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The lab of U of T's Alán Aspuru-Guzik, in collaboration with partners in academia and industry, has launched an open-access library of about 300,000 virtual, machine-learning calculated organic compounds (photo by Johnny Guatto)

To speed discoveries, U of T lab launches free library of virtual, AI-calculated organic compounds

May 5, 2021 | 

Alán Aspuru-Guzik’s research group has launched an open-access tool, Kraken, that promises to accelerate the discovery of new chemical reactions that underpin the development of everything from smartphones to life-saving drugs.
A collaboration between academia, industry and government, the Acceleration Consortium will draw on AI, robotics, engineering and chemistry to build “self-driving laboratories” capable of developing next-generation materials (photo by Johnny Guatto)

U of T Acceleration Consortium to use AI to develop advanced materials

April 20, 2021 | 

U of T is launching a new global consortium — the Acceleration Consortium — dedicated to using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design and discovery of advanced materials that could revolutionize a range of industries – from renewable energy and biomedicine to communication technology. The initiative will be led by led by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a professor in the departments of chemistry and computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.
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