From July 23rd to July 26th, Costa Rica hosted the II Costa Rica Chemistry Conference (Chemistry: A Solution for Global Problems), supported by the Chemistry Departments of the five national public universities and the Colegio de Químicos de Costa Rica. The conference also received endorsement from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). It was held in the Auditorio Cora Ferro Calabrese at Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica.

As President of the Scientific Committee, I am deeply grateful for the support of my colleagues and the other committees. Thanks to this collaboration, we surpassed the number of attendees from the previous conference, indicating that our event is gaining recognition both nationally and internationally.

The conference was sponsored by ACS Publications and the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS), Bruker, JEOL, Magritek, Scanco, INBOX, and G&H Steinvorth. Also, this was the first time all plenary talks and most general talks were presented in English. The event featured international speakers from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, USA, Canada, Germany, and Spain. We also welcomed many undergraduate and graduate students who presented oral communications or posters. For instance, Tatiana Alpízar-Rojas from my research group presented part of her work on aerogel/enzyme characterization. Additionally, I delivered an oral communication titled NMR Hyperpolarization Techniques in Costa Rica, showcasing our group’s achievements and ongoing projects.

I am pleased to announce that the III Costa Rica Chemistry Conference will be held at Tecnológico de Costa Rica in 2026. I invite everyone to save the date. We will work hard to organize an outstanding conference in Cartago, aiming to match or exceed the success of this year’s event.