MAKING MOLECULES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Nearly 80 participants including our members, industrial partners, and other researchers from academia and industry joined us in-person and online for the MMLI Symposium 2025, held April 15–16 in the Auditorium of the NCSA at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. Centered on the theme “AI Scientists? What Would It Take?”, the event featured talks and panel discussions from academic, industry, and national lab researchers. Sessions explored foundational AI, small molecule discovery, and materials development, highlighting emerging opportunities at the frontier of AI-driven science. Recorded talks and event photos are now available.

This spring has been a season of recognition and advancement for the Document and Pattern Recognition Lab. Dr. Zanibbi delivered an invited talk at the Perimeter Institute’s Theory + AI Symposium alongside AI luminaries like Geoffrey Hinton, sharing work on ReactionMiner. He was also awarded RIT’s highest faculty research honor—the Trustees Scholarship Award—highlighting contributions to the MMLI. Meanwhile, DPRL PhD students are excelling, from high-impact internships to post-graduation positions at Meta and leading startups. Read on for the full story.

Join us for our upcoming research symposium, “AI Scientists? What Would It Take?” This event will bring together researchers, industry leaders, and students to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and chemistry, discussing what it takes to advance AI-driven scientific discovery and development in small molecule innovation.