Embracing a Changing Landscape: AI, Supply Chains, and Regul

It is our great pleasure to announce that the 2024 Annual Symposium of Chinese American Chemical Society – East Chapter will be held at the Busch Campus of Rutgers University on May 18, 2024. After four long years of virtual events, we were thrilled to bring this event back in person last year. This year we will keep offering more exciting opportunity for face-to-face discussion, networking, and collaboration.

This year's theme, "Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship in Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine", emphasizes the crucial role that chemistry and medicine play in improving our quality of life, from the development of life-saving drugs and therapies, to the creation of sustainable and environmentally-friendly chemical processes. 

The morning session of this symposium will feature talks from leading experts in Sustainability, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Intellectual Property, and Regulatory. The afternoon session will provide an unlimited networking event to boost your business, career, network and fun! Poster session and career workshop will also be hosted to develop our young future talents.

Great thanks to our vendors and sponsors, we will be providing free breakfast, coffee break，lunch and afternoon snack.

We are excited to offer this opportunity for attendees to engage with their peers, learn about new developments in chemistry and medicine, and connect with potential collaborators and employers.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to wish everyone a successful and enjoyable symposium. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dujuan Lu Ph.D., 2024 President-Elect & Symposium Chair

Yuan Cheng, Ph.D., 2024 President

Xiaozhou (John) Zhang, Ph.D., Immediate Past-President 

Tentative Program Agenda:

Morning Session | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Three key topics will be presented, each featuring one short talk, followed by a panel discussion (4–5 panelists per session).
1. Topic 1: Artificial Intelligence (Title TBD)
• Organizer: Dr. Ran He
• Format: 1 short talk + panel discussion
• Duration: 1 hour
2. Topic 2: Supply Chain (Title TBD)
• Organizers: Dr. Jin Zhu & Dr. Baohua Yue 
• Format: 1 short talk + panel discussion
• Duration: 1 hour
3. Topic 3: CMC Regulatory (Title TBD)
• Organizers: NJ-ACS & Dr. Melody Dai
• Format: 1 short talk + panel discussion
• Duration: 1 hour

Lunch & Networking | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Afternoon Parallel Sessions | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
1. Career Development & Job Opportunities
2. Vendor Show

Networking Hour | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
An open networking session for attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and engage with speakers, vendors, and fellow participants.