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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering is proud to sponsor the Flow Chemistry Europe 2017 meeting, to be held by the Flow Chemistry Society at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, UK, on 7–8 February 2017. Submit your poster abstract before 17 January 2017 for a chance to win a prize, courtesy of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering!

Conference Chairs:

• Volker Hessel (Eindhoven University of Technology, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Editorial Board)
• Mimi Hii (Imperial College London, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Advisory Board),

This meeting is dedicated to the integration of flow chemistry into everyday processes. By attending this industry-leading conference, you will benefit from the expert knowledge of academic and industry leaders who are pushing the boundaries of this rapidly evolving field. Agenda topics include:

• Back to Einstein – Electrification of chemistry – making use of the smallest units, photons and electrons
• Back to Health – Medicinal flow chemistry in the era of the FDA’s door opening towards emerging technologies
• Back to Nature – End-to-end continuous-flow production

Keynote Speaker

• Timothy Noel (Eindhoven University of Technology), presenting “A Conceptually New Photomicroreactor Design for Energy-efficient Solar Photochemistry“

Confirmed speakers include:

• Andrea Adamo (Zaiput Flow Technologies)
• Claudio Battilocchio (University of Cambridge)
• Richard Bourne (University of Leeds, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Advisory Board)
• Doris Dallinger (University of Graz)
• Stevan Djuric (AbbVie)
• Amanda Evans (California State University Fullerton)
• Alain Favre-Reguillon (University of Lyon)
• Daniel Fitzpatrick (University of Cambridge)
• Antimo Gioiello (University of Perugia)
• Robert Green (University of Southampton)
• Heidrun Gruber-Woelfler (Graz University of Technology)
• Thomas Junkers (Hasselt University)
• Anita Maguire (University College Cork)
• Kevin Milburn (University of Bristol)
• Polona Znidarsic Plazl (University of Ljubljana)
• Igor Plazl (University of Ljubljana)
• Dominique Roberge (Lonza Group)
• Floris Rutjes (Radboud University Nijmegen)
• Guy Samburski (TEVA)
• Siegfried Waldvogel (Johannes Gutenburg-University Mainz, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Advisory Board)
• Thomas Wirth (Cardiff University)

Early bird discounts are available until 10 January 2017 and the deadline for poster submission is 17 January 2017.

We are pleased to announce Organic Process Research& Development – The 37th International Conference and Exhibition, to be held on 6–8 March 2017 at the Westin Pasadena, Pasadena, USA.

On the agenda are discussions of the latest issues relating to synthetic route design, development and optimisation in the parmaceutical, fine chemical and related fields.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Robert Grubbs (CalTech, USA)

Confirmed speakers include:

• Jean Guy Boiteau (Galderma R&D, France)
• Peter Hermsen (DSM Chemical Technology R&D, The Netherlands)
• Scott Hecker (Rempex Pharmaceuticals, USA)
• Clemens Steuckler (Patheon Austria GmbH & Co KG, Austria)
• Ben Littler (Vertex Pharmaceuticals, USA)
• Jade Osei-Tutu (Johnson Matthey Plc, UK)
• David Rozzell (Provivi, Inc., USA)
• Scott Savage (Genentech, Inc., USA)
• Chris Senanayake (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA)
• John Studley (Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd, UK)
• Rajappa Vaidyanathan (Bristol-Myers Squibb, India)
• Phillip Wheeler (Materia Inc., USA)

Early bird discount is available if you register before 31 December 2016.

We are delighted to announce that 25th International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry will be held in Oxford on 17 – 20 July 2017 – be sure to secure your place today!

Plenary speakers:

• Michael Krishe, University of Texas at Austin, USA
• Varinder Agaarwal, University of Bristol, UK

For the full list and details of speakers and conference themes, please visit the event web page.

We are pleased to announce the 21st International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS 21) which will be held on 11–16 December 2016 at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

This biennial IUPAC event is a platform for the exhibition of new and upcoming topics in the field of organic chemistry.

Returning to India for the first time since ICOS 10 was held at IIS Bangalore in 1994, this conference aims to bring together new ideas across total synthesis, design of new methodologies, flow chemistry, C–H activation, synthetic biology, pharmaceutical chemistry and industrial chemistry.

Register now to attend the meeting alongside the following speakers:

Special Lecture

Professor Goverdhan Mehta, University of Hyderabad, India

Plenary Speakers

• Janine Cossy, Institute of Chemistry, Biology and Innovation, France
• Michael Krische, The University of Texas, Austin, USA
• Dawei Ma, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
• Klaus Muellen, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
• Ganesh Pandey, CBMR, India
• Viresh Rawal, The University of Chicago, USA
• Chris Senanayake, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, USA
• Keisuke Suzuki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
• Dean Toste, University of California, USA
• Herbert Waldmann, Max Planck University of Molecular Physiology, Germany

The AIChE Annual Meeting is nearly here! Make sure to visit Stand 33 in the East Lounge, Ballroom Level of the Hilton San Francisco Union Square where the Royal Society of Chemistry and Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Executive Editor Neil Hammond will be on hand to talk about your work:

In addition, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Editorial Board Chair Klavs F. Jensen and Scientific Editor Saif F. Khan will be chairing the Reaction Chemistry & Engineering sessions on Tuesday 15 November. Check out the list of confirmed speakers:

Session 375: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering I
Chair: Klavs F. Jensen, MIT, USA – Editorial Board Chair of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

• Yang Xiao, Purdue University, USA
• Vivek V. Ranade, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
• Sara Jo Taylor, North Carolina State University, USA
• Paul J. Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota, USA
• Lukas T. Vömel, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Mark Saeys, Ghent University, Belgium

Session 434: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering II
Chair: Saif A. Khan, NUS, Singapore – Scientific Editor of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

• Marcel Schmidt, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
• Noor Al-Rifai, University College London, UK
• Andrew Leung, Imperial College London, UK
• Andreas Jörke, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Eric Grolman, DSM Ahead B.V., Netherlands
• Irem Sen, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
• Boris Chubukov, University of Colorado, USA

Also attending from the Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Editorial Board:

• Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology, USA
• Alexander Katz, University of California, USA
• Guangsheng Luo, Tsinghua University, China
• Dionision G Vlachos, University of Delaware, USA
• and special thanks to Advisory Board member Ryan Hartman, New York University, USA, for organising these sessions!

See the full Technical Program for the meeting. Klavs, Saif and Neil look forward to welcoming you to San Francisco.