Acceleration Consortium (AC)

Self-driving labs are democratizing science🚀 In a workshop run by @UofT & @ClubesCienciaMx, 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-accel…

#JOB Opp: We're hiring a Software Engineer at @UofT's Acceleration Consortium. You’ll be working in our Medicinal Chemistry SDL designing software systems critical to the operation of a novel autonomous drug discovery and optimization platform. Apply: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-So…

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-agin…

Congratulations to @intrepidlabsai (co-founded by AC scientific leadership team member @ChristineAllenW + Accelerate 2025 exhibitor @Xatoms_AI on being featured in @torontolife’s roundup of homegrown companies changing the world.

Toronto Saves the World: 20 mind-blowing, trailblazing homegrown inventions changing our lives for the better torontolife.com/deep-dives/sma…

#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-rese…

#ICYMI: Feb 20 is the deadline to apply to our social sciences and humanities grant! This 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-so…

📅 #ICYMI – Mar 5, AC director Alán Aspuru-Guzik + scientific leadership team members @ChristineAllenW + @milicaruoft will participate in @UofTStartup's Desjardins Speaker Series. Register now to learn about how AI is shaping our world.

📅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-rese…

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

Today (Feb 9) is the last day to submit abstracts for AI4X – Accelerate 2026! 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-for-…

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: renaissancephilanthropy.org/news-and-insig…

I’m excited to share a Call To Action I organized with @RenPhilanthropy "On the Need for Autonomous Science Instruments" Signed by 25 leading researchers across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Japan, we call for a new generation of autonomous science instruments based on three core pillars: ⚙️ Open Data & Software APIs 🤖 Design-for-Automation 🧩 Instrument Modularity We also published a press release supporting the Call To Action, which includes endorsing quotes from AI & science leaders: @Kevinweil (OpenAI), @AndyHickl (Allen Institute), @jrkelly (Gingko), @teresasmeyer (Carnegie Mellon), @smc_ (Acceleration Consortium), and Michael Brenner (Harvard/Deepmind).

<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-18…

#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-chiptechnologies. Learn more Apply now: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-La…

I'll be there as well :-)

**Job Alert** Human Organ Emulation lab @acceleration_c is hiring a tech. Please see the add and apply. You will be joining a vibrant group of PhD scientists committed to advancing robotics for biological experimentation jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-La… acceleration.utoronto.ca

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!

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-submi…

#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-As…