🚨 Final call! Applications for our summer undergrad research program close this Mon, Mar 3. Attn: Canadian undergrads this is your chance to gain hands-on experience in AI-driven science this summer. Apply for the chance to work alongside world-class scientists, develop valuable scientific research skills, and contribute to discoveries shaping the future of science. The program includes an $8,500 research stipend, up to $1,200 stipend for travel to the University of Toronto, and more. It is open to those who self-identify as members of equity-deserving groups. Full guidelines: https://lnkd.in/gQzx9_ca Last year’s participant Rubaina Farin says: “The mentorship and collaborative environment helped me develop both technical skills and a new perspective on materials science. If you're passionate about innovation at the intersection of chemistry, AI, and automation, this program is an incredible opportunity!” #UndergradResearch #AIforScience #MaterialsDiscovery #SelfDrivingLabs #ResearchOpportunity #UofT #AccelerationConsortium
Acceleration Consortium
Research Services
A global community accelerating the design + discovery of wide range of new materials, from renewable energy to drugs.
About us
Led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, the Acceleration Consortium (AC) at the University of Toronto is a global community of academia, government, and industry accelerating the design and discovery of a wide range of new materials and molecules, from renewable energy and consumer electronics to drugs. Using self-driving laboratories, the AC leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, engineering and chemistry to dramatically reduce the time and cost of bringing these advanced materials to market—from an average of 20 years and $100 million to as little as 1 year and $1 million.
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http://acceleration.utoronto.ca
External link for Acceleration Consortium
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- AI, Automation, Robotics, Materials discovery, Sustainability, and Technology
Locations
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Primary
Toronto, CA
Employees at Acceleration Consortium
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Frank Gu
Director of Institute for Water Innovation, NSERC Senior Industrial Chair Professor, and Entrepreneur
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Sean Caffrey, PhD MBA
Executive Director, Acceleration Consortium
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Padraic Foley
Director @ Acceleration Consortium | Strategy and Partnerships | Advisory Board member
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Yang Cao
Staff Scientist. Self-Driving Labs, Machine Learning, Energy Storage.
Updates
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Interested in sponsoring this year's Accelerate conference in Toronto? With an emerging field of science comes plenty of new opportunities. The conference is the ideal venue to learn about the latest in accelerated discovery, build brand awareness, promote your new tools and services, create meaningful collaborations, seek out new talent, and much more. To find out about our sponsorship options, take 2-mins to complete our intake form: https://lnkd.in/eKRqt6ZH
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The University of Toronto’s AI for Accelerated Materials Discovery graduate-level course taught by AC scientific leadership team member Jason Hattrick-Simpers includes a series of guest lectures by experts in the field that are now available for anyone to watch! Speakers and topics include: - Gilad Kusne of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Learn how autonomous research labs powered by AI are accelerating the scientific process, improving efficiency, and driving faster, smarter experimentation. - Sergei Kalinin of University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Understand how autonomous research systems optimize material discovery across domains like imaging, structure-property relationships, and microstructure optimization. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gRaEhajH. Stay tuned for upcoming lectures from Edward Kim of Cohere, Keith Brown of Boston University and some our very own AC staff scientists coming soon!
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🏁 Research alert: Look who’s on the cover of this month’s Matter journal. Meet ORGANA—an innovative robotic system transforming lab automation! 🔬✨ Self-driving labs are revolutionizing material discovery, but there are still challenges to overcome with experiment planning, robot manipulation, and user accessibility. ORGANA is a new assistive robotic system designed to: - Automate chemistry experiments with AI, reducing time and physical effort - Allow chemists to plan experiments using natural language - Schedule and run multiple tasks at once for increased efficiency The research team includes AC director Alán Aspuru-Guzik, AC scientific leadership team member Florian Shkurti, AC member Animesh Garg, AC staff scientists Kourosh Darvish, Han Hao, Yang Cao, Matter Lab Graduate students, Marta Skreta and Yuchi(Allan) Zhao and Haoping Xu, and Naruki Yoshikawa, Sagnik Som and Miroslav Bogdanovic. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gu3jEjVG #ResearchAlert #MatterJournal #Automation #Ai #Research #Discovery
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How can diversity be quantified in scientific data, and why does it matter for advancing research? In our next #ACSeminar, join Adji Bousso Dieng from Princeton University as she takes us through the concept of Vendi Scoring—an innovative approach to understanding variation in large and complex datasets. Rooted in principles of ecology and quantum mechanics, Vendi Scoring offers new insights into how we can measure and explore diversity, particularly in the context of materials science and molecular simulations. March 12, 3 PM EST 🔗 Register to attend in-person or online: https://lnkd.in/gsXTXvZT #AI #DataScience #MaterialsScience #ResearchInnovation #ScientificDiscovery #ACSeminar #UofT
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Registration for the 2025 Accelerate conference in Toronto (Aug 11–14) opens soon! Be the first to know: https://lnkd.in/gNq-p_-E
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#JOB OPPORTUNITIES: We’re hiring an Associate Director of Training and a Software Engineer at University of Toronto's Acceleration Consortium! Apply now and help us shape the future of AI-driven materials discovery. As Associate Director of Training, you’ll design cutting-edge programs in machine learning, robotics, and lab automation to educate people on how to build and use self-driving labs (SDLs) to advance their work. Apply now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gemhHK8U As a Software Engineer, you’ll develop and optimize the software infrastructure that drives SDLs, ensuring AI and automation work seamlessly together to accelerate research. Apply now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g3NkAJmR It's a great time to join our team and be part of our incredible $200M grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (TIPS-SPIIE) to support our work in #AI for science. Learn more about all open job opportunities ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gQP9cQpe #Careers #SoftwareEngineer #Training #Ai #UofT #Hiring
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🚨 Our call for abstracts is now open for this year's Accelerate conference in Toronto (Aug 11–14)! Once again, we are accepting submissions for posters, talks, and workshops related to our three tracks: 1. The tools 2. The materials 3. The ecosystem Check out the guidelines and complete details to apply now: https://lnkd.in/gNn4Ma6Q
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Thanks to BNN Bloomberg 📺 for having AC director Alán Aspuru-Guzik on to chat about his latest research with Insilico Medicine and the University of Toronto that uses AI and quantum computing to speed up drug discovery. Specifically, the team designed molecules targeting mutations in KRAS — a protein present in ~25% of human cancers that has historically been deemed “undruggable.” The research team includes: Mohammad Ghazi Vakili (Matter Lab), Alex Zhavoronkov (Insilico), AC director Alán Aspuru-Guzik, AC member Igor Stagljar, AC affiliate member Krishna Padmanabha Das and more. This collaborative research was facilitated by the Acceleration Consortium (AC), as part of our aim of bringing together academia and industry to accelerate the discovery of a wide range of materials and molecules for a sustainable, healthy future. Watch the interview to learn more about the AC and our $200M research grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (TIPS-SPIIE). #CFREF
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🚀 Applications are now OPEN for the Acceleration Consortium’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program (AC-SURP)! If you're a Canadian 🇨🇦 undergrad student or recent undergrad looking for hands-on experience in #AI for science, apply now to work alongside the AC’s world-class researchers at the University of Toronto. Last year’s inaugural cohort explored everything from medicinal chemistry and polymer synthesis to AI and automation, helping to shape this emerging field of accelerated materials discovery. Whether you’re interested in chemistry, AI, engineering, ethics or an interdisciplinary approach, this program offers a unique chance to be part of the materials science revolution. Help us accelerate the discovery of the materials and molecules that we need the most, from life-saving drugs and catalysts for CO2 conversion to better batteries and biodegradable plastics. 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gQzx9_ca. Deadline: March 3, 2025 Tag someone who should apply or share this with students looking for an exciting summer research experience! 🌟 This program is open to those who self-identify as members of equity-deserving groups.
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