3 October - 4 October 2023

What Drug Hunters need to know about Computational Chemistry

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SCI’s Young Chemists’ Panel 

SCI, London, UK

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Synopsis

The ability to exploit information through computational chemistry is vital for any modern drug hunter wishing to develop a therapeutic more efficiently and effectively. This new meeting will focus on conceptual understanding of key topics, from basic theory to applied case studies. Topics range from cheminformatics and model building to computational-driven drug design and structural understanding.

Experienced speakers from academia and leading pharmaceutical companies will deliver informative lectures with emphasis on Q&A and other interactive elements to maximise learning opportunities.


Attendees

This event is intended for any drug hunters in academia or industry who would like to expand their understanding of computational techniques. It will also be of interest for those who would like to know more about how computational chemistry is applied in drug discovery.


Programme

Tuesday 3 October

09:15
Registration and Refreshments
10:00
A New Wave of Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Lewis Vidler, Eli Lilly
10:35
Cheminformatics in Drug Design
Edith Chan, University College London
11:15
Medicinal Chemistry is a Game of Matched Pairs
Al Dossetter, Medchemica
11:45
Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery – Aspects of Data and Impact on Model Performance and Model Applicability
Andreas Bender, University of Cambridge, Pangea Botanica
12:25
Lunch and Exhibition
13:10
The Importance of Ligand Conformation in Drug Discovery
Steven Johnston, C4X Discovery
13:50
Ligand Based Design in the AlphaFold age
David Clark, Charles River Laboratories
14:30
Refreshment Break and Exhibition
14:55
Crystallography? What has Crystallography ever done for us?
Jason Cole, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
15:35
AlphaFold for GPCR Drug Discovery
Caroline Low, Isomorphic labs
16:15
Round table discussion with Day 1 speakers
16:45
Networking Reception

Wednesday 4 October

09:30
Structure Based Design - It's more than just docking!
Louise Birch, Sygnature
10:10
Molecular Dynamics in Drug Design
Antonella Ciancietta, University of Ferrara
10:50
Refreshment Break and Exhibition
11:15
When Forcefields Fail: Quantum Mechanics in Drug Design
Graeme Robb, AstraZeneca
11:45
Demystifying alchemical free energy calculations
Antonia Mey, University of Edinburgh – FEP
12:15
Lunch and Exhibition
13:00
Title to be confirmed
Richard Sherhod, BenevolentAI
13:40
Applying Computational Chemistry to Antibody Design
Mabel Wong, UCB
14:20
Refreshment Break and Exhibition
14:45
Getting the Most from your Computational Chemist
Stephen St Gallay, MSD
15:15
Round table discussion with Day 2 speakers
15:45
Close of event

SCI’s Young Chemists’ Panel are committed to promoting diversity and equality in the chemical sciences. We aim to identify high quality speakers for all our conferences with inclusivity of gender and ethnicity. Attendees from all backgrounds and ages are welcome.
Venue and Contact

SCI

14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS

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Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org


Fees
Early bird - ends 4 September 2023
SCI Member - £125
Non-member - £200
Student Member - £65
After early bird
SCI Member - £205
Non-member - £280
Student Member - £75

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Organising Committee
    • Silvia Bonomo, AstraZeneca
    • Sam Dalton, MSD
    • Timothy Gorman, Evotec
    • Lily Hunnisett, CCDC
    • Adam Smalley, UCB
    • Siying Zhong, Vernalis