Swiss Summer School «Organic Synthesis»

The Swiss Summer Schools, also referred to as Villars Summer Schools, are multi-day out of town courses for MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students with a focus on chemical synthesis. They offer a platform to students for the scientific exchange with peers and with experts in the field from academia and industry. Students are welcome to actively involve themselves by presenting a poster or a short communication on their research.

The 2025 Summer school covers a broad spectrum of topics closely linked to some of the most important aspects of organic synthesis such as synthetic method development, photoredox catalysis, complex natural product synthesis, and fundamental physical organic chemistry.

Academic Speakers

Prof. Olivier Baudoin, University of Basel

Prof. Olivier Baudoin
University of Basel, Switzerland

Prof. Nicolai Cramer, EPFL Lausanne

Prof. Nicolai Cramer
EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland

Prof. Daniele Leonori

Prof. Daniele Leonori
RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Prof. Song Lin, Cornell University

Prof. Song Lin
Cornell University, USA

Prof. Julia Rehbein, University of Regensburg

Prof. Julia Rehbein
University of Regensburg, Germany

Prof. Michael Sherburn, The Australian National University

Prof. Michael Sherburn
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Prof. Troels Skrydstrup, Aarhus University, Denmark

Prof. Troels Skrydstrup
Aarhus University, Denmark

Industrial Speakers

Dr. Luca Allievi, Valsynthese

Dr. Luca Allievi
Valsynthese SA, Brig

Dr. Luca Allievi, Valsynthese

Dr. Guillaume Journot
Siegfried Evionnaz SA

Dr. Luca Allievi, Valsynthese

Speaker from Chemspeed
Chemspeed Technologies AG

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Chairs of the Summer School

Prof. Jieping Zhu
EPFL Lausanne

Prof. Philippe Renaud
University of Bern

Symposium Sekretariat

SCS Head Office
info@scg.ch
+41 31 306 92 92