03.11 12:30-14:00

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

Cintia and Humberto Milagre

Traditional measures of success in chemistry, such as yield and purity, often overlook critical aspects of sustainability and real-world impact. This workshop, Beyond Yield: Counting What Really Counts, invites participants to explore how Green Chemistry metrics can reshape the way we evaluate chemical processes and educational practices. Through interactive discussions and hands-on activities, we will examine tools that capture efficiency, safety, environmental footprint, and social relevance—moving beyond numbers that only tell part of the story. Participants will engage with case studies and collaborative exercises designed to highlight practical strategies for integrating sustainability metrics into teaching, research, and outreach. By expanding what we measure, we can also expand what we value—fostering a culture of chemistry that is innovative, responsible, and aligned with a sustainable future.

03.11 14:30-17:00

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

John Warner, Kamal Dua, Natalia Jiménez, Brian Oliver and Javier Cerda

This workshop seeks to promote interdisciplinary dialogue among chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering, bringing together national and international researchers to address scientific challenges from an integrated perspective. With experts in biomedicine, green chemistry, engineering, and sustainability, the program will explore how basic research translates into innovation, technology transfer, and solutions with social and industrial impact.

04.11 11:30-12:50

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

Lars Ratjen and Paul Anastas

The 12 principles of Green Chemistry are a powerful toolbox to approach almost any problem the chemical enterprise faces today. A quick introduction by the moderators will showcase how green chemistry can enable disruptive innovation for real world problem solving. In this dynamic workshop the audience will be divided into teams, and in a rapid brain-storming session ideas to a specific and defined problem will be developed. At the end of the workshop, each team will have 3 minutes to pitch their solution to the audience. A panel of 3 judges will decide which team developed the most attractive, realistic, and viable solution. 

The problem will be a surprise, the judges will be a surprise, the teams will be a surprise, but all will be united through Green Chemistry!

04.11 13:30-14:50

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

Amy Cannon and John Warner

Green chemistry is essential for creating sustainable molecular building blocks for our society. How can you bring green chemistry to your own institution, or your networks? What resources are available and how to start? This workshop will provide a foundation of resources and pathways for including green chemistry into chemistry courses and labs. Open access resources and materials will be highlighted throughout.

04.11 15:00-16:20

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

David Laviska

In this workshop, you will learn to think about the 12 principles of Green Chemistry as tools you can use in the laboratory to transform your research. You will learn how to analyze your experiments and take small, incremental steps toward "greening" your research projects while thinking more holistically about your impact as a chemist beyond the laboratory. I will provide you with a roadmap that outlines specific, measurable changes you can make in your laboratory practices that support your own personal move toward greener and more sustainable chemistry. Through guided interactive analyses, examples, Q&A, and discussions, you will see how easy it is to implement laboratory-based changes that benefit your research and help you become an agent of change who thinks continuously about best green chemistry practices and addressing broader sustainability issues.

04.11 14:30-15:40

PC1 Classroom, 2nd Floor

Facultad de Economía y Administración

Carlos Dulanto

This workshop seeks to awaken the creative spirit of the participants through Biomimicry.

They are taught Route Number 1 with the “BEE” method and two business creativity techniques for problem-solving.

A challenge will be developed.

It is a highly practical workshop that combines AI, Biomimicry, Business Creativity, and Sustainability.

It is a space to make the familiar strange.

04.11 16:10-17:20

PC1 Classroom, 2nd Floor

Facultad de Economía y Administración

Facultad de Economía y Administración

Catalina Bustillo Restrepo

La biomímesis abre la puerta a nuevas formas de resolver problemas al aprender directamente de la naturaleza. En este taller, los estudiantes trabajarán en equipos multidisciplinarios para enfrentar un reto, aplicando principios y estrategias inspirados en la vida.

La actividad está pensada para que quienes ya conocen la biomímesis profundicen en su aplicación práctica, mientras que quienes se acercan por primera vez descubran su potencial como fuente de innovación. A través de dinámicas guiadas, los participantes ejercitarán la colaboración, el pensamiento sistémico y la creatividad, generando propuestas que conecten desafíos actuales con soluciones inspiradas en la naturaleza.

05.11 12:00-15:00

Victor Pillon Auditorium

Facultad de Química y de Farmacia

John Warner, Kamal Dua, Humberto Milagre, Sergio Barrientos and Pharma Specialist from Merck. Moderator: Carla Decandio.

The workshop aims to promote the practical application of green chemistry and sustainability by exploring innovative solutions that connect education with industry. It focuses on advancing sustainable practices across sectors through shared knowledge and collaboration.

Featuring experts from academia and industry, discussing practical sustainable solutions ranging from green chemistry to industrial practices.