On July 30th (Wed) and 31st (Thu), ICReDD held the 3rd List Platform Symposium collaborating with the List Sustainable DX Catalyst Collaborative Research Platform (List PF), and the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Germany.
The List Sustainable Digital Transformation (DX) Catalyst Collaboration Research Platform (List PF) was launched in April 2023, led by ICReDD PI Benjamin List, Specially Appointed Professor /Hokkaido University Professor. The List PF will dramatically advance the development of next-generation organocatalysts that consider environmental impact and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by integrating DX technologies such as computational science, robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In addition to developing these so-called “sustainable DX catalysts,” the List PF will expand research in related fields through collaborative research.
The first and second List PF symposia were held at the ICReDD Hall on the Sapporo Campus. This time for the 2025 academic year, with the cooperation of the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, which is Professor List’s home institution, the symposium was held in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
The symposium began with the opening addresses, given by Professor Frank Neese, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, Professor Satoshi Maeda, Director of ICReDD, and Professor List. The 2-day program consisted of 11 invited talks, and a poster session on the first day. At the poster session, 23 young researchers (16 from HU, 7 from institutes in Germany) presented their research.
(Photos ©Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung)
On the second day, Professor Kiyohiro Houkin, President of Hokkaido University attended, and the symposium concluded successfully with his closing address.
Attendance totaled 213 participants (over both days) from Hokkaido University, related domestic institutions, the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung, and research organizations in the neighboring cities of Mülheim, that is reflecting the high level of interest in next-generation catalyst development that the List platform aims to.
Through the continued organization of such symposia and lectures, ICReDD and the List Platform will disseminate research from the center globally. Simultaneously, it will pursue collaborative research with scientists across diverse fields, aiming to establish itself as a world-class research hub focused on next-generation technologies.
