Accelerating the discovery of materials and molecules needed for a sustainable future

New study uses AlphaFold and AI to accelerate design of novel drug for liver cancer

It is the first successful application of AlphaFold to hit identification process in drug discovery. Published in Chemical Science, this research is led by the University of Toronto’s Acceleration Consortium director Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Chemistry Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, and Insilico Medicine founder and CEO Alex Zhavoronkov.

Meet the postdocs–and then apply to join them!

The Acceleration Consortium’s (AC) second call for postdoctoral fellows is now open, with applications due on January 27, 2023, by 5:00pm EDT.

Accelerating the discovery of organic lasers with self-driving labs

A self-driving lab (SDL) at the University of Toronto has discovered organic lasers with state-of-the-art performance⁠—and it only took 2 days. Published in Advanced Materials, this research is led by Acceleration Consortium (AC) members Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Jason Hein, Martin Burke, and collaborators from around the world.