iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Beilstein-Institut @beilstein-institut.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🤔 Ever stared at an InChI string with no idea what it means? We built an open-source, browser-based tool to fix that. Draw or upload a molecule and it generates the InChI, color-codes each layer, and explains it. 🔗 tinyurl.com/j6vjkncc #BeilsteinChemInfoLabs #InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Here comes the report on our Technical InChI meeting in july in Aachen .... a bit delayed due to the holiday season... @inchi-trust.bsky.social Thank you so much for support by @volkswagenstiftung.de , @nfdi4chem.de and @beilstein-institut.bsky.social !! #FAIRdata www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have an InChI User Day ahead of the ACS Chicago meeting, come and join us on Friday 21st at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Agenda and booking via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inchi-user...

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 29/05/2026

Do you know the importance of data standards in chemistry? Join our panellists to discuss community-endorsed standards, including chemical structure representations, in the last in this series of free ChemSpider webinars. Register now: rsc.li/4fe1e8h #ChemSky

ChemSpider webinar - Chemical standards & representation. 23 June 3.00 pm (BST) Register now.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 24/04/2026

What does inclusion really mean in practice? Our new Inclusion & Diversity Strategy to 2030 sets out how we will embed inclusion and belonging across the chemical sciences. #ChemSky

1. Embed inclusion across the chemical sciences. From a standalone strategy to a shared organisational and sector-wide responsibility.

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Yeah, very productive Sunday thanks #darkstar

Big orange beach ball-like alien, black spotted with white highlights, sporting a well-matched pair of monster claws. In a kitchen. Probably nothing to worry about.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 26/02/2026

🌍 We are excited to announce that we have expanded our partnership with @silverchairnews.bsky.social – the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers – to bring our full @rsc.org journals portfolio onto their platform. Find out more: www.rsc.org/news/royal-s...

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Well, ITV2 have just shown me an Aldi ad with a family swallowed by a whale, and I'm losing my grip on reality🐋 Top ad targetting youtu.be/5EKvVDMoX84?

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

"without some hints touching the plain facts, historical and otherwise, of the fishery, [most landsmen] might scout at Moby Dick as a monstrous fable, or still worse and more detestable, a hideous and intolerable allegory." ch45 move on, definitely no hideous and intolerable allegory to see here 🐋

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

We have had this serving plate for ages, but pulled it out today and realised... 🐋

Serving plate featuring engraving of a sperm whale. Can only be foreshadowing.

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

And with InChI article featured on the cover, Happy New Year all

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

First time MD reading, so appreciate the collective comments and support to get me through. Very entertaining so far, was expecting more like 90% sermon.🐋

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Join our monthly online InChI Discussion session - the first on Thurs 27th Nov at 5pm UK time. Sign up via Eventbrite (one meeting at a time, sorry), or join our mailing list and we'll send a recurring .ics file www.eventbrite.com/e/inchi-disc... mailchi.mp/inchi-trust/... @iupac.org #chemsky

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InChI Discussions

Monthly discussions on the InChI developments

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Thanks to all the participants in the InChI Trust Board meeting yesterday, and to @herreslab.bsky.social for hosting in lovely Aachen

Hybrid board meeting photo, nine in person with four online contributors shown on screen behind

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Highly intense 1st day of our Technical InChI Meeting comes to an end - thank you so much for the productive energy by the people here and those joining online! And thanks for support by @volkswagenstiftung.de and @nfdi4chem.de ! The @inchi-trust.bsky.social advances #openscience !

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We held the InChI Trust Board meeting yesterday, thanks to colleages at Wiley in Berlin for hosting #chemsky 🧪 @herreslab.bsky.social

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

InChI prototype for molecular inorganics #chemsky 🧪

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IUPAC @iupac.org · 14/03/2025

Day 2️⃣ of #IUPAC meeting at @rsc.org Burlington House 🗒️ Units, Symbols, and Terminology in the Physical Sciences in and for the Digital Era 🌐 We have speakers from @unisouthampton.bsky.social, project discussions with @codata-isc.bsky.social DRUM, @psdi-uk.bsky.social, @iupac.org Green & Gold Book.

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IUPAC @iupac.org · 13/03/2025

How #AI will change the future of #Chemistry❓ First #speaker of this meeting 🎤 🔸 Dr Vanessa Seifert, @vanessaseifert.bsky.social, Research Associate, Department of #Philosophy, @bristoluni.bsky.social. 🔹 Prediction, explanation, and #chemical progress in the age of AI. 🌐 www.vanessa-seifert.com

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IUPAC @iupac.org · 13/03/2025

Dr Helen Pain #MBE #CChem #CSci #FRSC, Chief Executive of @rsc.org, welcomed everyone to #London 🇬🇧 and to Burlington House. She introduced the Royal Society of Chemistry and how #RSC supported #IUPAC activities and @iupac.org Divisions and Committees. Thank you Helen 👏 🌐 www.rsc.org/events/detai...

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PSDI - Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure @psdi-uk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

📕 Data Accessibility in the Chemical Sciences: Are We Doing Enough? In an era where #AI-driven insights and large-scale #data analysis are transforming scientific #research, data accessibility remains a critical challenge, especially in organic #chemistry.

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

We'll be holding our next online InChI Discussion on Jan 29th 2025 at 6pm GMT - for details please sign up for our newsletter (mailchi.mp/inchi-trust/... if you're not already a subscriber) and joining details will be sent out beforehand. All welcome.

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Great cheminformatics opportunity working at @BeilsteinInstitut.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy with @inchi-trust.bsky.social IUPAC and the wider InChI community #chemsky 🧪

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Argh. Dying/dead apple tree wobbling in a way it shouldn't, incoming gale warning on Wed...

Apple tree just missing its century, few leaves this year, regular fungus, even the mistletoe has given up, now wobbling at the stump so rotting underground. Never pinned down the variety, late August with firm fruit softening quickly, pronounced aniseed flavour. Shown with crown before hacking back

Apple tree hacked back as much as I can do, just the main branches now. Hopefully will withstand incoming gales for a few days, and not fall where it shouldn't.

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Watching Die Ratten (1955) and delighted to find out it's a #christmasmovie. Thanks to @pulpcurry.bsky.social for the pointer in his Noirvember newsletter.

Maria Schell in overcoat and hat, holding a teddy bear. Behind her is a Christmas tree decked with tinsel and candles, and a sideboard. Subtitled "it's Christmas Eve..."

Maria Schell in overcoat and hat, holding a teddy bear. Behind her is a Christmas tree decked with tinsel and candles, and a sideboard. Subtitled "didn't I tell you that it's only grief and heartbreak?"

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

#Xmas meeting of the @inchi-trust.bsky.social developer group! The prototype of the new inorganics InChI will be released for testing in january. Thanks to funding by @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social @nfdi4chem.de @daliaeducation.bsky.social @BeilsteinInstitut.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy

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Alan A @alanake.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A MiG-29 in North Korean livery. No match for anything in South Korea’s air force, but better than the rest of the North Korean inventory. NK still flies MiG-17 derivatives, literally a 1950 design

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

InChI is now built for collaboration — and scale! Check out the article here: www.elsevier.com/connect/chem... @inchi-trust.bsky.social #cheminformatics Thank you for support to @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social @daliaeducation.bsky.social @nfdi4chem.de @BeilsteinInstitut.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy !

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Whitby Museum is fabulous. Ships in bottles. Airships in lightbulbs. Bar shot from Trafalgar as sundial. Fossils.

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 24/09/2024

REMINDER: Don't miss updates on InChI this Friday.

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NFDI4Chem @nfdi4chem.de · 09/09/2024

Summerbreak is over, the next Stammtisch is just around the corner. On September 27, Prof. Sonja Herres-Pawlis & Dr. Gerd Blanke will talk about updates from #InChI. bit.ly/486Rgzt #chemistry #researchdata #chemsky

Stammtisch 27.9.24: Updates from the InChI

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Great week for the #InChI being present on 3 meetings with talks and posters: consortium meeting of @nfdi4chem.de in Halle , #FD_data in Oxford and #RDKitUGM in Zürich! Thanks for support: @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social @daliaeducation.bsky.social @BeilsteinInstitut.hessen.social.ap.brid.gy !

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Sonja Herres-Pawlis @herreslab.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

The InChI becomes FAIR itself and moves towards inorganics! @inchi-trust.bsky.social #linkingdata #fairdata

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

Update on the InChI chemical standard - recording available soon 🧪

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

InChI version 1.07 is approved. Now on GitHub, with MIT license - fully tested for back compatibility, many bugfixes, and a foundation for future extension and maintenance. Thanks to all for this transformational step in development. @inchi-trust.bsky.social #chemsky 🧪 @herreslab.bsky.social

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 25/06/2024

For an overview of recent developments in InChI, join our virtual call 24 July, 2 pm CET. Fresh developments for organometallics, inorganics, and application InChIs such as Reaction InChI, NanoInChI, Mixtures InChI…. www.nfdi4chem.de/event/techni... @inchi-trust.bsky.social @herreslab.bsky.social 🧪

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Technical InChI Meeting - General & Status Overview - NFDI4Chem

Do you would like to get an overview over recent developments in the InChI? Want to stay tuned to modern molecular representations enabled by IUPAC? Then join our virtual overview […]

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 14/05/2024

This week a subgroup of the inorganics subgroup gathered @rwth.bsky.social to work on the rules for molecular inorganic compounds by the InChI. In the evening the full subgroup then discussed the proposal digitally. @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social @bioinorgchemuw.bsky.social @herreslab.bsky.social

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

Catch-up video available on the progress and plans for InChI, held 26/3. Covering technical development, InChI Subcommittee / working groups, InChI Trust organisational update, and IUPAC CPCDS update: www.inchi-trust.org/inchi-news-a... @inchi-trust.bsky.social 🧪

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InChI @inchi-trust.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

Today, we will start into our two-day InChI Trust Meeting at CCDC at cambridge ! #Digitalstandards

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

Join us for an online update on Progress and plans for InChI - Tuesday 26th March 2024 13.00-14.30 UK time rsc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #chemsky 🧪⚗️

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

We've been rebuilding ChemSpider - beta now available beta.chemspider.com with a subset of the data and text-search only at present. But take a look and let us know what you think!

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ChemSpider: Search and Share Chemistry - Homepage

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Rich Kidd @rkidd.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

First Supper, at the Royal Academy. Stunning

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