Sam Harris attended the 25th International Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds (ISPPCC) held in Ulm, Germany. The symposium discussed theoretical and experimental studies, as well as applications of coordination compounds into the modern world. Two Plenary talks which stood out were by S. A. McFlarland who discussed the use of a Ruthenium based compound in Rudivar, a patented drug for photodynamic cancer therapy(1), and D. G. Nocera who discussed his artificial leaf technology(2) and GMO bacteria for producing fertiliser(3).
1. A. Chettri, J. A. Roque, K. R. A. Schneider, H. D. Cole, C. G. Cameron, S. A. McFarland, B. Dietzek, ChemPhotoChem 2021, 5, 421.
2. Daniel G. Nocera, Accounts of Chemical Research 2012, 45 (5), 767-776.
3. Liu, C., Colón, B. C., Ziesack, M., Silver, P. A., & Nocera, D. G., Science 2016, 352(6290), 1210-1213
