Noel Research Group

Our research focuses on #FlowChemistry, #Engineering, #Synthetic #OrganicChemistry & catalytic methodology development. Headed by @tnoel82. @UvA_Amsterdam

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

New @ChemRxiv preprint!

RoboChem-Flex is a powerful, low-cost (<5k EUR), modular self-driving lab for chemical synthesis

We showcase 6 studies (photochemistry, biocatalysis, electrochemistry & more), all optimized with different configurations & ML

🔗https://t.co/yMSt8qYsnX

[Fabio Juliá @FabioJulia7]

We are looking for candidates for a PhD position in my group (https://t.co/qGOKcvdXtK) at @UMU to work on new methods for sustainable organic synthesis based on iron photocatalysis.
Deadline: October 1st
More info about the position in the doc below 👇
RT are appreciated!

[Michael Vanzella @VanzellaMichael]

New RoboChem preprint out now ♻️

https://t.co/6ZfZBUPtDh

Great learning experience: from programming in Python and troubleshooting hardware issues on an automated platform to polymer analysis techniques (SEC and MALDI)

Thanks to all the coauthors involved!
@NoelGroupUvA

[Álvaro Valdés Maqueda @AValdesMaqueda]

Thrilled to share that our latest work is now out in @J_A_C_S 📄✨ This paper is the result of my predoctoral research stay at @NoelGroupUvA
Huge thanks to the whole team and to @tnoel82. Proud of this great teamwork! 🧪

https://t.co/f4pCH76KsD

[Barham Lab @BarhamLab]

Heartiest congrats👏🙏to Boya &our UR team, @m_lepori &team @NoelGroupUvA. Special thanks🙏to @Slanina_Group at IOCB Prague who contributed key spectroscopy &theory that dramatically strengthened our mechanistic picture!

[Barham Lab @BarhamLab]

DeLIGHTed💡our paper on simple, neutral acridines as NCR d-HAT photocats (ChemRxiv debut 08.2025), that engage upto light AlkH & are compatible w/ T.M. catalysis found a home @NatureCatalysis🎉Useful alternative when O-centered radicals rxns are TooBAD(T).
https://t.co/pgSM5dtuCn

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

@SylvainGariel @NatureSynthesis Cool 😎 idea

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

Self-driving labs are transforming chemistry; but high cost & complexity limit access to a few well-funded labs.

We wanted to change that.

Our new paper in @NatureSynthesis introduces RoboChem-Flex 🧪🤖

🔗https://t.co/KnN8l5dXGP

#selfdrivinglab #flowchemistry #optimization

[Nature Synthesis @NatureSynthesis]

Now online and open access:

Article by Timothy Noël & co-workers @tnoel82 @NoelGroupUvA

A flexible and affordable self-driving laboratory for automated reaction optimization

https://t.co/m5jBXUAKUk

[Jasper Schuurmans @JHASchuurmans]

I really enjoyed speaking at the scale-up workshop in Oxford last February and recording a podcast with Jakob on our work on scaling up photochemical oxidations, along with some personal perspectives. You can find both here:
https://t.co/ypisNqnot2
https://t.co/ztZHb0iFk0

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

Self-driving labs are transforming chemistry; but high cost & complexity limit access to a few well-funded labs.

We wanted to change that.

Our new paper in @NatureSynthesis introduces RoboChem-Flex 🧪🤖

🔗https://t.co/KnN8l5dXGP

#selfdrivinglab #flowchemistry #optimization

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

Fantastic echem work by our former PhD superstar, check it out 👇

[Gabriele Laudadio @g_laudadio]

Over the moon sharing that our work is online in @J_A_C_S !

You can find the published version here (Open Access):

https://t.co/DmfZtOLd8V

[ETOC Symposium @EtocSymposium]

📢Thrilled to welcome our third speaker @marthewalvoort to #ETOC2026! Congratulations for her recent promotion to Full Professor of Chemical Glycobiology at the University of Groningen! Register now for her talk on "The Chemistry of Complex Carbohydrates: the Story of L-talose"!

[Jasper Schuurmans @JHASchuurmans]

How to engineer photons in photochemical synthesis?
Our Account examines wavelength, photon flux, and light intensity and how their control steers reactivity, informs reactor design, and predicts scale-up.
If you’re interested, take a look: https://t.co/sLxQzjYAyA

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

A C1-Homologative Trifluoromethylation: Light-Driven Decarboxylative Trifluoroethylation of Carboxylic Acids | Journal of the American Chemical Society @tnoel82
@NoelGroupUVA
@UvA_Amsterdam https://t.co/xK7vg4osKY

[ICIQ @ICIQchem]

#ICIQNews

👏Dr. Jesús San José Orduna joins ICIQ as a Junior Leader “La Caixa”

🚰With the project “GreenFluorine: AI-Accelerated Photochemical Upgrading of Pollutants in Flow”, Dr. San José Orduna returns to ICIQ

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/kLq4MDfxS8

@BecarisFLC

[ETOC Symposium @EtocSymposium]

📣 Time to mark your calendars 📣
The next edition of ETOC is coming up on April 29-30! Expect inspiring talks from outstanding speakers🫨📊🤖!

The programme will be revealed over the upcoming weeks, you can already register following the link: https://t.co/5ZcjAbgtV9

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

📄New Preprint: We report a radical disconnection strategy that enables the direct, single-step, photocatalytic conversion of α-amino acids into differentiated vicinal diamines.

Broad scope, functional-group tolerant, and scalable in flow.

🔗@ChemRxiv: https://t.co/GW2KnlSXVJ

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

📄New Preprint: We report a radical disconnection strategy that enables the direct, single-step, photocatalytic conversion of α-amino acids into differentiated vicinal diamines.

Broad scope, functional-group tolerant, and scalable in flow.

🔗@ChemRxiv: https://t.co/GW2KnlSXVJ

[Noel Research Group @NoelGroupUvA]

We combine ML + #DigitalTwins to autonomously design photoreactors with high light capture and uniform irradiation. A virtual photoreactor guides #BayesianOptimization, allowing numerous designs in silico and fabrication of the best candidates.

@ChemRxiv: https://t.co/Rp1QyPjWZ1

[Arjan W. Kleij @KLEIJ_ICIQ]

What a way to wrap up #snocs at @ICIQchem: ready for @tnoel82 from the University of A’dam 🇱🇺 with his TM “RoboChem” 🤗. @soc_kncv @geqor @ICIQchem @RSEQUIMICA We go out with a blast 💥🔥👍