The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world's largest professional society in the field of chemistry. Its fall meeting regularly attracts over 12,000 researchers, including many who are internationally mobile. The two major topics at this year's meeting were so-called forever chemicals (PFAS) and the rapidly increasing use of artificial intelligence in all areas of chemistry.

The “Chemistry in Germany” booth was jointly financed by the DFG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), the 16 Fraunhofer Institutes within the ICT, and the Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) research network at the University of Freiburg. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) were also represented at the booth. Together, the “Chemistry in Germany” representatives provided information to the many interested visitors about study or research stays in Germany.  

The relevant funding programs were explained by experts from the three long-standing partners of the campaign “Research in Germany: Land of Ideas.” The DFG program director gave a technical overview of chemical research at universities and non-university institutions in Germany, a research group leader from the livMatS cluster gave insights into their work, and two colleagues from ICT management spoke about the translation of chemical research into industrial applications. The “Chemistry in Germany” partner organizations plan another successful appearance for the upcoming fall conference in Chicago at the end of August 2026.