Invitation to the SCS General Assembly 2016

On the occastion of the SCS Spring Meeting the society will held its annual general assembly and all members are cordially invited to join the meeting and the assembly.

SCS General Assembly 2016

April 22, 2016 - 13.30-14.00
Theatersaal Y21, University of Zürich, Irchel Campus

Agenda

1. Welcome; Approval of the Agenda
2. Election of the vote counters
3. Minutes of the 25th General Assembly, April 24, 2015 (UniBas)
4. Annual report 2015 (published in CHIMIA 1-2/2016 and on scg.ch)
5. Financial report 2015 and audit report (published on scg.ch)
6. Discharge the Board and the financial audit of their duties
7. Elections
8. Strategy, Membership Fees, News
9. Outlook 2016/17
10. Varia

Bioactive Natural Products Symposium. Oxford, July 11-13, 2016

Bioactive Natural Products Symposium: Translating Promise into Practice

• Event Website: http://www.maggichurchouseevents.co.uk/biotech/
• Event Date: 11 July 2016 to 13 July 2016
• Venue: St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
• Organiser: Royal Society of Chemistry Biotechnology Group

The conference will focus on contemporary scientific research which will facilitate the therapeutic use of small molecules derived from natural sources. Modern research methods have brought back into the spotlight the concept of developing novel biomedical and agrochemical products from so-called natural products.

Speakers

• How natural products can inspire drug discovery
• Prof Herbert Waldmann, Max Planck Institute, Germany
• New catalytic strategies for natural product synthesis
• Prof Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge, UK
• The bio-origin of bioactive bacterial pyrrolizidine alkaloids
• Dr Hai Deng, University of Aberdeen, UK
• Mining the genomes of Burkholderia bacteria for novel antibiotics
• Dr Cerith Jones, University of Cardiff, UK
• Harnessing natural product biosynthesis
• Prof Sarah O’Connor, John Innes Institute, UK
• Using nature’s chemical diversity as a stepping stone for drug discovery
• Dr Phillipp Krastel, Novartis, Switzerland
• From artemisinin to a tetraoxane-based antimalarial drug candidate that circumvents K13-dependent clinical artemisinin resistance
• Prof Paul O’Neill, University of Liverpool, UK
• New paradigms and challenges of natural products drug discovery programs
• Prof Bruno David, Pierre Fabre Research Institute, France
• Marine natural product drug discovery: leads for treatment of inflammation, cancer, infections, and neurological disorders
• Dr Lena Gerwick, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA
• Using natural products to invent new chemicals for crop protection
• Dr John Clough, Syngenta, UK
• Diversity and diversification: microbial chemistry for discovery and development
• Dr Stephen Wrigley, Hypha Discovery, UK
• The challenge of exploiting microbial sources to deliver novel bioactive natural products
• Prof Olga Genilloud, Fundación Medina, Spain
• Efficient ways to investigate plant and micro-organism metabolomes for the search of new lead compounds of natural origin
• Prof Jean-Luc Wolfender, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• Lichen symbioses as a bioresource for natural products
• Dr Martin Grube, University of Graz, Austria
• Exploiting new biotechnologies for discovery and development of bioactive natural products
• Prof Gregory Challis, University of Warwick, UK

The event will highlight the current trends, challenges and successes in the industrial exploitation of natural products from a global perspective. it will bring together academic and industry interdisciplinary scientists, to disclose recent progress in this field, identify new perspectives and promote networking to facilitate the use of bioactive natural products in medical, agrochemical and related areas of societal need.

Newsletter SCNAT April 2016

Webversion des April 2016 Newsletters der SCNAT.

David Spichiger, SCS
17.04.2016

ECM-30 – One week left to submit your abstract!

30th Meeting of theEuropean Crystallographic Association

Congress Center Basel, 28th - 1st August 2016
http://ecm30.ecanews.org/

Submit your Abstract now!

Have you already submitted your abstract for the ECM-30 meeting in Basel, Switzerland, 28th August
– 1st September, 2016? Don’t miss the opportunity to present your work at the leading European
Congress on Crystallography.

Abstract deadline: Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 23:59h, CET

Submit your abstract for one of the 50 exciting microsymposia topics covering the diverse range of
interests and scientific fields in which crystallography plays an important role.
For more information and abstract submission guidelines please visit the website.

In order to support and encourage young investigators, there will be several poster prizes awarded to
ECM-30 abstract authors. Also, a science slam will be organized for young crystallographers wishing
to present their research in an entertaining and fun way.

Online Registration

To benefit from the reduced registration fee, please register online soon. For questions, please contact
the Congress Secretariat:
Early Bird Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Please note that our office will be closed during the Easter Holidays from Friday, 25 March until
Monday, 28 March 2016, should you require assistance with registration and abstract submission.

We are looking forward to your scientific contributions and participation.
Kind regards
Congress Secretariat

ECM-30
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4002 Basel / Switzerland
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David Spichiger SCS, Katharina Fromm UniFR
01.04.2016