BIG CHALLENGES WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR EUROPEAN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Roberto Pellicciari, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Perugia, Italy, and President of EFMC, opens this first issue of the MedChemWatch newsletter offering his vision on the current situation and the perspective of EFMC and, more in general, of the medicinal chemistry research in Europe.

By Gabriele Costantino

Department of Pharmacochemistry Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

In this issue Rob Leurs, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, introduces the Department of Pharmacochemistry of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, which has its roots in the pioneering work of Wijbe Th. Nauta, one of the founders of EFMC.

By Kristian Stromgaard

Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7)

The first calls for the new FP7 to support European research are already open. Grant Alert gives an overview on the calls related to medicinal chemistry.

By Jordi Mestres

The ACS, ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry, and EFMC signed an agreement to jointly organise a meeting in Siena, October 7-9, entitled "Frontiers in CNS and Oncology Medicinal Chemistry". This can be the first one of a series of jointly organised biannual meetings.

By Gerhard Ecker