Welcome to ChemASAP

ChemASAP is a Materials Acceleration Platform (MAP) of the KIT for the synthesis and characterization of chemical substances that are used in various applications from biology to materials science. ChemASAP consists of various modules, each of which performs specific tasks for carrying out organic syntheses. The modules are combined in a flexible manner to enable fully automated experimentation adapted to diverse requirements. In the final design of the platform, all process steps, from storage to synthesis, purification and analysis of the substances, will be supported (Technologies). 

ChemASAP is a key technology for the provision of high-throughput synthetic building blocks as the basis for functional materials that support application-oriented sciences with high purity and reproducibility. The platform is built by an interdisciplinary team and supported by many partners in science and industry (Team). In combination with modern methods of data evaluation, experiment design and the provision of open data, ChemASAP aims to be a model implementation for chemical process control using digital methods.  

ChemASAP is currently under construction, individual modules of the platform are already ready for use.

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On April 16, 2024, ChemASAP officially received its new laboratory in building 330 and started moving from the temporary premises provided by the IBCS-FMS in the Zeiss Innovation Hub (ZIH) to the new lab where ChemASAP will be fully assembled and put into operation.

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Automated Chemical Synthesis: Reliable Production and Rapid Knowledge Gain

One of the most modern infrastructures for automated process control in chemistry is being built by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) together with BASF: The facility will initially produce new substances in parallel for applications in fields ranging from biology to materials science. In the long term, the facility will also enable a high-throughput process for chemical reactions. KIT is investing about four million euros in this project. The facility is located in the Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi) and is open to internal and external scientists.

Continue reading the KIT Press Release 072/2021