Congrats to the recipients of our first AC Craft seed grants! Funded projects will explore integrated digital microfluidics platform for autonomous low-volume cell assays and advance SDLs for organ-on-a-chip with multiplexed molecular biosensing.
Read more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
🔊 LISTEN (at 6:56) via CBC & amandabux.bsky.social: #UofTEngineering prof & AC scientific leadership team member Milica Radisic is harnessing AI & organ-on-a-chip technology to model the complex human body like never before -- unlocking potential new ways to treat heart attacks bit.ly/4cnlfG6
🚨AI4X—Accelerate conference early-bird registration ends April 15!
Join us in #Singapore this June for 5 days of talks, tutorials, and posters on how AI is transforming science—from materials science and SDLs to healthcare and beyond.
Get tickets: ai4x.cc/2026/ticket/
Gurpaul Kochhar, AC training lead, presents to a group of students at the 2026 Toronto Science Fair.
David Oshiobugie Okhimame helps lead a demonstration at the Toronto Science Fair.
AC training lead Gurpaul Kochhar, alongside UWaterloo student David Oshiobugie Okhimame and U of T student Alaina Feeroze, at the Toronto Science Fair.
David Oshiobugie Okhimame, a first-year student at the University of Waterloo, and Alaina Feeroze, a third-year student at U of T, help lead a demonstration at the Toronto Science Fair.
Burgeoning student scientists got to try their hand at AI-guided experimentation at this year’s Toronto Science Fair, hosted @utsc.utoronto.ca
The Acceleration Consortium team demonstrated how self-driving labs use AI, automation & data analysis to plan & run experiments more efficiently. 🚀
#JOB OPP: We're hiring Staff Scientists across a range of levels to support our AI and Automation self-driving lab at the AC🚀
Staff Scientist ⮕ jobs.utoronto.ca/job-invite/4...
Staff Research Scientist ⮕ jobs.utoronto.ca/job-invite/4...
Senior Staff Scientist ⮕ jobs.utoronto.ca/job-invite/4...
We’re excited to welcome the NVIDIA team to campus today for a special seminar led by NVIDIA’s Director of Digital Biology Anthony Costa—join us today, March 30 at 4:30 PM EST!
Register now to attend in person at @utoronto.ca: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
#UofT donors got glimpse the future of science at a showcase highlighting Arts & Science students and faculty. AC postdoc Miro Bogdanovic and @thematterlab.bsky.social student @allanzhao.bsky.social showcased AI-powered robotic labs, demonstrating how self driving labs are transforming discovery!
Self-driving labs are democratizing science🚀
In a workshop run by @utoronto.ca & Clubes de Ciencia México supported by the AC, 25 students in Xalapa, Mexico remotely ran experiments on a robot in Toronto to learn about AI & robotics in real time.
Read more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
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...
