The programme of the 6th European Conference on Natural Products from 2 - 4 June 2027 in Freiburg will again feature the recent advances from all fields in secondary metabolite research: biosynthesis, synthetic biology, organic syntheses, targets and MoA/ chemical biology, chemical communication, and the advanced methods in NP discovery and characterization.
Russell Cox (University Hannover), Tania Gaich (University Konstanz), Yen-Ping Hsueh (MPI Tübingen), Timm Maier (Biozentrum Basel), Anne Osbourn (John Innes Centre) and Wenjun Zhang (University of California) will give the keynote lectures.
The call for papers is open:
Submit your abstract here - until 11 November 2026
You are cordially invited to submit to the scientific programme with a poster or lecture.
Deadline for submission is 11 November 2026.
You can submit papers for the following topics:
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 significanceof the work.
Accepted abstracts will be published for all conference participants in a book of abstracts (PDF file).
Please note: Registration fee cannot be waived for authors.
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Anne Osbourn John Innes Centre, Norwich/UK |
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Russell Cox University of Hannover, Hannover/DE |
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Tanja Gaich University of Konstanz, Konstanz/DE |
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Timm Maier University of Basel, Basel/CH Keynote title: Protein architectures for substrate transfer in polyketide biosynthesis |
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Wenjun Zhang University of California, Berkeley/USA Keynote title: Mining Microbial Dark Matter: From Bioactive Natural Products to Novel Biocatalysts |
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Yen-Ping Hsueh Max Planck Insitute Tübingen, Tübingen/DE Keynote title: Carnivorous Fungi: Mechanisms and Evolution of Nematode Predation |
| Ikuro Abe | The University of Tokyo/J |
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| Helge Björn Bode | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main/DE |
| Mark Brönstrup | Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig/DE |
| Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt | University of Tübingen/DE |
| Greg Challis | University of Warwick/UK |
| Elke Dittmann | University of Potsdam/DE |
| Tobias Gulder | Universität des Saarlandes -Conference Chair- |
| Andreas Kirschning | Leibniz Universität Hannover/DE |
| Dawei Ma | Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai/PRC |
| Rolf Müller | Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrücken/DE |
| Bastien Nay | Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau/F |
| Sarah O'Connor | |
| Dietrich Ober | Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel/DE |
| Hiroyuki Osada | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Saitama/J |
| Herman Overkleeft | Leiden University/NL |
| Jörn Piel | ETH Zurich/CH |
| Jürgen T. Rohr |
University of Kentucky, Lexington/USA |
| Stefan Schulz |
TU Braunschweig/DE |
| Pierre Stallforth |
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology Jena, -Conference Chair- |
| Evi Stegmann |
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen -Conference Chair- |
| Daniel Strand |
Lund University/S |
| Angelika Vollmar |
University of Munich/DE |
| Kira Weissman |
Lorraine University, Vandroeve-Les-Nancy/F |
| Barrie Wilkinson |
John Innes Centre, Norwich/UK |
| Wolfgang Wohlleben |
University of Tuebingen/DE |
| Youming Zhang |
Shandong University, Jinan/PRC |
| Nadine Ziehmert |
University of Tuebingen/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 15 March 2027.
All information about the application process can be found at:
https://dechema.de/en/mbf.html
| 11 November 2026 | Deadline of Call for Papers (Lectures and Posters) |
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| 15 December 2026 | Confirmation of Authors |
| 15 December 2026 | Registration will open |
| 05 January 2027 | Conference Programme online + Call for Last Minute Posters |
| 02 May 2027 | Deadline of Last Minute Posters |
| 02 – 04 June 2027 | 6th ECNP in Freiburg |
Konzerthaus Freiburg
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1
79098 Freiburg/Germany
Website: www.konzerthaus.freiburg.de
Accommodation is not included in the conference participation fee.
For booking accommodation you can visit the website https://visit.freiburg.de/en/plan-your-trip/accommodations-in-freiburg
A selection of hotels nearby for your reference:
Courtyard by Mariott Freiburg
Eisenbahnstraße 47
79098 Freiburg
Phone:+49 (0) 761 600 4800
PARK HOTEL POST
Kultur & Literatur - Am Colombipark
Eisenbahnstrasse 35-37
79098 Freiburg
Phone: +49 (0) 761 385480
www.park-hotel-post.de
Hotel Barbara
Poststraße 4
79098 Freiburg
Phone: +49 (0) 761 296 250
https://www.hotel-barbara.de/
Motel One Freiburg
Friedrichring 1
79098 Freiburg
https://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/freiburg/hotel-freiburg/
Stadthotel Freiburg Kolping Hotels & Resorts
Karlstraße 7
79104 Freiburg im Breisgau
Phone: +49 (0) 761 31 93 197
Email:
Are you planning to travel to Freiburg by train? Take advantage of the DB event offer and travel to our conference at a discounted rate - with these added benefits:
Book your journey here
Do you have any questions about the booking? The DB service team is happy to assist you at +49 (0)30 297 19 0 19. More info: www.bahn.de/eventangebote
Sponsors
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The exhibition is integrated in the conference and offers you a unique opportunity to showcase your technologies, products and services. The distribution of stand space and workshop slot is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
We are expecting around 150–180 participants from both industry and academia.
We offer a range of sponsorship and exhibition options for your company. You will find all the details and pricing in the overview below.
| Gold- Sponsoring | Silber- Sponsoring | Bronze- Sponsoring | Exhibition | Advertising Package | |
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| Exhibition Space | < 6m2 | < 6m2 | |||
| Booth Staff | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Option for booking of additional conference ticket (reduced fee) |
✓ | ✓ | |||
| Logo and company profile + link on event website and in event app |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo Placement on break slides | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Placement of advertising material in the entrance area |
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| Price | 3.000 € | 2.500 € | 1.000 € | 2.500 € | 500 € |
The exhibition space include the following:
Social Events are included in the registration fee, but a registration is obligatory.
Guided Tour with hightlights of the Old Town
Discover Freiburg: The guide will tell you some fascinating stories, take you on a tour of the charming “old-style” alleys and streets, and show you Freiburg’s most important historical sights.
Learn more about the famous Bächle (little streams) and the city’s mosaics, and get a sense of what life was like in the Middle Ages during a visit to the Gothic cathedral (from the outside).
The tour start at the entrance of Konzerthaus and end at the Bergbahn station "Stadtgarten" (cable car station). The cable car goes every 10 min up and down to the Schlossberg-Restaurant Dattler.
You can also walk uphill within 15 min.
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Schlossberg-Restaurant Dattler
Am Schlossberg 1
79104 Freiburg
Phone: +49 761 13 71 70-0
www.dattler.de
Enjoy a pleasant evening with colleagues and friends, with delicious local food and wines - and a wonderful view over Freiburg.
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