WEBINAR:

SYNTHIA for Chemists: Faster Route Design

11 December 2025, 15.00 – 16.00 GMT

The advent of artificial intelligence has allowed for massive breakthroughs in the field of chemistry. One of which is in chemical synthesis and retrosynthetic analysis – the process of breaking down a target molecule into its constituent starting materials. Artificial intelligence can speed up this process and identify novel synthetic pathways that may not be initially obvious, allowing for revolutionary advances in fields including drug development and discovery, chemical manufacturing and academic research.

This is where SYNTHIA Retrosynthesis Software excels. This webinar will guide chemists through the end-to-end workflow of SYNTHIA, from selecting a target and customising search options to filtering results and identifying commercial building blocks. We will discuss what makes SYNTHIA unique as a retrosynthesis software and how it has been applied to real-world examples. Attendees will leave with practical tactics to speed up route scouting and improve outcomes in discovery and process chemistry.
 

Key learning for attendees:

  • How SYNTHIA can accelerate route planning by identifying multiple synthetic routes from readily available starting materials
  • How to use SYNTHIA’s customisation features to build routes based on a specific target and project needs
  • How SYNTHIA can support greener chemistry by avoiding hazardous reagents and finding alternatives.

 

Speaker

Emma Gardener, Ph. D.
Technical Application Scientist, Cheminformatics Technologies

Emma Gardener received her undergraduate degree from Trinity College and worked for several years as a research associate in the biotechnology industry before completing her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Brown University as an NSF graduate research fellow. She studied under Prof. Jason Sello, where she worked on developing new methodology for the synthesis of antibacterial peptide natural products. In 2018, she joined the Cheminformatics Technologies department as a Technical Application Scientist and is responsible for the commercial licensing of the retrosynthetic design software, SYNTHIA®.

 

 

 

 

Angelo Lanzilotto, Ph. D.
Specialist for Digital Chemistry

Angelo received a PhD in chemistry from the University in Basel, Switzerland. Moved to Amgen in Canada to work on antibody discovery and later to Selvita working on lead optimisation of small molecule drugs. In 2021, joined Merck KGaA and is now in the Digital Chemistry division, where we develop and commercialise drug discovery software and automation.