25 November 2003 14:08
InnoCentive Sponsors Scientific Conference at St. Petersburg State University
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003--
"New Trends in Modern Chemistry" Featured Presentations by InnoCentive Executives on Benefits of Global
R&D Collaboration
Celebrating the 135th anniversary of the Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society and the 12th anniversary of its
scientific library, InnoCentive is honored to sponsor the scientific conference, "New Trends in Modern
Chemistry" being held at St. Petersburg State University. The conference, which was held on November 19 and 20,
included lectures from esteemed academicians and scientists, and senior executives and scientists from InnoCentive.
"We are delighted to be among our Russian colleagues to celebrate such an impressive milestone of the
organization," said Alpheus Bingham, Ph.D., chairman and founder of InnoCentive. "In addition to interesting
presentations from Russia's top scientists, members of the InnoCentive team discussed how Russian scientists have
the opportunity to collaborate with the world's preeminent corporations through our online community and receive
global recognition and financial rewards for their work."
InnoCentive is the first online forum that brings together leading global corporations and scientists from across the
globe to solve tough R&D challenges. Global companies including BASF, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly and Company, and
Procter & Gamble post their tough R&D problems confidentially on the InnoCentive Web site where more than 40,000
leading scientists and researchers (known as Solvers) in over 150 countries can solve them. Scientists who deliver
solutions that best meet InnoCentive's Challenge requirements receive a financial award for their work, ranging up
to USD $100,000.
"Russia is an integral segment of the worldwide scientific community, and InnoCentive is happy to sponsor our
international colleagues once again at the annual scientific conference at St. Petersburg State University," said
Ali Hussein, vice president of marketing at InnoCentive. "Numerous Russian scientists have been rewarded for
successfully solving InnoCentive Challenges posed by leading corporations, and we look forward to furthering our
relationship with this esteemed university as well as additional institutions throughout Russia."
-- Academician G.A. Abakumov (Nizhnii Novgorod), Gradient Chemistry, Effects of Centrifugal Field in Thermodynamics and
Kinetics of Chemical Reactions -- Academician M.V. Alfimov (Moscow), Photonics of Organic Nanostructures -- Academician
A.L. Buchachenko (Moscow), Higher Horizon of Chemistry: Spectroscopy, Dynamic and Chemistry of Single Molecules --
Academician O.N. Chupakhin (Ekaterinburg), Noncatalytic Direct C-C Crossing Heleroarenes with Nucleophiles in Synthesis
of New Ligands -- Academician G.B. Elyakov (Vladivostok), Marine Bioorganic Chemistry as Basis of Marine Biotechnology
-- Academician V.T. Kalinnikov, V.M. Novotorisev (Apatity), Materials of Spintronics -- Academician Lunin, V.V.,
Conference Chair -- Academician V.I. Minkin (Rostov on Don), Perspectives of Molecular Computing -- Academician Moiseev
I.I., Conference Chair -- Academician V.N. Parmon (Novosibirsk), Novel Catalytic Technologies -- Academician A.I.
Rusanov (St. Petersburg), Nanothermodynamics: Chemical Approach -- Academician R.Z. Sagdeev (Novosibirsk), Spin
Chemistry, Achievements and Perspectives -- Academician P.D. Sarkisov, Introductory Speech of President of Mendeleev
Russian Chemical Society -- Academician V.Ya Shevchenko (St. Petersburg), Structural Diversity of Nanoworld,
Fragmentarity and Metamorphosis of Nanostructures -- Academician G.A. Tolstikov (Novosibirsk), Complete Synthesis of
Oligomolecular Bioregulators, Strategy and Methods -- Academician Yu.D. Tret'yakov (Moscow), Chemical Design of Magnetic
and Optical Nanostructures -- Academician N.S. Zefirov (Moscow), Rational Design in Medicinal Chemistry -- Academician
Yu.A. Zolotov (Moscow), Russian Chemical Society: Pages of History
"This marks the second consecutive year that InnoCentive has joined us in St. Petersburg for our annual
conference. The audience was comprised of scientists from leading research institutions throughout Russia, and more than
15 members of the Russian Academy of Science participated in the event. The vast audience and renowned speakers
exemplifies the high regard in which Russia views InnoCentive and the importance it places on being a part of its
virtual scientific community," said Academician Anatoly Rusanov, president of the Mendeleev Russian Chemical
Society.
New Challenges are continually being posted to the InnoCentive Web site and can be viewed at
www.innocentive.com/challenges.
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Conference participants and their topics of discussion included:
About InnoCentive
InnoCentive is the first online forum that allows world-class scientists and science-based companies to collaborate
in a global scientific community to achieve innovative solutions to complex challenges. InnoCentive is an e-business
company of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical company. To learn more and to register as
an InnoCentive Solver, visit the InnoCentive Website at www.innocentive.com.
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