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 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 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.
| Martin Baunach | University Bonn/D |
|---|---|
| Christine Beemelmanns | HZI Braunschweig/D |
| Christian Ducho | University Saarland/D |
| Daniel Globisch | University Uppsala/SWE |
| Ute Hellmich | FSU Jena/D |
| Claudia Jessen-Trefzer | University Freiburg/D |
| Andrea Marzinzik | Novartis AG, Basel/CH |
| Karsten Schürrle | DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt/D |
| Oliver Thorn-Seshold | LMU Munich/D |
| Alexander Titz | HIPS Saarbrücken/D |
| Olalla Vázquez | University Marburg/D |
| Franz von Nussbaum | Nuvisan ICB GmbH Berlin/D |
The conference is supported by
The Joint Division Chemical Biology (Gemeinsame Fachgruppe Chemische Biologie) is now present on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gfg-chembio.bsky.social
More information: Call for Papers Committee
