Events

BMCS 4th Synthesis in Drug Discovery and Development 2024

Event
BMCS 4th Synthesis in Drug Discovery and Development

Dates
Tuesday 4th – Wednesday 5th June, 2024

Place
Virtual (Zoom)

Synopsis
Synthesis is at the heart of drug discovery and development. The industry has increasingly demanded higher quality clinical candidates and has sought to exploit less druggable biological targets. Densely functionalised small molecules with a high degree of synthetic complexity are often the result of these demands. Successful programmes therefore require the application of innovative synthesis in all stages of discovery and development. The medicinal chemist’s toolbox is also enhanced by the introduction of novel bioisosteres, often made available only through the application of new synthetic methods. This symposium aims to celebrate the crucial role of synthesis in the success of drug discovery and development.

Who should attend?
Chemists from industry and academia, including synthetic, medicinal, agroscience, and process chemists.

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Registration
Registration is open. Please click here to register.

Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission is now closed.

Important links and downloads
Hashtag for X – #SDDD24

First announcement poster – click here to download
Second announcement poster – click here to download

Programme

Please note that this is a provisional programme and is subject to change.

Tuesday 4th June

13.00Opening remarks
13.05 - 15.05Session 1
13.05Non-classical bioisosteres for medicinal chemistry
Pavel Mykhailiuk, Enamine
13.45Target-based anti-infective drug discovery
Anna Hirsch, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland discovery
14.25Biocatalytic single-step reactions and cascades to bioactive motifs
Helen Hailes, University College London
15.05Refreshment break
15.20 - 17.00Session 2
15.20Flash talks
15.40Investigating c-h activation chemistry of n-phenyl azoles: the discovery of rimisoxafen
Thomas Stevenson, FMC
16.20Single Atom Logic for Skeletal Editing
Mark Levin, University of Chicago
17.00Close

Wednesday 5th June

13.00 - 15.05Session 3
13.05Evolution of scalable routes to the novel KRASG12C inhibitor AZD4625
Scott Lamont, AstraZeneca
13.45Data-driven exploration of reaction space
Mimi Hii, Imperial College London
14.25Adventures in Process Development
Katherine Wheelhouse, GSK
15.05Refreshment break
15.20 - 17.25Session 4
15.20High-Throughput Experimentation to Accelerate Medicinal Chemistry Programs
Pablo Gabriel, Novartis
16.00Discovery synthesis and enablement of Danuglipron, a small molecule GLP-1 agonist
Scott Bagley, Pfizer
16.40Your Chemistry has got Potential: Highly reactive intermediates without the “bang”
Kevin Lam, University of Greenwich
17.20Poster Award
17.25Closing remarks
17.30Close

Exhibition/Sponsor Opportunities

Exhibitor package is priced at £100.00 and includes:
– Name and URL link on BMCS event page
– Company logo included in the electronic handbook and rolling slides at the event
– A4 promotional page in the electronic handbook
Note: no delegate registration is included

Exhibitor plus package is priced at £300.00 and includes:
– Name and URL link on BMCs event page
– Company logo included in the electronic handbook and rolling slides at the event
– A4 promotional page in the electronic handbook
– 3 minute pre-recorded video to be played on loop during the breaks
Note: no delegate registration is included

Please click here to register as an exhibitor.

Exhibitors

Sponsors

Organising Committee
Katherine Jones, Charles River (Chair)
Martin Swarbrick, Ryvu Therapeutics (Treasurer)
Andrew Williams, RSC BMCS
Pradip Songara, Rothamsted Research

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