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The InChI Trust
How we work
The InChI Trust is a charity that supports the development and promotion of the InChI standard. It works in partnership with IUPAC to update and release new extensions to and applications of InChI. The Trust is a membership organisation, governed by its Board of Trustees which includes representation from IUPAC.
The scientific design of the various tools and capabilities that comprise the InChI code are defined by the InChI Working Groups which are made up of volunteers from the InChI community with IUPAC oversight. These voluntary groups are each focused on specific areas of chemistry or tools within the InChI code. See Working Groups for details on each group and their membership.
The development of the code is coordinated by the Technical Director of the InChI Trust, together with the working groups, IUPAC and our development partners. Our development partners currently include RWTH Aachen (as part of NFDI4Chem, acknowledging funding from Volkswagen Stiftung and the Data Literacy Alliance – DALIA), and the Beilstein-Institut.
Latest news
Report from the Technical InChI Meeting in Aachen, March 2026 (12 April 2026)
Please see Sonja's excellent summary of the Technical InChI Meeting (March 25–26), bringing together contributors from across the global InChI community - both in person and online.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7447378930589724672/
Monthly InChI discussions - next one 30 April (27 April 2026)
Our next monthly online InChI Discussion will be on Thursday 30 April at 5pm UK time, and we will be discussing InChI Applications, present and future (MInChI, RInChI, NInChI, and more). You can get the link to the scheduled meetings by signing up for our newsletter (or via Eventbrite link below)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inchi-discussions-tickets-1973120292911?aff=oddtdtcreator
Alan McNaught (19 November 2025)
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Alan McNaught - we remember Alan for his contribution to and support for InChI within IUPAC from the beginning, his role in bringing the InChI Trust into being to sustain the standard, and acting as Secretary of the Trust for many years. Alan was always a warm and supportive colleague, and we will miss his kindness and insight.
Photo: Alan, third from the right, at the InChI Trust Board meeting in August 2018
