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August 2015 Volume 45, Issue 2

Small Chem BizDivision of Small Chemical Businesses

American Chemical Society

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 17-18,

2015

ACS EntrepreneurialSummit

Washington, D.C.

November 4-7, 2015Southeast/Southwest

Regional MeetingMemphis, TN

December 15-20,

2015

Pacifichem MeetingHonolulu, HI

It is an honorand privilegeto welcomeyou to SCHBand the Fallmeeting in

Boston. Please join us in what promises to bean outstanding

set of meetings organized by ourDivision. My colleagues have workedtirelessly to bring you excellentsymposia, seminars, networkingevents, and other programs. The breadth, depth, and sophisticationof the talent and creativity of our

members are outstanding. We haveeminent researchers and professionalsfrom all sub disciplines of chemistrywho represent the triad of academia,government, and industry. We enjoya cherished and hallowed tradition ofexcellence. The warmth and gracioushospitality with which we welcome participation by our members,collaborators, and distinguished guestshas been the hallmark of our tradition

and the well-spring of our progress.

We are embarking on several new projects, and have forged a pathfor a new Strategic Vision 2015.Our projects are well conceived,meticulously researched, anddesigned to reach out to broadsections of the chemistry enterprise,innovation, and entrepreneurshipthat SCHB is drawn towards. I draw

particular attention to our goal offostering new long-term relationships

between participants from different professional organizations, and acrossnational boundaries. As technologycreates netizens out of citizens, asnations move from ‘independence’to ‘interdependence’, as national boundaries become notional, andas the concept of global citizenshipgets evolved, SCHB and its like-minded individuals will contributeto the fullest. Volunteers like youare a tremendous source of ideasthat constitute the lifeblood of anorganization. Join a committee ofyour choice, provide creative inputsinto the programs, and assist us inincreasing the public’s awarenessand enjoyment of Chemistry.

We will gain refreshingly newinsights and perspectives from thecollective wisdom of the assemblednetwork of SCHB executives.Our teamwork will offer people avision, perchance to dream, and themotivation to explore new vistas andventures. SCHB stands ready to bringabout a sea change in mentorship,and establish small businesses to benet the “young and old and shyand bold” spanning geographic,national, and cultural boundaries. I look forward to future professionalinteractions with admiration andenthusiasm. And of course humor…the possibilities are intriguing!

Kindest regards and best wishes,

Mukund ChorghadeSCHB Chair

M U

K U N D C H O R G H A D E

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

August 2015 http://www.acs-schb.org Page 1

CONTENTS

Chair Message........1

Programming.....2-6

National ...........2-5

Regional ...............6

Booth.........................7

Membership............8

Exec Committee....9

Resources........10-11

ACS ERC .............10

SOCMA...............11

Future Meetings..12


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PROGRAMMING

BOSTON BULLETIN Joe Sabol, Program Chair

Full details of all SCHB activitiescan be found at www.acs.org/

boston2015 and www.acs-schb.

org. Most of SCHB’s Bostonmeeting events will be heldin Westin Boston Waterfront,adjacent to Boston Convention& Exhibition Center. AllSCHB oral symposia are PREScosponsored/recommended.

Meet old friends and makenew ones and plan your Boston

schedule at Members’ Breakfast,7:00-8:00 A.M. in WestinGrifn; please RSVP http://

ow.ly/PzlqK. All breakfast,lunch, and reception events areopen and at no cost to SCHBmembers and guests. SCHBribbons will be available to afx

to your badge. After breakfast,your Executive Committee will

meet 8:00-11:30 A.M. in WestinGrifn. The meeting is open and

all are welcome to attend. If youhave an item for the agenda,

please contact Anis Rahmanat [email protected].

SCHB needs member help asa “greeter” at each symposia:

simply stand at the door,welcome attendees and answerquestions about SCHB, andassist the presider, if needed;

to sign up, contact [email protected] with your rst

and second choice of sessions(listed below.) SCHB needsmember help to take a few hoursat the Expo Booth: promoteSCHB member benets and

programming; to sign up, [email protected] with2-3 hour time blocks when youare available. SCHB will have agift for each member who takesa turn as a greeter or at the booth.

SCHB & PROF will hostSpeaker & Member Luncheon,

Sunday 11:45 A.M.-1:15 P.M.,in Westin Commonwealth A.Please RSVP at http://ow.ly/PzneR. Financially supported

by Young & Thompson.

Programming begins withthe SCHB Poster Session,Sunday 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.in Westin Webster; all SCHB

posters will also be at Sci-Mix Monday evening. TrueStories from Entrepreneurs:BRIC Edition is 1:00 P.M. inWestin Webster and is PRES co-sponsor/recommended. Don’tforget to stop and “discuss

business” at SCHB’s ExpoBooth 1033, Sunday 6:00-8:30P.M. in BCEC Halls A & B1(Expo also open Monday &Tuesday 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.)

True Stories will continueMonday morning in WestinWebster, with coffee 8:00

A.M. and the programat 8:30 A.M. Financiallysupported by Osha Liang, LLP.

SCHB & PROF will host aSpeaker & Member Luncheon,Monday 11:45 A.M.-1:15P.M., in Westin Grifn. Please

RSVP http://ow.ly/PzmoB.

The Legacy of Henry Hill:

Commercial Enterprises inthe Polymer Sector begins at1:15 P.M. in Westin Websterand is PRES co-sponsored/recommended. Sci-Mix is 8:00-10:00 P.M. in Boston Convention& Exhibition Center, Hall C.

Starting-Up & Spinning-Out:Commercializing InnovativeChemistry, is Tuesday morningin Westin Webster. Coffeeand networking at 8:00 A.M.and the program at 8:30A.M.; the afternoon session

starts at 1:15 P.M.; PRES

co-sponsor / recommended.

SCHB & PROF will hostSpeaker & Member Luncheon,Tuesday 11:45 A.M.-1:15P.M., Westin Grifn. Please

RSVP http://ow.ly/PzmUA.

The SCHB Cannabis ChemistryCommittee will host SocialHour, Tuesday 3:00-5:00 P.M.For more information on theCCC and the social, pleasecontact [email protected].

SCHB will cosponsor theHenry Hill Reception, Tuesday5:00-7:00 P.M. in Seaport

Hotel, Plaza Ballroom A/B.SCHB was nominated for aChemluminary - be sure toattend and cheer for SCHB!

Note location: Westin CopleyPlace Hotel (from BECE,Shuttle Route 1 Blue).Reception and posters Tuesday8:00-8:45 P.M., awards 9:00-10:00 P.M., and celebration and

dancing until 12:00 midnight.

Every SCHB member knowsthat small companies can

produce signicant results

- hear it at Big Chemistryfrom Small Businesses,Wednesday 8:30-10:30A.M., Westin Webster; PRES

co-sponsor / recommended.

That’s it for Boston. Next Stop:San Diego!

Start the Boston

Meeting with the SCHB

Members’ Breakfast!

Sunday, August 16

7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.

Westin Boston

Waterfront, Grifn

Enjoy continental breakfast

and conversation. Please

RSVP if you plan to attend:

http://ow.ly/PzlqK


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SUNDAY

11:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M.

Entrepreneurs’ PosterSession, Westin Waterfront,

Webster Meeting Room

1. SCHB is your link to ACS

networks and resources.

M. Chorghade, et al.

2. Chemical Angel Network:

Chemical professionals

investing in chemistry

enabled businesses.S. White, et al.

3. Cannabis regulatory

awareness, quality assurance,

and the future of the industry.

J. Marcu, et al.

4. Starting small companies

focused on rare diseases.

S. Ekins, J. Wood5. Big data applications in

small chemical businesses.

P. Chen

SUNDAY NOON

11:45 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Speaker & Member Luncheon

Westin Commonwealth A

RSVP http://ow.ly/PzneR

Financially supported by

Young & Thompson.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

True Stories from

Entrepreneurs: BRIC Edition,Westin Webster

1:05 P.M. The GelTex story.

W. Mandeville

1:35 Understanding,

optimizing, and harnessing

amphotericin B.

M. Burke

2:05 Engineering catalysts

not just for chemicaltransformations, but for

building businesses BRIC

by BRICK.

G.D. Yadav

2:35 Intermission.

2:55 Public private

partnership: Recipe for

discoveries.

S.V. Malhotra

3:25 Generating effective

diagnostic technology for the

developing world.

G.M. Whitesides

3:55 Across the seven seas:

integrated circuit model for

drug discovery.

M.P. Gore4:25 Expanding chemistry

frontiers: Efcient air-

stable catalysts for aqueous

chemistry water and

chemosynthesis using

“synthetic livers”.

A. Mehta, M. Chorghade

MONDAY MORNING True Stories from

Entrepreneurs: BRIC Edition,Westin Webster

Financially supported byOsha Liang, LLP.

8:00 A.M. Coffee

8:35 Chemical sensors: Anideal application for organic

electronics. T.M. Swager

9:05 Chemical managementfor safe, secure, and

environmentally soundchemical facilities. N.B.Jackson

9:35 Chemosynthetic livers:

Predict, prepare, and provethe structure, activity, and

toxicity of drug metabolites.

M. Chorghade, R.

Chorghade

10:05 Intermission.10:25 Perspectives on

the science, technology,and innovation ecosystem

as drivers of economicgrowth in BRIC countries.

J. Margolis, S. Howerton,

D. MacDonald

10:55 Olen metathesis

chemistry as a catalyst for building businesses BRIC byBRIC. R.H. Grubbs

11:25 Reverse pharmacology

and systems approachesfor chemical biology, drug

discovery, and development:

Inspiration from the wisdomof Mother Nature. M.

Chorghade, R. Chorghade11:55 Concluding Remarks.

PROGRAMMING

SCHB Presenters Benefit

One Day Free Registration

Contact Program

Chair Joe Sabol [email protected]

Free Newsletter Ad

Contact Newsletter Editor

Rajeev Chorghade

[email protected]

SCHB Technical Programming

Westin Boston Waterfront (unless otherwise noted)


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MONDAY AFTERNOON

The Legacy of Henry Hill:

Commercial Enterprises in the

Polymer Sector

Westin Webster

1:20 P.M. Antifouling marineand medical technology.

M. Grunlan

1:50 Olen metathesis for

commercial development of

polymers on a commercial

scale. R.H. Grubbs

2:20 Polymer chemistry

innovations from an academic

start-up to where it is going.

B. Gordon

2:50 Intermission.

3:10 Organic growth of a

polymer analysis business.

J. Rancourt

3:40 From university to

reality. G.M. Whitesides

4:10 Discovery anddevelopment of Renagel

and WelChol.

W. Mandeville

4:40 Concluding

Remarks.

MONDAY EVENING

Boston Convention &

Exhibition Center Hall C

8:00 - 10:00 Sci-Mix

TUESDAY MORNING

Starting-Up & Spinning-Out:

Commercializing Innovative

Chemistry

Westin Webster

8:00 A.M. Coffee

8:35 Delivery to biotech:

Alkermes’ and TransForm’s

stories. J.F. Remenar

9:05 Evolve or die: Life and

times of a biotech start-up.

R. Stein

9:35 Calculario: The

spin out process for an

advanced organic materialscomputational discovery

startup.

A. Aspuru-Guzik, R. Gomez-

Bombarelli, J. Aguilera-

Iparaguirre, T. Hirzel

10:05 Intermission.

10:25 Catabasis: A biotech

start up based on an innovative

chemistry platform.M. Jirousek

10:55 Career transitions in

a rapidly evolving industry:

Large company, small

company, consulting, and

virtual company. M.J. Tebbe

11:25 Making molecular

prosthetics with a small

molecule synthesizer.M.D. Burke

11:55 Concluding Remarks.

TUESDAY NOON

Speaker & Member Luncheon,

Westin Grifn

11:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.

RSVP at http://ow.ly/PzmUA.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Starting-Up & Spinning-Out:

Commercializing Innovative

Chemistry

Westin Webster

1:20 P.M. IntellipigmentTM

hydrogen detection

technology. N. Mohajeri

1:50 Post start-up science:

Weathering the seas of change.

C.L. Campion

2:20 Safer, high-performance

electrolytes for next-

generation lithium-ion

batteries.

R.J. Hamers, M.L. Usrey, A.

Pena-Hueso, S. Guillot, R.C.

West, M. Pollina

2:50 Intermission.

3:10 YANACO: Yet another

nano company, a lean start-up

concept for chemicals and

materials. R.N. Grass

3:40 Building a microscale

future at HD Sciences through

high capacity magnetic

nanoparticles for compoundsynthesis. P.C. Kearney


PROGRAMMING

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Big Chemistry from Small Businesses

Westin Webster

8:35 A.M. XploSafe’s technologies for a safer world. A.W. Apblett, N.F. Materer

9:05 Efforts to commercialize light and pH activated ruthenium anticancer compounds. E.T.

Papish, D.L. Gerlach, S.E. Brown, J.J. Paul, E.J. Merino

9:35 Sterically protected and electronically activated azamacrocycle catalysts for lignin

depolymerization: A new approach to biomass valorization. M. Chorghade

10:05 Chemistry and toxicology of e-cigarettes and e-liquids. J.H. Lauterbach



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PROGRAMMING

International Affairs

Committee Symposia

Tuesday,

BECE 208

Sharon Vercellotti, Councilorof the Division of SmallChemical Business, is aninvited speaker at the ACSPresidential-RecommendedSymposium, “InternationalEntrepreneurship: How toStart a Business and Thrivein the Global Marketplace.”The symposium, organized by H.N. Cheng and AngesRimando, will be held at theACS Meeting in Boston onTuesday, August 18th, from8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. in theWestin Boston Waterfront,Burroughs Room (Harborwing,Concourse Level). Vercellotti’s presentation is entitled, “The

Development of a GlobalSmall Chemical Business withInternational Marketing andOutreach,” and is scheduledat 4 P.M. The symposiumis cosponsored by AGRO,BMGT, CARB, CHAS,COLL, ENFL, ENVR,MEDI, PROF, and SCHB.

250th ACS National Meeting

& Exposition, Boston, MA

Presidential-RecommendedSymposium -- “International Entrepreneurship: How to

Start a Business and Thrive inGlobal Marketplace”

Organizers: H. N. Cheng and Agnes Rimando

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Session 1

8:30 A.M. Opening Remarks

Diane Grob Schmidt. 2015ACS President

8:40 Plenary Presentation:Lessons in translatinguniversity research to themarketplace. Joseph M. DeSimone. University of North

Carolina, USA

9:10 How to start a businessand thrive in the globalmarketplace: A story fromUS/Taiwan/China. Jo Shen.ScinoPharm, Taiwan/China

9:35 From chemistry studentto chemical entrepreneur and public company CEO. FrankJaksch. ChromaDex, Inc.,

USA

10:00 Break (20 min)

10:20 What it takes to be achemistry entrepreneur. JavierGarcia Martinez. Rive

Technology, Inc., Spain/USA

10:45 The creation of aglobally sustainable generic pharmaceutical model. Sudhir

K. Nambiar. Dr. Reddy’sLaboratories, India

11:10 It’s a CompetitiveWorld Out There – Factorsfor STEM venture success. Judith C. Giordan. ecosVC,

USA

Session 2

1:30 P.M. KeynotePresentation: From discoveryto commercialization.George M. Whitesides.

Harvard University, USA

2:00 Distributed alliances:Strategic partnerships toaccess markets and capital.Nicholas J. Conti. Quest

Diagnostics, USA

2:25 Knowledge intensive business services in Brazil:

Entrepreneurship in astimulating scenario.Thais Guaratini.

Lynchnoora, Brazil

2:50 Tips for innovativeentrepreneurship. AnwarRayan. Al Qasemi Academic

College, Israel

3:15 Break (20 min)

3:35 Internationalentrepreneurship: Lessonsfrom the road. SundeepDugar. Sphaera Pharma,

India/Singapore/USA

4:00 The development ofa global small chemical business with internationalmarketing and outreach.

Sharon Vercellotti. V-LABS,Inc., USA

4:25 International prototypedevelopment. Daniel T.Daly. AIME, University of

Alabama, USA

4:55 Closing Remarks.H.N. Cheng. IAC Chair

TUESDAY EVENING

Henry Hill Reception, SCHB

cosponsor, Seaport Hotel,

Plaza Ballroom A/B.

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

ADVERTISE IN

SMALL CHEM BIZ

Single Issue Rates

$25 Business Card

2 x 3.5 in.

$75 ¼ page

3.5 x 4.5 in.

$130 ½ page

7 x 4.5 in.

$210 Whole Page7 x 9 in.

Contact Newsletter Editor

Rajeev Chorghade at

[email protected]


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REGIONAL MEETING REPORT 2015 Joe Sabol, Program Chair

SCHB was at Joint Great Lakes Central

Regional (JGLCRM) Meeting 27-30

May 2015 in Grand Rapids MI with

six presentations in Entrepreneurs’

Tool Kit: Resources and True Stories.

SCHB will be at 71st Southwest /67th

Southeast (SWRM/SERMACS), 4-7

November 2015 at the Memphis Cook

Convention Center and the Sheraton

Convention Hotel, downtown Memphis

TN. SCHB is organizing Entrepreneurs’

Tool Kit: Resources and True Stories,

scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

Also, Chemical Industry in the South

is scheduled for Friday and Saturday

and will focus on challenges to the

Southern chemical industries, career

opportunities, and future directions

for growth. A workshop to allow

more in-depth discussion of these

topics will also be scheduled. If you

are interested in being a speaker inthis symposia or participating in the

workshop, please contact organizer

Dennis Merat at [email protected].

SWRM/SERMACS abstract

submission closes 10 August 2015, see

www.2015sermacs-swrm.com/.

ACS regional meetings in 2016 include:

CERM 18-21 May, Cincinnati OH

MARM 9-12 June, Riverdale NY

NORM 26-29 June, Anchorage AK

NERM 5-8 October, Binghamton NY

SERMACS 23-26 October, Columbia, SC

MWRM 26-28 October, Manhattan KSSWRM 10-14 October, Galveston TX

If you see a regional meeting close

to you or one where you’d like to

organize a symposia, please contact

[email protected].

Booth Chair Niteen Vaidya greets people at the SCHB Boothduring the Expo at the ACS National Meeting in Denver.

J E N N I F E R M A C L A C H L A N

SCHB members at the SCHB/PROF Sunday Networking Lun-

cheon at ACS Denver. L to R: Terry Say, Pete Bonk (SCHB Past

Chair), Jennifer Maclachlan (SCHB PR Chair) and Jens Breffke.

Barry Trost, 2014 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in OrganicChemistry recipient, with SCHB member and Chemical In-novation & Entrepreneurship Council Chair, Janet Bryant,at the BMGT Industrial Award Reception at ACS Denver.

B A R R Y T R O S T

PROGRAMMING

N I T E E N V A I D Y A


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SHOWCASING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH SCHB BOOTH OPPORTUNITY

gain EXPOSURE | INTERACT with attendees | NETWORK | ACCESS opportunity | GROW your business Discounted rate for SCHB Members Free National Meeting RegistrationDo you want to be featured in front of and interact with over 12,000 scientic professionals? Ex-

perience the promotional opportunities of a professional trade show booth at a special introductoryrate with a fully furnished 10x10 ft. booth, including a technical meeting registration to the ACS

meeting ($400 value). Obtain a booth at the special rate of $500 for SCHB members who are rst

time participants. Contact Booth Chair, Niteen Vaidya [email protected]

We will be joined in Beantown on the Small Businesses Row with the following booths:CreaGen Biosciences, Inc. (www.creagenbio.com) at Booth 1253, Deep Pharm-Chem Pvt.

Ltd (www.deeppharm.com) at Booth 1243, ViridisChem, Inc. (www.viridischem.com) at

Booth 1329, the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry (www.warnerbabcock.

com and www.beyondbenign.org) at Booth 1331, Neo-Advent Technologies, LLC (www.

neo-adventtec.com) at Booth 1240, and Chemistry At Your Fingertips at Booth 1239.

2015 ACS FELLOWS IN SCHB

Congratulations to SCHB members Bonnie

A. Charpentier, John “Jack” Driscoll, Harry J.Elston, and Marinda Li Wu, who were honoredfor their contributions to science, the profes-sion, and the Society with the distinction ofACS Fellow, Class of 2015.

Te nomination deadline for 2016 ACSF closeson April 1; see www.nominatefellow.acs.org.

BOOTH / MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Amazing Networking Opportunities:

• ACS Meetings

• Social Media – ACS Network,

LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

• Discounted SOCMA listing

Business Listing on SCHB website

Outstanding Programming at National,

Regional, and Local

Section Meetings

Deeply-Discounted Booth at National

ACS Meeting Expo

Receive Monthly e-Blast Newsletter

Receive and/or Be Featured in Semi-An-

nual Newsletter Small Chem Biz

Eligible for Scholarships at ACS

Leadership Institute Courses

To join SCHB, contact ACS Mem-

ber Services ([email protected]) or

contact SCHB Membership Chair

([email protected]). Join to-

day–Membership is FREE for the rst

year for ACS Members!

Visit SCHB at Booth #1033 at the Expo from Sunday to Tuesday!

Boston Convention & Exposition Center, Halls A & B1.

Sunday: 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Monday: 9:00 A.M-5:00 P.M.

Tuesday: 9:00 A.M-5:00 P.M.


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Thank you to all SCHB Pa-

trons, who as corporate mem-

bers wish to foster the Divi-

sion’s objectives to aid in the

formation, development, andgrowth of small chemical busi-

nesses.

Special thanks go to our Pa-

tron Members, who are also

Sponsors of SCHB events. In

Boston, Young & Thompson

is supporting Sunday’s Speak-

ers and Members Luncheon

prior to the True Stories from

Entrepreneurs: BRIC Edition

session, and Osha Liang, LLP

is backing Monday’s Breakfast

before the continuation of the

True Stories session. Also in

Boston, ProVerde Laboratories

is the Sponsor of the Cannabis

Chemistry (our new subgroup)

reception on Tuesday afternoon

at Lucky’s Lounge.

Kudos to Brewer Science, Inc.

for their strong support at the

Denver meeting, including

their backing of the Kathryn

C. Hach Award Breakfast and

Luncheon, as well as sharing

the costs for the SCHB Recep-

tion at the Cactus Club.

Hats off to our sponsors of

SCHB regional events, includ-

ing Cannabis Chemistry recep-

tions, held earlier this summer

at Claremont, Calif. (EZ Chem

Consultancy Inc.) and Seattle

(Eden Labs, LLC).

CURRENT SCHB PATRON

MEMBERS

• Brewer Science Inc.

(www.brewerscience.com)

Liaison Member: Dr. Jyoti

Malhotra

• Eden Labs, LLC

(www.edenlabs.com)

Liaison Member: A.C. Braddock • EZ Chem Consultancy Inc.

(www.ezchemconsult.com)

Liaison Member: Ezra M.

Pryor

• Osha Liang LLP

(www.oshaliang.com)

Liaison Member: Carlyn A.

Burton

• ProVerdeLaboratories

(www.proverdelabs.com)

Liaison Member: Christopher

Hudalla Ph.D.

• Young & Thompson

(www.young-thompson.com)

Liaison Member: Dr. Robert

Goozner

• Haukaas & Fish PLLC(www.hfglobalip.com) Liaison

Member: Michael Haukaa

• Patriot Bioenergy Corp.

(www.patriotbioenergy.com)

Liaison Member: Roger Ford

BECOMING AN SCHB

PATRON MEMBER

Interested in becoming a SCHB

Patron?

SCHB objectives, as dened in

the SCHB Bylaws II, Section

3, broadly include addressing

legal, educational, regulatory,

economic, and legislative

needs, encouraging interaction

among members and other

organizations interested in

promoting free enterprise

among chemists, being a

liaison between small chemical

businesses and chemistry

students, and providing

expertise of its members to the

Society for the betterment of

the public.

Annual dues for Patron Members are $200.

Alternatively, become a

Patron Member at the $500

level by sponsoring an event

at future National Meetings.

These events include Meeting

Breakfasts, Speakers’

Luncheons, or Socials.

For details, contact Treasurer

David Deutsch

([email protected]), or

Program Chair Joseph Sabol

( [email protected]).

MEMBERSHIP

SCHB PATRON MEMBERS


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2015 SCHB DIVISION OFFICERS

Chair

Mukund S. Chorghade

[email protected]

Chair-Elect/Planning Chair

Anis Rahman

[email protected]

Past Chair

Stanley S. Seelig

[email protected]

Secretary

Abhishek A. Kantak

[email protected]

Treasurer/Webmaster

David J. Deutsch

[email protected]

[email protected]

Councilor Sharon V. Vercellotti

[email protected]

Program Chair/Alternate Councilor

Joseph E. Sabol

[email protected]

[email protected]

Public Relations Chair

Jennifer Maclachlan

[email protected]

Membership Chair

Erika Lee Olterman

[email protected]

Booth Chair

Niteen Vaidya

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Rajeev Chorghade

[email protected]

Newsletter WelcomeRajeev Chorghade

As the new SCHB Newslet-

ter Editor, it is an honor and a

privilege to introduce you tothe Fall 2015 ACS National

Meeting in Boston, and the

Small Chem Biz newsletter.

I hope that you will nd this

newsletter to be clear, infor-

mative, and easy to navigate.

Please nd enclosed details

about membership benets, de-

scriptions for upcoming events,

and technical programming in-formation with opportunities

for participation and network-

ing. I encourgage you to take

full advantage of the resources

and strong network of distin-

guished chemists and entrepre-

neurs that SCHB has to offer.

If are interested in highlighting

any recent accomplishments oradvertising in the SCHB news-

letter, please contact me at

[email protected].

SCHB NEWESTMEMBERS

Congratulations to the most re-

cent SCHB members for join-ing the division.

• Armour Associates, Ltd.

• Arbsource

• Applied Research & Pho-

tonics, Inc.

• Alchemical Research,

L.L.C.

• Advanced Chemical

Safety

• Adduci, Mastriani &

Schaumberg, L.L.P.

• Actol Chemicals, Ltd.

R A J E E V C H O

R G H A D E

VOLUNTEER WITH SCHB

None of SCHB’s valuable benets and activities would have

been possible without volunteers like you. If you want to

expand your professional network, enhance your leadershipskills, or shape the future of SCHB, consider volunteering in

a more active role to further SCHB’s mission.

Potential roles include Webmaster Assistant, Sponsors De-

velopment, Membership Support, Graphic Designer, Assis-

tant Newsletter Editor, or any other ideas you have. Contact

any SCHB ofcer to learn more.

EXEC COMMITTEE

PARTNER WITH SCHB

Contact

Mukund Chorghade at

[email protected] to

partner on entrepreneurial

local section events and/

or to collaborate with us

on symposia at National/

Regional Meetings.


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ACS ENTREPRENEURIAL

RESOURCES CENTER ERC

The ERC is an accelerator that

has a three-pronged approach to

help commercialize chemistry- based discoveries.

EMPOWER with knowledge

with 6 months of free access

to SciFinder.

DEVELOP with advising and

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SHOWCASE with potential

connections to partners and

funding through events.

Upcoming EventsThe next ACS EntrepreneurialSummit will be held on Sep-tember 17-18, 2015 at the Na-tional Education Association

Auditorium in Washington,DC, following the success of thesummit in October 2014. Theconference features panel dis-cussions and talks from indus-try members on a variety of top-ics from funding to partnering.It is especially relevant forstartups and small businessesto learn more about entrepre-

neurship in the science eldand the associated challenges in bringing a concept to market.

2015 ACS EntrepreneurialVirtual Showcase

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

The ERC will showcase 15-20high-quality investment oppor-

tunities in cutting edge productsand services in chemistry-basedindustries: pharmaceuticals, biotech, energy & cleantech,materials science, consumer products, and more.

Each company will make avirtual presentation followed by Q&A, and be available fordiscussion with interested in-vestors and corporate partners.For more information, visit theERC website or [email protected].

SCHB AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Stay up-to-date and network by interacting with SCHB via

www.acs-schb.org, and LinkedIn, Facebook , and Twitter pages.

SCHB has over 1,400 likes on Facebook! If you have SCHB-related news you would like to

share, contact PR Chair Jennifer Maclachlan at [email protected] with your request.

SMALL CHEMICAL BUSINESSES

AND CORPORATE ASSOCIATESNeal Langerman

With more than 161,000 mem-

bers, the American Chemical

Society (ACS) is the world’s

largest scientic society and

one of the world’s leading

sources of authoritative scien-tic information; more than half

of its members are employed by

chemical companies and allied

industries. The ACS Board of

Directors created the Commit-

tee on Corporation Associates

(“CA”) in 1952, as the formal

link between the Society and

the chemical enterprise. Morethan 30 companies actively

support the profession and

science of chemistry, and have

a direct voice for corporate

discussion with the ACS,

through participation in CA.

Companies of all sizes can ben-

et from membership in CA.

For the employers of members

of SCHB, association with CA

will provide many valuable

business opportunities. Among

these are:

• Opportunities to identify

focus areas and speakersfor briengs on Capitol

Hill on topics of interest

to legislators and industry

• The ability to participate in

the writing and review process

for ACS Policy Statements,

which are used by legislators

and congressional staffers

to help enable informed dis-cussion of chemistry-related

topics

• Privileged access to market

information, technical trends,

manufacturing patterns, and

market opportunities

• Specialty presentations fea-

turing key leaders from indus-

try, academe, and government

on the timely issues of the day

• Exclusive contacts with

the leaders in research and

product innovation

• Provide guidance for the ACS

Entrepreneurial ResourcesCenter [http://www.acs.org/

content/acs/en/careers/career-

services/resourcecenter.html]

• Networking opportunities

with peers from senior-level

research and development

laboratories

• Programs to enhance and

support diversity awarenesswithin the chemistry enter-

prise and its workforce

• Forums to better prepare

undergraduate and graduate

students to work in industry

• Access to a variety of leader-

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ship skill building programs

CA is structured to foster in-

put by member companies of

all sizes. Annual dues are only

$500 to join plus $2 per chem-

ist. The Committee meets twiceannually (during ACS National

Meetings), with members able

to participate by teleconfer-

ence, if desired. In addition,

there are several subcommittees

focused on high-priority topics

identied through member

company input; subcommittee

discussions are generally held by teleconference, and are open

to all CA representatives in or-

der to maximize participation

by, and comment from, inter-

ested member companies.

My company, Advanced Chem-

ical Safety, has been a memberof CA for about 10 years. Dur-

ing that period, we have gained

contacts in the chemical indus-

try, learned valuable lessons

related to process safety man-

agement, and participated in a

variety of public policy outreach

efforts related to the chemical

enterprise. The small annualdues and time commitment

has had a rich return on the in-

vestment.

As a member of SCHB and CA,

I invite you to consider joining

CA and including CA activity

on your agenda for each ACS National Meeting. More infor-

mation is available at

http://www.acs.org/content/

acs/en/about/governance/

committees/associates.html

and for additional details on

membership please contact

ACS Staff Liaison Dave

Harwell ([email protected]).

SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL

MANUFACTURERS AND

AFFILIATES SOCMA

OPPORTUNITY

SOCMA’s Marketplace and

Chemical Services Directory

(CSD) is a searchable database

which contains over 200 com-

panies that use specialty and

ne chemicals or custom chem-

ical services. In addition to pro-

viding another venue for net-

working, it also includes shared

resources for subscribers.

After realizing the potential for

SCHB members to benet from

the available services provided by SOCMA discussions were

held with the Executive Com-

mittee. SCHB is now pleased

to announce the following op-

portunity exclusively for SCHB

members offered by SOCMA:

• Discounted subscription

profle on its online Market-

place and Chemical Services

Directory located at

www.socmachemical-

directory.com for $500

upfront for the rst year

and assistance in creat-

ing a CSD prole.

Renewal requests must be made by contacting SOCMA,

but a 30-day notice will precede

a price change before the

completion of the one-year

subscription cycle.

To learn more, visit the website

at www.socmachemicaldirecto-

ry.com/ or contact Ben Jones at

[email protected].

RESOURCES

SHARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Notify Newsletter Editor

Rajeev Chorghade at

[email protected]

for recognition of your

accomplishments in an

upcoming issue. It is never

too late to get involved or

be featured in the SCHB

newsletter!


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FUTURE NATIONAL MEETINGS

251st ACS MeetingSan Diego, CA

March 13-17, 2016Computers in Chemistry

252nd ACS MeetingPhiladelphia, PA

August 21-25, 2016Chemistry of the People,

by the People,

and for the People

PACIFICHEM PROGRAM

December 15-20, 2015

Honolulu, HI

Joe Sabol

Make your plans now to attendPacichem 2015, InternationalChemical Congress of PacicBasin Societies (also knownas PAC CHEM) December15th-20th, in Honolulu, HI.The meeting theme is Chemical Networking: Building Bridg-es Across the Pacic. Fosternew relationships, participate

in international scientic and business development, andlearn about activities of aca-demic and industrial partnersin the international community.

SCHB members organized

three symposia:

1. The Evolving Nature of Schol-

arly Communication: Connect-

ing Scholars with Each Other

and with Society (#173 Con-necting Chemistry with Society)

Jennifer Maclachlan, et al., ex-amine how traditional publish-ing models are changing as aresult of the impact of socialmedia, as well as how socialmedia are being used to fosternew models of communication

and engagement with soci-ety; ACS CEO Tom Connelly,is giving opening remarks.

2. Small Businesses ReachingOut for Market Share: Tool Kit

and Success Stories (#185 Con-

necting Chemistry with Society)Joseph Sabol, Adam Blunn, etal. aim to provide perspectiveson the challenges, excitement,

and do-overs that are inherentin launching and driving growthin the commercial sector.

SAN DIEGO SCOOPSCHB at ACS 251st National Meeting

San Diego, CA, March 13-20, 2016

Joe Sabol The San Diego meeting themeis Computers in Chemis- try , and abstract submissionopens on 17 August 2015. SeeC&EN www.pubs.acs.org/cen/ or www.acs.org/meetings.

SCHB’s program holds:

• Computers in Chemistry:

Bridging the Gap between Cli-

ents and Software, organized

by Catherine Johnson

• Start-up Businesses in

Drug Discovery, organized by

Patrick Kearney

• Cannabis: Exploring the

Chemistry, History, and Fu-

ture, organized by Roger Ford

and Ezra Pryor

• Best Practices from Entre-

preneurs, organized by Joe

Sabol

• Entrepreneurs’ Poster Ses-

sion, organized by George

Ruger

SCHB member Neal Langer-

man is organizing the

SCHB & CHAS reception.

Additional symposia may

be organized up to the ab-stract submission dead-

line, October 12th, 2015.

If you are able to recruit sever-

al speakers, this will help. For

further information, contact

SCHB’s Program Commit-

tee at [email protected].

Looking forward, August 21-

25, 2016 will be ACS 252nd

National Meeting in Philadel-

phia, with theme Chemistry

of the People, by the People

and for the People. SCHB

welcomes suggestions for

symposia and other events.

FUTURE MEETINGS

3. Advances in Terahertz

Spectroscopy and Imag-

ing (#413 Analytical)Anis Rahman, et al., tera-hertz spectrometry, re-

ectometry, and imagingaddress biomedical and phar-maceutical research, cancerdetection, transdermal drugdelivery, materials for energy,forensic science and security.

Early registration closes onThursday, October 15, 2015and the deadline for hotel res-ervations is Friday, November

13, 2015. For links, technical program, and the latest meetingdetails, visit www.pacichem.org. For an exhibitor prospec-tus, contact [email protected].

Follow on Twitter @ACSS-CHB #SCHB @Pacichem#Pacichem and/orwww.facebook.com/Pacichem.

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