Overview
Chemical compounds, often not found in nature, underpin a range of consumer goods from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to industrial solvents, fertilizers, and pesticides. Despite their prevalence, knowledge gaps persist in our understanding of the R&D trajectories that give rise to such synthetic compounds, and their subsequent societal and environmental impacts.
This workshop spotlights the innovative application of computational chemistry in dissecting R&D dynamics, particularly emphasizing the use of chemical compound information in the pharma and chemistry domains. The focus is on understanding how computational methods can be synergized with traditional data sources like patents to provide deeper insights into R&D activities.
The second day of the workshop serves as an internal meeting of the working group of the organizers.
Online participation
Online participation is possible via Zoom. Please register at https://esmt-berlin.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Aud-uhqT8uE9RDnKbSo301z9Odbo15-eyN.
Preliminary Program
DAY 1: February 15, 2024
| 9:30–10:00 | Arrival and registration |
| 10:00–10:15 | Welcome and overview |
| 10:15–10:50 | Competition and Innovation: The Breakup of IG Farben Felix Poege (Bocconi) |
| 10:50–11:25 | Shelved Innovation – Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry Elisabeth Hofmeister (MPI) |
| 11:25–12:10 | Environmental Transparency and Value Appropriation from Innovation: Unpacking Trade Secrets in US Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosures Shirley Tang (Bocconi) |
| 12:10–13:10 | Lunch break (ESMT canteen) |
| 13:15–13:50 | International Environmental Agreements, and the Timing and Direction of Technological Change: Evidence from the Kigali Amendment Albert Rogers (MPI) |
| 13:50–14:25 | Are we moving to a less toxic world? How bans on Persistent Organic Pollutants affect firms’ inventive strategies Gianluca Biggi (School of Advanced Studies Sant'Anna) |
| 14:25–15:10 | Exploring Determinants Patterns of Pharmaceutical Post-Marketing Withdrawal Nate Niu (ESMT Berlin) |
| 15:10–15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45–16.20 | Exploring the dark side of firms’ innovation: the role of the patent inventors' team Vittoria Scalera (Amsterdam Business School) |
| 16:20–17:00 |
Keynote speech Chemical Toxicity: Big Data Analysis and In Silico Predictions |
| 17:15–17:45 | Short tour of ESMT’s historic campus |
| 19:30 |
Dinner and farewell (by invitation only) |
DAY 2: February 16, 2024
The second day of the workshop serves as an internal meeting of the working group of the organizers.
Organizers
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Arianna Martinelli (Sant'Anna)
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Elisa Giuliani (University of Pisa)
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Stefan Wagner (ESMT Berlin)
Funding
- Stefan Wagner acknowledges funding from the German Science Foundation DFG (project 522461275).
- Elisa Giuliani acknowledges funding from the European Union Next-GenerationEU - National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) – MISSION 4 COMPONENT 2, INVESTIMENT 1.1 Fondo per il Programma Nazionale di Ricerca e Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) – Bando 2022, N. 20222X8L5C.