Newsletters
E-CACS Newsletters
Issues covering symposium recaps, member spotlights, awards, and chapter news. Browse the archive below.
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September 2026 Edition
E-CACS September 2026 Newsletter
A member highlight on Jasmine Lu, PhD (Managing Director at MSQ Ventures, CACS 2022 Chair), academic news on self-driving laboratories, spatial biology and Stanford’s membrane-disrupting antibacterial polymers plus the SEZ6-targeting ADC ABBV-706 in small cell lung cancer and programmable nanoassemblies that restore intracellular homeostasis, a cosmetics roundup on evidence-based skin microbiome science, bioengineered microbiome technologies, Grant Industries’ AI formulation assistant, L’Oréal’s L’AcceleratOR cohort and SkinMedica’s FACTS principles for exosome skincare, a food & health section on how GLP-1s are reshaping taste expectations, companion nutrition and functional beverages, a pharma & biotech section on ADCs, next-generation CAR-T for solid tumors, targeted protein degradation and RNA therapeutics, a new Molecular and Polymer AI column on machine learning in industrial chemistry, innovation briefs spanning MoCRA, deep eutectic solvents, solid-state batteries, spatial transcriptomics and radiopharmaceuticals beyond oncology, and a sponsor highlight on Shimadzu.
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August 2026 Edition
E-CACS August 2026 Newsletter
A recap of the August 9 Annual Summer BBQ Picnic at Duke Island Park with more than 200 attendees, a member reflection by Bo Zhang, PhD (IFF) on three lessons learned from his Ph.D. advisor Dr. Robert Powers, academic news on the PD-1×VEGF bispecific ivonescimab in triple-negative breast cancer and ligand-free nanoparticles for in vivo CAR-T engineering, a cosmetics roundup on AI as a beauty adviser, Outer Bio’s four-week ex vivo skin platform and Coty’s protect-and-repair sunscreen patents, process & R&D coverage of the McCormick–Unilever Foods combination, FDA infant-formula supply-chain safety and the NASA–IFF “Space Rose” fragrance, a pharma & biotech section on CRO consolidation, China’s biotech industrial playbook, the Moderna–Merck personalized cancer vaccine Phase 3 milestone and the first pan-RAS approval in pancreatic cancer, and a sponsor highlight on ChemExpress.
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July 2026 Edition
E-CACS July 2026 Newsletter
A member highlight on Yanpeng Hou, PhD (Lead Scientist at IFF), academic news on dual TGFβR/LTBR reprogramming of pancreatic-tumor immunity and a whole-brain circadian cell atlas, a cosmetics roundup scrutinizing longevity beauty claims and the science of hair shine, process & R&D coverage of the ACS at 150, UPF regulation, fragrance-delivery tech and the 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, a pharma & biotech section on mRNA patent litigation, CASGEVY’s expanded approval, generic-drug tariffs and a $216B biotech M&A surge, ten innovation news highlights, and a sponsor highlight on Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
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June 2026 Edition
E-CACS June 2026 Newsletter
A special feature recap of the June 6 E-CACS Annual Conference and 45th Anniversary Celebration at Rutgers (“Innovating Chemistry Together: 45 Years of Excellence”), with keynotes, parallel sessions, and award winners, a member highlight on Dr. Longqin Hu of Rutgers, academic news on ATEV-mediated immunotherapy and a pan-cancer DNT-cell atlas, and an industry roundup spanning the El Agente Seguro chemistry safety agent, cosmetics & personal care, process & R&D innovation, and Apotex’s record Toronto IPO.
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May 2026 Edition
E-CACS May 2026 Newsletter
Registration opens for the E-CACS 2026 Annual Symposium on June 6 at Rutgers (45 Years of Excellence), a member highlight on Dr. Lijuan Wang of Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease, academic news on humanized FcRn mouse models and a new molecular fingerprint for AI, and an industry roundup spanning molecular AI, cosmetics & personal care, biocatalysis, and pharma deals from Novo Nordisk, UCB, the FDA, and BMS–Hengrui.
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April 2026 Edition
E-CACS April 2026 Newsletter
A recap of the April 18 Executive Forum with AAEA and Fox Rothschild, a member highlight on immediate past president Dr. Dujuan Lu, academic news on dMMR neoadjuvant immunotherapy and peritumoural fat in cancer immunology, an industry deep-dive on Revolution Medicines’ RAS(ON) program, and updates spanning BASF’s X3D catalysts, molecular AI, taste modulation, AAD 2026 trends, and the new CDC nominee.
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March 2026 Edition
E-CACS March 2026 Newsletter
45th Anniversary Lunar New Year gala recap, a member highlight on Dr. Yuan Cheng, academic news on next-generation CAR-T, and an industry roundup spanning materials, biotech, cosmetics, and food science.
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February 2026 Edition
E-CACS February 2026 Newsletter
Neural signaling in lung tumors, AI-driven olfactory modeling, the AstraZeneca–CSPC obesity deal, the 2026 specialty-chemicals pivot, Henkel’s Stahl acquisition, and a member spotlight on Jonathan Ho.
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January 2026 Edition
E-CACS January 2026 Newsletter
President’s 45th-anniversary greeting, neuro-immune cancer research, GLP-1’s impact on packaged food, J&J’s Halda acquisition and pricing deal, the 2026 China–U.S. innovation-corridor outlook, and a member spotlight on Guangru Mao.
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December 2025 Edition
E-CACS December 2025 Newsletter
Inaugural issue of the relaunched member-contributed newsletter, featuring a 2025 China–US biopharma licensing perspective, industry roundups across personal care, packaging, industrial biotech, and flavor & fragrance, an in-depth look at neuropathic pain in cancer, 2025 President Dr. Dujuan Lu’s year-in-review, and member and youth spotlights on Yijun Lu and David Chen.
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Issue #2 (2023) · October 2023
E-CACS 2023 Newsletter — Issue #2
Recap of the 2023 Annual Symposium at Rutgers (theme: Chemistry and Medicine for Modern Life), the Summer BBQ Picnic & Youth Science Fair at Donaldson Park, the 2023 Young Scientist Award winners, an upcoming webinar with Prof. William Banholzer, and a celebration of Dujuan Lu’s national CACS Rising Star Award.
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Issue #1 (2023) · May 2023
E-CACS 2023 Newsletter — Issue #1
Inaugural issue under the new E-CACS name (formerly Tri-State CACS), featuring President Xiaozhou Zhang’s message, the announcement of the 35th Annual Symposium “Chemistry & Medicine For Modern Life” at Rutgers on June 17, 2023, the 2023 events plan, and recaps of the 2020–2022 webinar series.
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