The 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-12) was held on 9 to 13 December 2024 and hosted by the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC). It covered organic, organometallic, inorganic and material chemistry.

The theme was "Building Chemistry: Bridging Disciplines" and about 2000 participants from all over the world attended. We gathered an impressive roster of speakers, among them was Nobel Laureate Professor Aaron Ciechanover.

In addition, building on the "Germany-Singapore Framework for Sustainability and Innovation", signed by both governments in November 2022, we were proud to host the "Angewandte Symposium" in Singapore, with the presence of Prof Stefanie Dehnen (President German Chemical Society, GDCh), and Prof Annette Beck-Sickinger (Leipzig University & Chair Angew. Chem. International Advisory Board), among others.

It was our great pleasure to extend our welcome to synthetic chemists around the world to join us at this exciting event in Singapore.

As part of the GDCh Science Forum Chemistry - Anniversary Congress "GDCh 150 Years", the Applied Festival Symposium took place on 11 September 2017 in the Henry Ford Building of the FU Berlin.

More information is available at
www.angewandte.org/symposium

The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Israel Chemical Society (ICS) organised a symposium of the GDCh journal Angewandte Chemie in Tel Aviv, Israel, together with Wiley-VCH on 15 February 2017. "Chemistry for Our Future" was the central theme of the symposium. GDCh President Thisbe K. Lindhorst led the German delegation.

The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), together with Wiley-VCH, organised a symposium of the GDCh journal Angewandte Chemie in Siliguri, India, on 13 July 2016. "Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology" were the central topics of the symposium. GDCh President Thisbe K. Lindhorst led the German delegation and was also involved in the programme herself with a scientific presentation.

The symposium to mark 125 years of applied chemistry took place on 12 March 2013 in Berlin. The venue was the Henry Ford Building of the Free University of Berlin.

The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Korean Chemical Society (KCS) organised the symposium of the GDCh journal Angewandte Chemie in Busan, South Korea, on 18 October 2012. "Inorganic solid-state chemistry and nanomaterials" were the central topics of the symposium. The opening speech was given by GDCh President Barbara Albert.

In the International Year of Chemistry 2011, the "Angewandte Chemie International Edition", the flagship of the GDCh journals and one of the most important chemistry publications worldwide, celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark this anniversary, the GDCh organised two symposia in Tokyo and Beijing in June together with the Japanese Chemical Society (CSJ), the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), the German Research Foundation (DFG) as a joint partner of the "Research in Germany" initiative and the publishing house Wiley-VCH. These events were intended to honour top achievements in chemistry and strengthen the scientific dialogue between the GDCh and its partner organisations in Japan and China. Four Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and other world-class chemists were represented as speakers at the symposia, which could also be followed on the Internet via video.