AIMECS2023 Successfully Concludes with Record-High Number of Registrants

The Asia Federation of Medicinal Chemistry International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (AIMECS2023) concluded successfully with a record attendance of approximately 900 participants.

Participants of the Asian Federation of Medicinal Chemistry International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium (AIMECS2023) are taking a commemorative photo. [Photo provided by the Asian Federation of Medicinal Chemistry]

Held at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, AIMECS2023 is a conference organized by the Asia Federation of Medicinal Chemistry (AFMC), one of the world's top three medicinal chemistry federations. It is held biennially in member countries of the AFMC.

Professor Jiwoo Lee of Seoul National University College of Pharmacy serves as the 14th AFMC president, with Professor Kyungsoo Oh of Chung-Ang University as secretary-general, and Professor Nakshin Jung of Seoul National University College of Pharmacy as the chair of the AIMECS2023 organizing committee, jointly leading the conference.

This symposium, themed "A New Era of Medicinal Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities," featured two keynote lectures and 19 thematic sessions where over 300 abstracts were presented both orally and as posters. Through lectures by experts from academia and industry in medicinal chemistry both domestically and internationally, a broad spectrum of academic exchanges took place, sharing results from basic research in drug development to clinical studies.

On the first day, the 26th, the opening ceremony included congratulatory speeches by Louis Moreira, president of the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC), and a video message from Seoul Mayor Seohun Oh. The subsequent keynote lecture was delivered by Dr. Hong Xuan, head of Roche China Innovation Center, on the topic of "Discovery of Innovative Antiviral Drugs." Various latest insights were exchanged over the three days.

At the AFMC member countries' board meeting held on the 27th, China was selected as the next host country, and it was decided to establish an AFMC secretariat in Korea, positioning Korea to play a leading role in AFMC activities.

President Jiwoo Lee stated, "Through AIMECS2023 and the board meeting, Korea has established itself as a leading country in the Asia Federation of Medicinal Chemistry," adding, "It is significant that AFMC has become a peer to the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and the American Chemical Society through mutual cooperation."

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