Since 1994, the Young Research Fellows Meeting brings together each year about 300 young European scientists. This meeting gives the Young Fellows the opportunity to present their most recent results either through oral communications, flash presentations and/or posters. The topics presented cover all aspects of medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, chemoinformatics, SAR studies, ADMET, imaging, physical chemistry, biolabeling and diagnostic tools, drug vectorization, nanotechnologies, natural products, synthetic methodologies, etc… Senior and mid-career scientists, including the recipients of the Young Investigator in Medicinal Chemistry (Industry or Academia) provide inspiring talks. Along with scientific sessions, individual career sessions are organize to help the young fellows for their career.
- Venue and key dates:
- Conference Dates: February 11th–13th, 2026
- Schedule: from Wednesday, 1 PM, till Friday afternoon
- Location: Faculty of Pharmacy, Marseille
- Closing date for abstract submissions: December 17th, 2025
- Confirmed Plenary speakers :
- Prof. Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu Nanomerics Ltd, University College London, United Kingdom, Nose-to-brain delivery via peptide nanoparticles
- Prof. Silvia Ortega Gutiérrez Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Chemical probes for cannabinoid receptors
- Dr Olga Iranzo Aix Marseille Université, France, Metallo-peptides for cancer therapies
- Prof. Mehdi Bennidir Université Paris-Saclay, France, Bioactive compounds from Natural products
- Prof. Paolo Melchiorre Università di Bologna, Italy, Light-driven asymmetric organocatalysis
- Confirmed keynote speakers
- Dr Eddy Pasquier, Aix Marseille Université, France, Molecular Pharmacology in Pediatric Oncology
- Dr Joana Lobo Vicente, European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen, Denmark, Chemicals, Environment & Human Health
- Dr Mounir Tarek, Nebula SAS, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France, AI for drug discovery
- Dr Floriane Gibault, Astrazeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdo, Medicinal Chemistry at Astrazeneca
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- Numerous oral communication and flash poster slots for young researchers.
- Three career sessions available (Simulated job interviews with industry & academic recruiters, Grant Proposal Writing: Communicating Your Science for Funding Success, Discover and Test CAS BioFinder – The New Tool for Biological Data Analysis)
- The conference is in english
- Registration for the conference is only €60 and includes access to all sessions, lunches, and professional development workshops.
- Shared double room available for just €65 total for two nights.
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