Biologically active natural products are of great importance for both basic research and for research and development in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The annual symposium, established for over three decades, provides valuable insights into current developments and serves as a key event for interdisciplinary exchange of experience.
The Irsee Natural Product Symposium is organized by the DECHEMA Working Group "Small Molecule Natural Products with Biological Activity".
Special emphasis is placed on the promotion of young scientists. During the young researcher sessions and poster presentations, participants will have the opportunity to present their research as well as to network and establish important connections within the natural products community.
The core topics of the following Irsee Natural Product Symposium 2025 are
Further we are looking forward for an evening lecture of Prof. Dr. Alois Fürstner, Director Organometallic Chemistry of Max-Planck-Institut. The pdf programmis now available.
In the following you may download the complete pdf programm.
Here you can access the POSTER LIST
| 11:30 | Board Meeting (on invitation - only for members) |
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| 13:30 | Welcome Snack |
| Opening Session | |
| 14:30 | Opening of Irsee Natural Product Symposium Ingo Hartung, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt |
| 14:40 | Tobias Gulder, HIPS |
| 15:15 | Short break |
| Poster Session | |
| 15:30 | Poster presentations (Part I) |
| 16:50 | Break at the posters |
| 17:25 | Poster presentation (Part II) |
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18:45- 20:30 |
Get-together and Dinner at the posters |
| Young Researchers Session | |
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| 09:00 | Eric Helfrich, Frankfurt |
| 09:25 | Martin Baunach, Bonn |
| 09:50 | Patrick Rabe, Oxford |
| 10:15 | Coffee break |
| 10:55 | Kenan Bozhüyük, HIPS |
| 11:20 | Bianka Siewert, Innsbruck |
| 11:45 | Chengzhang Fu, HIPS |
| 12:10 | Lunch break |
| Syntheses | |
| 13:40 | Tanja Gaich, Konstanz |
| 14:05 | Nina Hartrampf, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Christoph Schneider, Leipzig |
| 14:55 | Mingji Dai, Emory |
| 15:20 | Coffee break |
| Applied NP research | |
| 16:00 | Hans Georg Lerchen, Vincerx Pharma |
| 16:25 | Heike Brötz-Oesterheld, Tübingen |
| 18:00 | Dinner |
| Evening lecture | |
| 20:00 | Alois Fürstner, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung |
| 21:00 | Award Ceremonies |
| Biosynthesis & Chemo-enzymatic approaches | |
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| 08:30 | Rebecca Buller, Zürich |
| 08:55 | Florian Seebeck, Basel |
| 09:20 | Uwe Bornscheuer, Greifswald |
| 09:45 | Coffee break |
| Biosynthesis & Chemo-enzymatic approaches | |
| 10:25 | Tanja Schneider, Bonn |
| 10:50 | Hajo Kries, Stuttgart |
| 11:15 | Gerald Lackner, Bayreuth |
| 11:40 |
Closing Remarks Ingo Hartung, Merck Healthcare KGaA |
| 11:45 |
End of Irsee Natural Product Symposium |
| 12:00 |
Farewell Snack |
| 12:30 |
Bus transfer Irsee-Kaufbeuren |
As of February 2025. All authors and times are subject to change.
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Axel Semrau GmbH |
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BASF SE |
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Merck |
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Natural Product Reports/ Royal Society of Chemistry |
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nevoLAB GmbH |
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PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG |
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AnalytiCon Discovery - Zweigniederlassung der BRAIN Biotech AG |
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Symrise AG |
The Irsee Natural Product Symposium is organised by the DECHEMA Working Group "Small Molecule Natural Products with Biological Activity":
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Joachim Dickhaut |
BASF Ludwigshafen/D |
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| Elke Dittmann | Universität Potsdam/D |
| Karl Gademann | Universität Zürich/CH |
| Tanja Gaich | Universität Konstanz/D |
| Jens Glaeser | Evotec, Göttingen/D |
| Tobias Gulder -CONFERENCE CHAIR- | Universität Saarland/D |
| Ingo Hartung | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt/D |
| Christian Hertweck | HKI/FSU Jena/D |
| Andreas Kirschning | Universität Hannover/D |
| Lutz Müller-Kuhrt | Analyticon Discovery, Potsdam/D |
| Dietrich Ober | Universität Kiel/D |
| Till Opatz | Universität Mainz/D |
| Jörn Piel | ETH Zürich/CH |
| Roderich Süssmuth | TU Berlin/D |
| Nicole Teusch | Universität Düsseldorf/D |
Information on the DECHEMA Working Group:
Advances in pharmaceutical therapeutics and environmentally friendly plant protection are difficult to imagine without the development of active compounds based on natural products. Low-molecular-weight natural products exhibit structural diversity far beyond what can be achieved through chemical synthesis. However, only a small portion of this "pool" of natural substances has been explored for practical applications. A key objective of the division's work is to identify new research trends and provide policy-level recommendations for funding, as well as to initiate relevant research initiatives. Another important goal is to support young scientists, particularly by integrating them into the dialogue between academia and industry. In an interdisciplinary environment involving biologists, chemists, medical professionals, and pharmacists, the interaction between scientists from both industry and academia is promoted, fostering the creation of collaborative and cross-disciplinary projects.
The division's most prominent and publicly visible activity is the annual "Irseer Naturstofftage," held every February for over 30 years. During this event, the Doctoral and Young Scientist Awards for Natural Product Research are also presented.
For further information please visit Fachsektion Bioinformatik und molekulare Methoden
The 38th Irsee Natural Product Symposium will take place in the period: 25.-27.02.2026
Bildquelle: Kloster Irsee Schwäbisches Tagungs-, Bildungs - und Kulturzentrum Kloster Irsee
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