MedChemINterACTION
The workshops of the Division provide forums for interaction. Researchers from industry and academia use the workshops to exchange experiences and discuss future challenges and current topics in the field of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.
21–23 January 2012 at Seeon Abbey
Which future challenges and innovative fields of interest will be relevant to medicinal chemistry was the subject of an intensive scientific exchange of ideas from 21–23 January 2012 at Seeon Abbey. The two-day “Future Medicinal Chemistry” excellence workshop was organised under the auspices of the GDCh Division of Medicinal Chemistry, with the participation of the Division of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry of the German Pharmaceutical Society and the Swiss Chemical Society.
In the monastic seclusion of Seeon, keynote lectures on forward-looking topics in medicinal chemistry provided a stimulating framework for in-depth scientific discussion among the interdisciplinary participants from chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacy and medicine. The balanced group of participants, comprising successful and emerging group leaders/(junior) professors and experienced representatives from academia and industry, provided an excellent basis for a lively exchange between generations and the best opportunities for networking. As a kind of pilot event, this workshop could also serve as an inspiration for further Divisions in the future.
On behalf of the organising committee: Karl-Heinz Altmann (SCS Division), Peter Ettmayer, Stefan Laufer (DPhG Division), Eckhard Ottow (GDCh Division), Daniel Rauh, Ulrich Stilz and Herbert Waldmann
