Photo Competition - Reality of Medicinal Chemistry - Selections announced!

The Communication Team is happy to announce the 20 pictures selected for the second round of public voting, which will take place during the EFMC-ISMC 2018.

We were thrilled to receive more than 1500 votes, deciding between the 78 worthy candidates.

You can find the final selection here.

Congratulations to all the contestants for their participation! All the pictures will be published in the 2019 edition of the EFMC Yearbook, and will be used on various EFMC communication supports.

We are wishing good luck to the 20 selected contestants, and hope to see all those attending the EFMC-ISMC 2018 at the "EFMC Lounge"

EFMC Awards 2018

The EFMC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Awards:

Nauta Pharmacochemistry Award for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Prof. Christa Müller – University of Bonn, Germany

UCB-Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
Prof. Adam Nelson – University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Prous Institute-Overton and Meyer Award for New Technologies in Drug Discovery
Prof. Benjamin Cravatt – The Scripps Research Institute, United States

The Awards will be presented during the XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2018), scheduled to be held on September 2-6, 2018 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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EFMC Prizes 2018

The Selection Committees are proud to announce the names of the winners and the runners-up of the EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist in Industry and the EFMC Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemist in Academia.

EFMC PRIZE FOR A YOUNG MEDICINAL CHEMIST IN INDUSTRY

Marton Csékei (Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hungary)
Giovanni Bottegoni (Heptares Therapeutics, United Kingdom)

EFMC PRIZE FOR A YOUNG MEDICINAL CHEMIST IN ACADEMIA

Alexander Titz (HIPS Saarbrücken, Germany)
Markus Muttenthaler (University of Vienna, Austria)
Laura Heitman (LACDR, Leiden University, The Netherlands)

The EFMC Prizes Ceremony will take place during the XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2018), scheduled to be held on September 2-6, 2018 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Marton Csékei and Alexander Titz will be invited to give an Oral Communication during the Symposium.

XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2018)

September 2-6, 2018 Ljubljana, Slovenia

The XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2018) will be organised by the Section for Medicinal Chemistry of the Slovenian Pharmaceutical Society (SFD), on behalf of the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC).

The 2018 edition will continue the tradition established by these biennial symposia of covering drug discovery advances in major therapeutic areas, including the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases including fungal infections, cardiometabolic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and oncology. EFMC-ISMC 2018 will present the most recent advances in up-to-date topics like protein degradation, STING pathway, kinetics and pharmacokinetics of drug binding and PET imaging, and will tackle some out-of-the-box areas of Medicinal Chemistry including carbohydrate-based vaccines and new chemical modalities, while Chemical Biology approaches to target identification will cover the interfaces between chemistry, biology and experimental medicine. Particular emphasis will be put on first time disclosures, recent highlights in medicinal chemistry, and the impact of artificial intelligence in drug discovery.

Registrations & Abstract submissions are open

For more information please visit EFMC-ISMC 2018

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5th EFMC Young Medicinal Chemist Symposium (EFMC-YMCS 2018)

September 6-7, 2018 Ljubljana, Slovenia

The EFMC Young Medicinal Chemist Symposium is an initiative of the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC).

After a successful first edition organised in Lisbon in September 2014, three further meetings have been organised in Antwerp (2015), Manchester (2016) and Vienna (2017). The 5th edition will be organised in connection with the XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2018), and will take place in Ljubljana on September 6-7, 2018.

This symposium offers you the opportunity to meet inspiring leaders and build your network with other medicinal chemists. Come and share your scientific achievements and take part in the selection of the European Champion in Medicinal Chemistry!

Registrations & Abstract submissions are open

For more information please visit www.efmc-ymcs.org