The GDCh Division of Medicinal Chemistry was founded in 1971 and has around 1000 members working in university institutes, research institutions and the pharmaceutical industry. The Division bridges the gap between the fields of chemistry, biology, medicine, pharmacy, computer science and engineering. It deals with interdisciplinary issues of modern drug development, in particular drug discovery, lead compound optimisation using modern technologies such as combinatorial synthesis, high-throughput screening systems based on molecular biology principles, drug design, molecular modelling, quantitative structure/effect analyses, pharmacokinetics and metabolism.

The Division fosters the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and promotes the teaching of medicinal chemistry, which is not an established subject in Germany,

Organising conferences, workshops and training courses, also together with the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) and the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (EFMC),

Cooperation between the Divisions of the GDCh Division and the DPhG as well as between academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

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It supports young academics and ensures their professional development through

• Training events,
• awarding scholarships for active participation in Division events and symposia,
• awarding PhD Awards,
• awarding the Innovationspreis Medizinische/Pharmazeutische Chemie - together with the DPhG Division Pharmazeutische/Medizische Chemie.

Shortlink to this page: www.gdch.de/medchem