Our new Digital Discovery themed collection on ‘Quantum Computing for Chemistry, Material Science and Biotechnology’ has now been published online! Read this collection at the link below: blogs.rsc.org/dd/ddquant25/
The Matter Lab
@thematterlab.bsky.social
The materials for tomorrow, today. We are the Matter Lab at the University of Toronto, led by Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik. Our group works at the interface of theoretical chemistry with physics, computer science, and applied mathematics.
FOE Public Seminar: PhD Student Ella Rajaonson will speak on, “Predicting the Properties of Molecular Mixtures Using Machine Learning,” Tuesday, August 04, 2026 10:00 am. Learn More at: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/events
💰Funding alert: Help build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive STEM community at #UofT and beyond through the AC's Equity, diversity and inclusion initiate grants. Learn more and apply by September 18, 2026: acceleration.utoronto.ca/programs/ac-...
We are happy to share that El Agente Cuántico has been published as Original Research in Reports on Progress in Physics! 🎊 🔗 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... [1/7]
🎉 We are proud to congratulate our lab director, @aspuru.bsky.social, on his election as an IETI Distinguished Fellow (DFIETI) in the 12th Annual Class of IETI Fellows for 2026. Official announcement: www.ieti.net/news/detail.... [1/4]
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💠Introducing Clari, a generative model to predict organic crystal structure in seconds, enabling virtual screening of organic molecules on the basis of solid-state properties. 📜 arxiv.org/abs/2606.03199 👩💻 huggingface.co/the-matter-l... 💻 github.com/aspuru-guzik... [1/4]
FOE Public Seminar: PhD Student Austin Cheng will discuss “Generative Models of Molecular Structure,” Tuesday, July 14, 2026 10:00 am. Learn More at: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/events
We are excited to share that members of The Matter Lab presented their latest research at the Canada–Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation (CKC 2026), held on June 21–25 ⚛️ [1/6]
🎉 We are excited to see our lab co-director @variniabernales.bsky.social featured this Chemistry World article on how AI agents are accelerating catalyst discovery from simulation to industrial scale-up. [1/4]
Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · 2mo ago‘In any catalysis problem, there are lots of variables, and it’s a case of seeing how you’re varying them,’ says Graham Hutchings from the University of Cardiff. @andyextance.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/features/ai-...
Announced this month by the AC @utoronto.ca & I-FIM at the National University of Singapore, a new self-driving lab will create the world’s largest open materials dataset, helping solve a shortage of high-quality data for AI-driven discovery. More here: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/u-of-t-...
☃️ Excited to share our new paper: “Lessons From Drug Discovery for Cryoprotective Agent Design: An AI-Oriented Perspective.” 🔗 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... [1/8]
🎉 We were honored to have our Lab Director, @aspuru.bsky.social, deliver the convocation address at this year’s University of Toronto (University College-Sciences) ceremony! 🎓 📹 www.youtube.com/live/ib2Fpfm... [1/5]
How will AI & chemistry intersect in 2050? And what does the future hold for science in the age of AI? AC Director @aspuru.bsky.social explores the history of chemistry & materials science to imagine the future & a possible new era of materials by design. Read the essay: amacad.org/publication/...
A new member of the El Agente family - “El Agente Seguro: An Agent for Chemical Safety” is now on ChemRxiv 🤖 🔗 chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.... It focuses on one of the most important challenges for AI-driven chemistry and self-driving laboratories: safety. [1/7]
The AC is proud to be part of @utoronto.ca's long-standing expertise in artificial intelligence, and we welcome the Government of Canada’s new national AI strategy. We look forward to continuing our work with our partners to advance shared priorities & scale AI adoption responsibly. #AI4Science
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe just launched Canada’s new AI Strategy: AI For All. We’re taking control of our future — with AI that’s governed by Canadian values, AI that’s accountable to Canadians, and AI that serves all Canadians. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Honoured to give the Chemical @chemicalscience.rsc.org lectureship this Fall! I am especially fond of this recognition as I was the first theoretical/computational associate editor when the journal was in its early days. Glad to come back full circle and give this lecture!
Chemical Science@chemicalscience.rsc.org · 2mo ago📢 We are delighted to announce that Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social has won the 2026 Chemical Science Lectureship! (rsc.li/chemsci-lectureship26) Alán will deliver his Lectureship at the 2026 #ChemSciSymposium on 29–30 October in London, UK: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026 #ChemSky #🧪
📢 We are delighted to announce that Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik @aspuru.bsky.social has won the 2026 Chemical Science Lectureship! (rsc.li/chemsci-lectureship26) Alán will deliver his Lectureship at the 2026 #ChemSciSymposium on 29–30 October in London, UK: rsc.li/chemscisymp2026 #ChemSky #🧪
Congratulations to AC Director & @utoronto.ca Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, who is featured in @betakit.com it Most Ambitious 2026, an annual list recognizing Canada’s most ambitious researchers, companies and community-builders! mostambitious.betakit.com #TorontoTechWeek
Curious to see what’s going on at the Matter Lab? Join us at CSC Toronto as our group members present their latest research in computational chemistry, machine learning, and materials science. We’d love to connect and share our work with you!
AI4X-Accelerate Conference 2026 is next month! Join us in Singapore to hear from a global lineup of leading researchers and industry experts working at the intersection of AI, scientific discovery and materials science. Register now to hear from these names + more global speakers: ai4x.cc
From alchemy to AI-chemy: how will AI reshape the future of chemistry and materials discovery? In Dædalus, @aspuru.bsky.social reflects on the relationship between matter, minds, and tools, from the rise of modern chemistry to today’s AI-driven systems. 🔗 www.amacad.org/publication/... [1/4]
Special Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Ojistoh Horn, Medical Director of Health, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne will discuss “The Effects of the Chemical Pollution and the Environment on Health,” Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11:00 am. Learn More: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/events
Join us next Wed May 27 from 10–11 AM for an AC seminar led by Cara Brocklehurst of Novartis. Learn about the future of drug discovery at Novartis through MicroCycle, an integrated platform accelerating medicinal chemistry. Register to attend at U of T or online: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
The Department of Applied Physics at Cinvestav Mérida 🇲🇽 is opening a full-time research position in theoretical/computational electrochemistry. #CompChem #ChemJob 📅 Application deadline: May 31st, 2026 🔗lnkd.in/e3aFznkM
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Excited to share another work: “QCalEval: Benchmarking Vision-Language Models for Quantum Calibration Plot Understanding” 📄 arxiv.org/abs/2604.25884 🤖 huggingface.co/nvidia/Ising... 💽 huggingface.co/datasets/nvi... 📝 developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-... [1/8]
🚀Excited to share our latest work: “Optimizing ground state preparation protocols with autoresearch”. We explore how language-model coding agents can automate the optimization of ground-state preparation protocols in quantum computing & classical quantum simulation. 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2604.25610 [1/4]
Join us Wed, May 6, 3:00–4:00 PM for a Director’s edition of the AC seminar series, ft. Steven Cranford of Matter. Learn about trends, opportunities and the role of data and interdisciplinary collaboration in shaping future discoveries. Register: airtable.com/appYBjHgttvB...
Everyone is racing to build agents for science, but what how about letting scientific agents build themselves? Here we built El Agente Forjador where agents forge ⚒️ their own tools on demand for quantum chemistry and quantum dynamics. 📜 arxiv.org/abs/2604.14609
Congrats to the recipients of our first AC Craft seed grants! Funded projects will explore integrated digital microfluidics platform for autonomous low-volume cell assays and advance SDLs for organ-on-a-chip with multiplexed molecular biosensing. Read more: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/the-acc...
