Chemistry As A Life Science
A North Jersey Institution
A North Jersey Institution
| Chemistry As A Life Science Symposium (CLSS) is held under the auspices of the ACS through the Divisions of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry and the North Jersey Section. The meeting, which attracts 600-800 scientists, is hosted by Rutgers University. It is sponsored by almost 20 research based chemical companies and is organized by a committee drawn from many of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in New Jersey. Les served on the organizing committee on three occasions. The meeting continues to focus on the chemistry and biology interface as chemistry itself continues to move to become an inclusive science – one that incorporates all of the various disciplines to which it contributes, especially the biological sciences. |
| The speakers at one of The Chemistry as a Life Science Symposia Les helped organize |
| The lunch at the Chemistry as a Life Science Symposium |
| Dinner with the organizing committee and speakers |
| Each year while many of the ~600-800 attendees visit Newark restaurants for lunch ~150 are invited to lunch with the speakers at Rutgers |
Chemistry as a Life Science
A Historical Perspective
This biennial, one-day symposia is held under the auspices of the American Chemical Society through
its Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and its North Jersey Section, and
sponsored by more than a score of major pharmaceutical and related research-based chemical
companies.
The series began in 1982 with a symposium dedicated to the memory of Dr. Willy Leimgruber, an
organic chemist and Director of Chemical Research at Hoffmann-La Roche in Nutley from 1973 until his
death in 1981. His research interests had included structure elucidation and synthesis of natural
products and the study of their potential utility as medicinal agents. As with all the ensuing symposia, the
first symposium was an overwhelming success, attracting a capacity audience of over 750 research
chemists from academia and industry.
It became immediately clear after the initial event that such a symposium, in the heartland of the
pharmaceutical industry, had served a scientific need of the research-based chemical and
pharmaceutical community in New Jersey and the Eastern Seaboard's middle-Atlantic region.
Subsequently, key representatives from the pharmaceutical research industry in northern New Jersey
solidified the organizational process to insure that similar events would continue into the future on a
biennial basis.
Invitational lectures at the pioneering symposium addressed issues central to the focus of modern
pharmaceutical research, ranging from synthetic organic chemistry to topics at the interface of chemistry
and biology. Subsequent meetings have adopted this philosophy and format, continuing to focus the
attention of research chemists on the relevance of their science to an understanding of biology at the
molecular level and to the ability of organic chemists to intervene in biological processes for therapeutic
benefits.
Rutgers, the State University, was the host organization and provided the use of the Newark campus
facilities with the compliments of the State of New Jersey. Financial support, which has always made
this series possible, was once again generously provided by most of the major pharmaceutical
companies and related chemical companies on the Eastern Seaboard.
A Historical Perspective
This biennial, one-day symposia is held under the auspices of the American Chemical Society through
its Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and its North Jersey Section, and
sponsored by more than a score of major pharmaceutical and related research-based chemical
companies.
The series began in 1982 with a symposium dedicated to the memory of Dr. Willy Leimgruber, an
organic chemist and Director of Chemical Research at Hoffmann-La Roche in Nutley from 1973 until his
death in 1981. His research interests had included structure elucidation and synthesis of natural
products and the study of their potential utility as medicinal agents. As with all the ensuing symposia, the
first symposium was an overwhelming success, attracting a capacity audience of over 750 research
chemists from academia and industry.
It became immediately clear after the initial event that such a symposium, in the heartland of the
pharmaceutical industry, had served a scientific need of the research-based chemical and
pharmaceutical community in New Jersey and the Eastern Seaboard's middle-Atlantic region.
Subsequently, key representatives from the pharmaceutical research industry in northern New Jersey
solidified the organizational process to insure that similar events would continue into the future on a
biennial basis.
Invitational lectures at the pioneering symposium addressed issues central to the focus of modern
pharmaceutical research, ranging from synthetic organic chemistry to topics at the interface of chemistry
and biology. Subsequent meetings have adopted this philosophy and format, continuing to focus the
attention of research chemists on the relevance of their science to an understanding of biology at the
molecular level and to the ability of organic chemists to intervene in biological processes for therapeutic
benefits.
Rutgers, the State University, was the host organization and provided the use of the Newark campus
facilities with the compliments of the State of New Jersey. Financial support, which has always made
this series possible, was once again generously provided by most of the major pharmaceutical
companies and related chemical companies on the Eastern Seaboard.
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