09:15 - 12 February 2025 17:45
Event summary: The meeting will comprise of short talks from early career researchers and recently appointed academics, and keynote lectures from established researchers in academia and industry.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Redefining the Chemical Status Quo: Women Catalysts for Equality

Event dates: 11 February 2025 10:00-13:00
Event summary: Redefining the Chemical Status Quo: Women Catalysts for Equality" is a Global Women’s Breakfast (GWB) 2025 event that aims to unite women in science and advocate gender equity in STEM
Event Venue: Oxford Manor Events Centre, Abuja, 900108, Nigeria

The Chemistry Communicators Challenge 2025

Event dates: 13 February 2025 18:00-20:00
Event summary: The Chemistry Communicators Challenge 2025 aims to showcase chemists' communication skills through brief, themed presentations.
Event Venue: ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Chemist in industry

Event dates: 19 February 2025 09:30-17:00
Event summary: SCI are proud to present the return of the “Chemist in Industry” meeting. It combines a one-day meeting with a poster session, networking and award for the best talk.
Event Venue: Alderley Park, Cheshire , SK10 4TG, United Kingdom

What a chemist needs to know about biology 1: In vitro biology

Event dates: 25 February 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: This event is aimed at helping attendees understand the features and challenges of biology in pharmaceutical research.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Advancements in prosthetic/artificial heart valve devices

Event dates: 25 February 2025 17:00-18:30
Event summary: Dr Ajit Yoganathan, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech, will share his 40 year career and his ground-breaking research in heart valves, heart disease and minimally invasive cardiovascular interventions.
Event Venue:

ADMET 2025

Event dates: 26 February 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: The aim is to provide participants with a practical understanding of ADMET parameters, how to diagnose common ADMET problems and how to improve compound design to overcome these problems.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

12th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition

Event dates: 7 March 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: To celebrate this and following on from the success of the previous eleven competitions, we are pleased to announce the 12th SCI-RSC National Retrosynthesis Competition.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Mechanics of Bond Breaking: from Single Molecules to Polymer Networks

Event dates: 10 March 2025 09:00 - 12 March 2025 12:30
Event summary: Bond breaking and reforming influence polymer properties across all scales. This event gathers scientists to link bulk mechanical performance with nanomechanical properties of individual molecules.
Event Venue: Palais des Académies, Brussels, 1000, Belgium

53rd Organic Process Research and Development Conference

Event dates: 10 March 2025 08:00 - 12 March 2025 17:00
Event summary: Join us in this fantastic location and you will enjoy hearing cutting edge Scientific Content alongside our renowned Networking Receptions and Exhibition.
Event Venue: Charleston Marriott, Charleston, SC 29403, United States

Sustainable Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications (SAIPA)

Event dates: 10 March 2025 08:00 - 11 March 2025 05:00
Event summary: SAIPA
Event Venue:

Mechanics of Bond Breaking: from Single Molecules to Polymer Networks

Simulation – Laser Processes and Components

Event dates: 12 - 13 March 2025
Event summary: Attend the workshop "Simulation – Laser Processes and Components" to learn about innovative approaches optimizing laser processes and components. Gain insights from experts and real-world examples!
Event Venue: Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Dresden, 01277, Germany

SCI Medicinal Chemistry Workshop (online webinar)

Event dates: 13 March 2025 13:00-17:00
Event summary: The workshop is based on an interactive, team-based game that allows you to explore various aspects of the drug discovery process.
Event Venue: Online webinar, United Kingdom

Sustainable Analytical Science

Event dates: 18 March 2025 09:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us at Burlington House, London, for a day exploring sustainability in analytical science. Engage with experts, share ideas, and drive eco-conscious innovation through talks, panels, and posters.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Road surface characteristics and measurement

Event dates: 26 March 2025 09:30-16:15
Event summary: This event has been put together to demonstrate some of the innovative applications of changing technology for constructing and maintaining highways with asphalt.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Frontiers of Magnetic Resonance

Event dates: 31 March 2025 10:00 - 1 April 2025 16:00
Event summary: NMR Discussion Group Spring Meeting
Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton , SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Graham Award Symposium 2025: Colloidal Collaborations

Event dates: 1 April 2025 10:00-17:30
Event summary: The symposium for 2025 will feature a range of speakers from industry and academia, highlighting colloidal research on industrial processes and procedures.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Crystallisation Science and Engineering

Event dates: 1 April 2025 09:00 - 3 April 2025 16:15
Event summary: This three day short course will outline the fundamental science and engineering of crystallisation processes.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

41st SCI Process Development Symposium

Event dates: 2 April 2025 11:00 - 4 April 2025 12:10
Event summary: The area of Process Development continues to be a challenging and important area for the research into and application of modern synthetic organic chemistry, as well as enabling technologies.
Event Venue: Churchill college, Cambridge, CB3 0DS, United Kingdom

POPsNet 2025

Event dates: 4 April 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: Conference to advance the understanding of all aspects of research into POPS and to disseminate this information to the wider community, including researchers, regulators and industry.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

RSC Toxicology Award Seminar

Event dates: 7 April 2025 13:00-18:00
Event summary: An event to recognise Dr Stephanie Wright, Imperial College London, as the Early Career Awardee of the 2024 RSC Toxicology Award.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Chem4Energy 2025 Conference

Event dates: 7 April 2025 12:00 - 11 April 2025 12:00
Event summary: The Chem4Energy conference aim to bring together local and international academic and industrial researchers from Namibia, to discuss the latest developments in sustainable energy
Event Venue: Protea Hotel Walvis Bay in Pelican Bay, Africa, Walvis Bay, 0001, Namibia

SCI-RSC Workshop on Computational Tools for Drug Discovery 2025

Event dates: 8 April 2025 08:15-18:00
Event summary: Attendees will be able to choose from sessions covering data processing and visualisation; ligand and structure-based design, or ADMET prediction run by the software providers.
Event Venue: The Studio, Leeds, LS1 4AW, United Kingdom

Emerald Isle Conference on Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Event dates: 9 - 11 April 2025
Event summary: The inaugural Emerald Isle Conference on Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 9-11 April 2025.
Event Venue: Europa Hotel Belfast, Belfast, BT2 7AP, United Kingdom

IP Essentials: Publish, Patent or Trade Secret?

Event dates: 9 April 2025 12:00-13:00
Event summary: This webinar will address the key questions that R&D scientists need to consider when deciding how best to protect their inventions and IP - publish, patent or maintain as a trade secret?
Event Venue:

Electrochemistry Community Northern Regional Butler Meeting 2025

Event dates: 11 April 2025 09:30-16:30
Event summary: A free to attend one-day symposium to allow PhD students and PDRAs from across Scotland and the North of England to unite with their peers and share the results of their electrochemical research.
Event Venue: University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

British Crystallographic Association Spring Meeting 2025

Event dates: 14 April 2025 13:00 - 17 April 2025 13:45
Event summary: The annual Spring Meeting of the British Crystallographic Association (BCA) brings together chemical, biological, physical, industrial and early stage crystallographers and structural scientists.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

TAC 2025 - 60th Anniversary Conference

Event dates: 14 April 2025 09:00 - 16 April 2025 17:00
Event summary: Thermal Analysis Conference is an annual event organised by the Thermal Methods Group of the ��
Event Venue: University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

23nd RSC Fluorine Interest Group Postgraduate Meeting

Event dates: 16 April 2025 12:00 - 17 April 2025 14:00
Event summary: The RSC Fluorine Postgraduate meeting is the yearly appointment for students and fluorine scholars to showcase their research in this field and connect with the community.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Getting chemistry with your audience – what social media strategy in Business-to-Business (B2B) tech can teach you.

Event dates: 29 April 2025 17:00-18:00
Event summary: A webinar on the best practices for building a social strategy for B2B tech marketing including the importance of employee advocacy and influencer marketing
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Analytical Horizons in Oligonucleotide Separation Science

Event dates: 7 May 2025 09:00 - 8 May 2025 16:00
Event summary: Join other experts from the analytical community to explore the cutting-edge of separation techniques for oligonucleotide therapeutics at 'Analytical Horizons in Oligonucleotide Separation Science'.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

3rd Commonwealth Chemistry Congress

Event dates: 11 - 14 May 2025
Event summary: The Federation of Commonwealth Chemical Sciences Societies is delighted to announce that the third Commonwealth Chemistry Congress will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa, 11-14 May 2025.
Event Venue: Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

PPEPPD 2025

Event dates: 11 - 15 May 2025
Event summary: The International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design (PPEPPD) will take place from May 11-15, 2025 in Germany, Bad Gögging (close to Munich).
Event Venue: The Monarch Hotel Bad Gögging, Bad Gögging, 93333, Germany

Innovations in crop protection

Event dates: 14 May 2025 10:00-17:00
Event summary: Although the rate of new crop protection product approvals has decreased in recent years, investment in the sector remains high as there is a need to provide more innovate and sustainable products.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Liverpool local section Celebratory Gala Dinner

Event dates: 16 May 2025 18:00-23:59
Event summary: Celebratory Gala Dinner May 16th 2025
Event Venue: Royal Liver building, Liverpool, L3 1HU, United Kingdom

Future Labs Live Basel

Event dates: 27 May 2025 09:00 - 28 May 2025 17:00
Event summary: Europe’s most diverse and stimulating event for the future of all labs. Disruptors and innovators are invited to help pave the way and share their experiences and vision for the lab of the future.
Event Venue: Congress Center Basel , Basel, CH-4005 , Switzerland

Spray Drying and Atomisation of Formulations

Event dates: 10 June 2025 09:00 - 12 June 2025 14:45
Event summary: A practical course involving demonstrations, theory and real industrial case studies.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

New modalities: Innovations in RNA therapeutics

Event dates: 11 June 2025 10:00-17:10
Event summary: The SCI “New modalities” series comprises focussed in-person events and this year’s symposium brings together world-class scientists at the forefront of RNA research.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

2nd UK Microfluidics Conference

Event dates: 18 June 2025
Event summary: The 2nd UK Microfluidics Conference – One-day meeting on Wednesday 18th June 2025, Leeds
Event Venue: Cloth Hall Court , Leeds, LS1 2HA, United Kingdom

SCI Foundation medicinal chemistry workshop

Event dates: 18 June 2025 12:00-16:30
Event summary: Just started in Medicinal chemistry or interested in learning more about it? The SCI Foundation medicinal chemistry workshop has been designed by professional Medicinal chemists to provide insight.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

22nd International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU)

Event dates: 23 June 2025 15:00 - 27 June 2025 18:00
Event summary: The ICCDU 2025 conference will unite experts in CO2 utilization to discuss advancements and trends. The theme is “CO2 for a Circular Economy,” covering various relevant topics.
Event Venue: IST Congress Center, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, 1049-001, Portugal

17th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations

Event dates: 29 June 2025 17:00 - 3 July 2025 17:00
Event summary: BIOTRANS 2025 will take place in Basel, Switzerland from June 29 to July 3, 2025. Biotrans 2025 will highlight the latest advances in biocatalysis research achieved across the world.
Event Venue: Congress Centre Basel, Basel, 4058 , Switzerland

7th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering

Event dates: 8 July 2025 08:00 - 11 July 2025 18:00
Event summary: ICNMSME-2025 aims to address on Modern Problems of Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering,
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

UK Exposure Science 2025

Event dates: 8 July 2025 10:00-16:30
Event summary: An annual meeting of occupational and environmental exposure science.
Event Venue: UKHSA Training Centre, Didcot , OX11 0RQ, United Kingdom

21st RSC Nucleic Acids Forum – 2025

Event dates: 11 July 2025 10:00-18:00
Event summary: This is the RSC Nucleic Acids Group’s annual meeting, bringing together the Nucleic Acids Research community to showcase and discuss new research at the chemistry-physics-biology interface.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

14th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes

Event dates: 13 July 2025 18:00 - 18 July 2025 18:00
Event summary: ISP, held biennially since 1995, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers studying charged macromolecules, bridging chemistry, physics, and materials science.
Event Venue: University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil

ADVANCED STUDY COURSE ON OPTICAL CHEMICAL SENSORS (ASCOS2025)

Event dates: 20 July 2025 17:00 - 27 July 2025 10:00
Event summary: The aim of ASCOS 2025 is to establish education, discussion, and a contact platform for researchers (from Master level upwards) working in the growing field of optical chemical sensors and biosensors.
Event Venue: University of Leon, Leon, 24071, Spain

Leveraging preparative chromatography in the manufacture of active ingredients

Event dates: 29 July 2025 16:00-17:00
Event summary: July 2025 webinar organised by the RSC Process Chemistry and Technology Group
Event Venue: Zoom, United Kingdom

2nd Sodium-Ion Technology Research Innovations and Key Enhancements (STRIKE) Symposium

Event dates: 27 August 2025 09:00 - 29 August 2025 17:00
Event summary: We are happy to announce that the 2nd STRIKE Symposium will take place 27th–29th August 2025 at Swansea University, UK.
Event Venue: Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, United Kingdom

Technician Commitment relaunch event

Event dates: 3 September 2025 13:00-17:00
Event summary: Join us to celebrate five years of the RSC's support for the Technician Commitment.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

20th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity (ESOR2025)

Event dates: 9 - 12 September 2025
Event summary: The primary aim of ESOR2025 is the exchange of the latest developments and ideas in the field of physical organic chemistry, particularly with regard to organic reactivity.
Event Venue: Centro Culturale ‘San Gaetano’, Padova, 35121, Italy

ICSD 2025 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development Rome, It

Event dates: 10 September 2025 09:00 - 11 September 2025 19:00
Event summary: The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University"
Event Venue: Roma Eventi Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 0187, Italy

New synthetic methods – Design and application III

Event dates: 18 September 2025 09:30-17:20
Event summary: The aim of the meeting is to highlight new synthetic approaches, disconnections and methods, and their application as developed by key researchers from both academia and industry.
Event Venue: SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2025

Event dates: 29 September 2025 09:00 - 1 October 2025 16:00
Event summary: The aim of our conference is the exchange and dissemination of scientific knowledge, the creation of a platform for networking and transdisciplinary and international cooperation.
Event Venue: KIT, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Conference

Event dates: 8 October 2025 08:00 - 9 October 2025 17:00
Event summary: Join us to find out how possible policy changes which will impact investment in carbon removals.
Event Venue: InterContinental Houston, Houston, 77030, United States

3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology Research and Innovation

Event dates: 18 November 2025 08:00 - 21 November 2025 18:00
Event summary: ICNTRI-2025 looks for significant Modern Problems of Nanomaterials Research and Innovation
Event Venue: University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal

Joint SoBRA / RSC Winter Conference 2025 Current Issues in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment

Event dates: 10 December 2025 09:50-18:00
Event summary: An annual meeting to update those in the field on new and emerging topics in contaminated land risk assessment.
Event Venue: The ��, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom