Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)
Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft (SCG)
Société Suisse de Chimie (SSC)

      
             
  SCS portrait, annual reports, statutes


The Swiss Chemical Society represents chemistry in the broadest sense in Switzerland and in international organizations. It notably engages in:

  • Information, discussion and education in all fields of pure and applied chemistry including economical, ecological and social perspectives. For this purpose it organizes and supports scientific meetings, workshops and other activities that serve the chemical community in Switzerland.
  • Activities that promote the interests of chemists in Switzerland and in international professional organizations.
  • Publications like Helvetica Chimica Acta and CHIMIA.
 
  The SCS is member of International Union of Applied and Pure Chemistry (IUPAC) and the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS).  
             
 

Member Benefits

  • Professional network in all fields of chemistry
  • Subscription to CHIMIA, the international journal of the SCS
  • Free entry to the Spring Meeting, the Fall Meeting and further SCS conferences
  • Reduced fees for continuing education courses
  • Travel grants
  • Reduced fees for the conferences and continuing education courses of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
  • Subscription to "Angewandte Chemie" for the favorable
    GDCh fee
  • Reduced fees for supplementary health insurance (Concordia)
  • Free participation in the RSC network scheme (RSC publications etc.): http://www.rsc.org/membership/networking/internationalactivities/euchems/partners/confirm.asp (the Membership ID for SCS is EUCH01)
The SCS has approximately 2600 individual and 40 corporate members and 5 collective member societies. 		 
             
 

Objectives

  • Maintain and promote the interests of chemists in Switzerland and in international professional organizations
  • Information, discussion and further education in all areas of chemistry (including economical, ecological and socio-political questions)
  • Promote research in all areas of chemistry
  
             
 

Activities

  • Organisation of meetings, symposia and conferences
  • Work out opinions to questions of education and research policies
  • Link and collaboration with the Swiss academies
  • Take part in international organisations
  • Edition of journals (CHIMIA)
  • Presentation of scientific awards
  
             
 

SCS History

In 1992 the New Swiss Chemical Society was founded by a merger of the Swiss Chemical Society (founded 1901) and the Association of Swiss Chemists (founded 1920). As a result these predecessor societies had ceased to exist. 2001 the New Swiss Chemical Society changed its name to Swiss Chemical Society (SCS).