Swiss Chemical Society

EuCheMS Year Book 2014

EuCheMS published its Year Book for 2014. This publication contains a rich overview of the association´s activities, awards and Member Organisations. Special attention is given to the work of EuCheMS Divisions and Working Parties, the thematic sections of EuCheMS. The publication is downloadable here.

Source: www.euchems.eu

Call for nominations: EuCheMS Lecture Award 2015

The EuCheMS Lecture serves to strengthen the image of EuCheMS and of European chemistry in general, promoting scientific cooperation among chemists in Europe. The lecture is normally awarded annually to a prominent chemist from a European country.

Please read the guidelines for the EuCheMS Lecture Award. Submissions for nominations for the EuCheMS Lecture Award 2015 can be made through an online form until the 30 June 2015.

This year, nominations can be submitted also by individual members. For the details please see http://www.euchems.eu/awards/euchems-lecture.html.

David Spichiger, SCS
31.03.2015

ChemMedChem - Front cover by ZHAW

Jan Lanz and Rainer Riedl from ZHAW delivered the front cover from the current issue of ChemMedChem 3/2015.

The cover illustrates the issue topic «Merging Allosteric and Active Site Binding Motifs: De novo Generation of Target Selectivity and Potency via Natural-Product-Derived Fragments»

The synergy of natural-product-derived fragments with structure-based design has been validated as a powerful technique for the efficient de novo discovery of potent and selective lead molecules for modulating therapeutically relevant targets. The front cover picture shows the structural and functional transformation of an RNA nucleobase into aprotease inhibitor employing matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) as the protein template.The natural-product-derived fragment uracil has been utilized as a molecular seed for a genuine de novo structure-based approach to highly selective, potent and ligandefficient MMP-13 inhibitors by targeting allosteric and active site binding motifs at the same time. For further details, see the Communication by Rainer Riedl et al. on p. 451 ff.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cmdc.201590003/abstract

Sarah Schmitz, SCS
17.03.2015

ScienceComm'15: call for abstracts

24 and 25 September 2015
Kultur- und Tagungszentrum Landhaus Solothurn

The two-day annual conference ScienceComm brings together Swiss science communication experts and offers them a platform for exchanging views and information. The conference is intended for representatives of higher education institutions, science festivals, press and public relations offices, the arts, museums and institutes of education as well as science journalists and politicians involved in education policies. A different inspiring venue and main topics are chosen each year. The conference has succeeded in establishing itself in the space of five years, attracting about 200 participants on average. It offers a programme rich in variety, both in terms of content and methods, including well-known keynote speakers from Switzerland and abroad as well as an evening programme.

ScienceComm'15 in Solothurn will address the following main topics: "Crisis of Science" (the integrity of science and society's faith in science) and "Open Science / Citizen Science" (transparency aspects, access to and participation in science).

We have already been able to engage two respected personalities as keynote speakers for "Crisis of Science": Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schatz (Basel University) and Prof. Dr. Mathias Binswanger (FHNW). Once again, you will have the chance to hear challenging views, acquire new knowledge, expand your network and participate in interesting discussions. Allow us to put together a varied and lively programme for you by sending us your abstract on the main topics.

ScienceComm '15 Website

Call for Abstracts

David Spichiger, SCS
17.03.2015