The event will be organised in connection with the XXVIII EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2024).

This short symposium has the aim of creating a network of young European investigators stimulating young European investigators to share their scientific work with peers and inspiring leaders in the field creating competition and excellence within Europe by selecting the European Champion in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology. The program will include keynote lectures given by inspiring leaders in the field, with ample time for interaction with the speakers oral communications by invited prize winners from national young medicinal chemist meetings in Europe, flash poster presentations selected from submitted abstracts, a poster session open to any young researcher submitting an abstract, an exhibition prizes. The scientific programme will also be completed by a series of soft-skill training activities provided by the EFMC Young Scientists Network.

Speakers

• Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of Phenotypic Hits in Malaria Drug Discovery
  Prof. Kelly CHIBALE, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, Cape Town, South Africa
• Discovery of CFTR Modulators for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
  Dr Sabine HADIDA, VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, San Diego, United States
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Ireland
  Mrs Wiktoria BRYTAN, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, Limerick, Ireland
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in the United Kingdom (BMCS)
  Mr Thomas CORNER, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, Oxford, United Kingdom
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in France (SCF)
  Dr Sébastien DEPIENNE, GHENT UNIVERSITY, Ghent, Belgium
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Czech Republic
  Mr Priam-Amedeo HOUNGBEDJI, FACULTY OF PHARMACY IN HRADEC KRALOVE, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in France (SCT)
  Mrs Inès JACQUET, UNIVERSITY AIX MARSEILLE, Marseille, France
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Slovenia
  Dr Anže MEDEN, FACULTY OF PHARMACY, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Mrs Emina MEHIC, UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – FACULTY OF PHARMACY, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Hungary
  Dr Levente Márk MIHALOVITS, RESEARCH CENTRE FOR NATURAL SCIENCES, Budapest, Hungary
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Germany (DPhG)
  Dr Thanigaimalai PILLAIYAR, UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN, Tübingen, Germany
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Poland
  Mr Patryk RURKA, UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE, Chorzów, Poland
• Winner of the EFMC-YSN PhD Prize, sponsored by Selvita
  Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Germany (GDCh)
  Dr Raphael STEIMBACH, SERVIER INSTITUTE, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Finland
  Mr Janne TAMPIO, UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, Kuopio, Finland
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Turkey
  Dr Muhammed TRAWALLY, ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, Istanbul, Turkey
• Winner of the Group for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical chemistry in Academia (GP2A) 2023
  Dr Danica WALSH, HELMHOLTZ INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, Saarbrücken, Germany
• Winner of the young medicinal chemist meeting in Israel
  Ms Adi YONA, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, Tel Aviv, Israel