30 April 2025

SCI Canada Awards

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Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

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Award Synopsis

The SCI Canada Awards dinner 2025 event will build on the success of 2024 and previous years to bring together key members of the chemical and industrial community to celebrate the achievements of both the SCI Canada Award Winners and Student Merit Award Winners. The Awards dinner is a prestigious networking event that is pivotal in bringing science and business together by enabling and enhancing connections between industry, chemical science and engineering professionals across the board.

The 2024 event was preceded by an early careers ‘Catalysing Your Career’ event, which brought together students, early-career scientists and industry representatives to provide a platform for emerging talent to connect with industry leaders. Through lively speed-networking sessions and engaging conversations, participants gained valuable insights into potential career paths while establishing meaningful connections with professionals in their fields. Plans are being made for another successful event of this nature for 2025.

Sustainable Innovation and Industry event

Sustainable Innovation and Industry synopsis

Industry experts from around the world will discuss the opportunities and the challenges of helping their organizations meet sustainability goals while maintaining a profitable business. Learn how top executives are tackling supply chain issues to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations, sourcing sustainable raw materials, establishing science-based targets measurements, and help their customers achieve sustainable outcomes. This event will precede the prestigious SCI Canada Awards, celebrating excellence in science and industry.

Speakers: Tara McCaughey, Head of Technology Solutions and Sustainability Assessment, Syngenta, Canada, Cara Eaton, Global Sustainability Director, CRODA consumer care, USA, Dr Mike Irwin, Vice President, Advanced Product and Chemical Technology, Woodbridge Foam Corporation, Sharon Todd, CEO, SCI, UK

For further informaion and to register for the event, please follow this link: https://www.soci.org/events/canada-group/2025/sustainable-innovation-and-industry or contact scicanada@soci.org

SCI Canada Awards 2025 winners

Canada International Award - A.J. (Sandy) Marshall
Canada Medal - Professor Pieter Cullis, The University of British Columbia
LeSueur Memorial Award - Professor Josephine Hill, University of Calgary
Purvis Memorial Award - Professor Geoffrey Ozin, University of Toronto
Kalev Pugi Award - Professor Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University and Dr Benjamin Britton, Ionomr Innovations Inc
Julia Levy Award - Dr Nathan Magarvey, Inviand Sciences Inc
Outreach Award - Scientists in School

2024 Canada Awards write-up

Click here: 2024 Canada Awards – celebrating excellence in Canadian science and industry

Accommodation

To book accommodation at the Chelsea hotel at a preferential rate, please use the following link:

Chelsea hotel room booking link

Programme

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Evening Awards Dinner - Mountbatten Ballroom

17:45: Networking reception
18:30: Dinner guests seated
Mountbatten Ballroom
18:50: Introduction to the SCI Canada Regional group
Dr Ravi Ramachandran, Territory Head of R&D, Syngenta Canada, SCI Canada Committee
18:55: Introduction to the SCI Canada Awards and the role of the Nominations committee
19:00: Welcome and introduction
Sharon Todd, CEO, SCI®
19:10: Dinner and networking
20:45: Presentation of Canada Medal
Keynote: Pieter Cullis
21:00: Presentation of the The Kalev Pugi Award
21:05: Presentation of the LeSueur Memorial Award
21:10: Presentation of the International Award
21:15: Recognition of Student Merit Award winners
21:20: Presentation of the Purvis Memorial Award
21:25: Presentation of the Outreach Award
21:30: Presentation of the Julia Levy Award
21:35: Networking
22-30 - 23:00: Event close

Accessibility Grants

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Sponsorship

There are a number of opportunities available to partner with and sponsor the awards. For more information, please email Fiona at scicanada.soci.org

Venue and Contact

Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

33 Gerrard St W
Toronto
ON M5G 1Z4
Canada

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

There are two methods of payment available:

1. Payments can be taken by bank transfer/invoice in $CAD at a cost of $210CAD per person/$1,050 ½ table or $2.100 per table of 10. Please request the invoice option via the registration link if this is your preferred method and we will issue an invoice
2. Card payments can be taken online via the website and will be priced in £GBP at £120 GBP per person. This is a GBP payment with rate fixed as at 26 November 24

Invoice/bank transfer – payment to be taken in $CAD
Cost per table of 10 $2,100
Half-table of 5 $1,050
Individual seat $210

Online debit/credit card – payment to be taken in £GBP
Cost per table of 10 £1,200
Half-table of 5 £600
Individual seat £120

If you would prefer to make a payment over the phone, please contact conferences@soci.org with details of what you would like to purchase and a member of the team will contact you.

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