The "Advances in Chemical Biology" conference will again serve as an ideal platform to showcase latest advancements and cutting-edge research in the dynamic field of Chemical Biology.
Lectures by young researchers and the posters exhibition will be at the heart of the conference. In addition to many inspiring invited lectures, the poster authors will have the opportunity to present their posters in a short lecture session.
Christian Hertweck (Jena), Rolf Müller (Saarbrücken), Chris Schofield (Oxford) and Helma Wennemers (Zurich) will give keynotes. The recipient of the Richard Willstätter Prize, recognizing exceptional long-standing contributions to chemical biology, will also present a keynote lecture.
A tutorial workshop by Kurt Ritter on Macrocycles in Drug Discovery will precede the lecture programme.
There is also an ongoing call for the Chemical Biology Lectureship, which aims to acknowledge the accomplishments of early-career researchers who have made noteworthy contributions to the chemical biology domain through pioneering research methodologies. Qualified candidates should be affiliated with academic institutions in EU countries outside Germany or associated territories, generally under the age of 40.
The deadline for (Chemical Biology Lectureship-) submissions and nominations is 31 May 2026.
The paper submission for lectures is open:
The scientific committee invites you to submit abstracts for a lecture or poster contribution covering all aspects Chemical Biology, such as methods and tool development, synthetic approaches, structural biology, biocatalysis, secondary metabolites, peptides, carbohydrates, as well as all other chemical biological topics.
Deadline for a lecture submission is 05 July 2026.
Please prepare an abstract with 1-2 pages (incl. figures, max. size 1 MB, max. 2 pages). The abstract should explicitly mention objectives, new results and conclusions or significance of the work.
The selection of the contributions will be based on the review of the abstracts by the scientific committee.
Accepted abstracts will be published for all conference participants in a book of abstracts (PDF file).
The congress language is English.
Please note: Registration fee cannot be waived for authors.
We also wish to draw attention to our ongoing call for the Chemical Biology Lectureship, which aims to acknowledge the accomplishments of early-career researchers who have made noteworthy contributions to the chemical biology domain through pioneering research methodologies. Qualified candidates should be affiliated with academic institutions in EU countries outside Germany or associated territories, generally under the age of 40.
The deadline for submissions and nominations is 31 May 2026.
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Christian Hertweck Leibniz HKI, Jena/DE |
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Christopher Schofield University of Oxford, Oxford/UK |
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Helma Wennemers ETH Zurich, Zurich/CH |
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Rolf Müller Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarbrücken/DE Keynote: Innovative natural products from microorganisms as a source for fascinating biochemistry, target biology and antibiotics |
| Begin of March 2026 | Call for Papers submission open |
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| 05 July 2026 | Deadline of Call for Papers |
| 10 August 2026 | Online Registration open |
| 17 August 2026 | Confirmation of Authors |
| End of August 2027 | Conference Programme online and Call for Last Minute Posters |
| 14 December 2026 | Deadline Last Minute Posters |
| 26 - 27 January 2027 | Conference in Frankfurt |
| Martin Baunach | University Bonn/DE |
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| Christine Beemelmanns | HZI Braunschweig/DE |
| Christian Ducho | University Saarland/DE |
| Daniel Globisch | University Uppsala/SWE |
| Ute Hellmich | FSU Jena/DE |
| Claudia Jessen-Trefzer | University Freiburg/DE |
| Andrea Marzinzik | Novartis AG, Basel/CH |
| Karsten Schürrle | DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt/DE |
| Oliver Thorn-Seshold | LMU Munich/DE |
| Alexander Titz | HIPS Saarbrücken/DE |
| Olalla Vázquez | University Marburg/DE |
| Franz von Nussbaum | Nuvisan ICB GmbH Berlin/DE |
The Max Buchner Research Foundation awards travel grants to young scientists for the presentation of scientific and technical research work at scientific forums, congresses, symposia, conferences and other specialist events in the fields of chemical engineering, process engineering, biotechnology and related research areas.
Researchers at universities and non-university research institutions who present a lecture or poster can apply for a travel grant.
Applications are assessed and approved on a quarterly basis. In order to get your application approved before the conference, we recommend to apply by 10 December 2026.
All information about the application process can be found at:
https://dechema.de/en/mbf.html
DECHEMA-Haus Frankfurt
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
60486 Frankfurt am Main
https://dechema.de/anfahrt.html
Discover a variety of comfortable hotels near DECHEMA. Our partner hotels offer special rates for DECHEMA. In the following you can find a selection of hotels.
600 m walking distance
Hamburger Allee 4
60486 Frankfurt am Main
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Booking code: DECHEMA events
Single room: 112 € (including breakfast)
Double room: 122 € (including breakfast)
800 m walking distance
Voltastr. 29
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Booking code: DECHEMA
Single room: € 119 (including breakfast)
Double room: € 137 (including breakfast)
1200 m walking distance (near Skyline Plaza)
Europa-Allee 25
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: +49 69 661 245 3-0
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Booking code: DECHEMA Events
Single room: € 99 + € 17,90 for breakfast
Double room: € 119 + € 17,90 for breakfast
From 2026: 12% discount on the daily rate (including during trade fairs) + € 17,90 breakfast
500 m walking distance
Lise-Meitner-Strasse 2
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: +49 69 793030
Fax: +49 69 79303930
E-Mail:
Booking code: DECHEMA
Single room: € 120 (including breakfast)
Double room: € 139 (including breakfast)
Are you planning to travel to Frankfurt by train? Take advantage of the DB event offer and travel to our conference at a discounted rate - with these added benefits:
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