The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to attend the  14th Hellenic Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (HSMC-14) which will be held on

April 23-25, 2010
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Teloglion Foundation of Arts)

The Symposium is organized by the Hellenic Society of Medicinal Chemistry (HSMC) and the Division of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry of the Association of Greek Chemists (DOMC/AGC).

HSMC-14 continues the tradition of biannual meetings established since more than 25 years in Greece as a forum for the discussion of recent advances in the field of Medicinal Chemistry. The topics of the Symposium include drug design and lead identification and optimization, covering all therapeutic areas, as well as the impact of ADME/Tox properties in drug discovery. Organic Synthesis, Natural Products, Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Pharmacology, Computational Chemistry and Chemoinformatics are integrated to create the environment for fruitful interchange of ideas between scientists involved in Medicinal Chemistry related areas.

The official language of the Symposium is English.

Thessaloniki, the capital of North Greece, is a fascinating city and cultural center, steeped in the Byzantine Era, where you can at the same time enjoy modern life style activities. The Symposium venue is located in the heart of Thessaloniki and easily accessible, offering to the participants the possibility to visit the most important historical sites, such as Vergina, the place where the tomb of Philip 2nd, King of Macedonia and Alexander's the Great father was found, Dion, at mountain Olympus, where the ancient Greeks were celebrating their gods and Mountain Athos, where the autonomous Holy community of monks is located.
The official opening of the symposium will take place in the main Hall of the Aristolte University of Thessaloniki, which is in the center of Thessaloniki. The lectures will be given in the Auditorium of Teloglion Foundation of Arts, which is located opposite the upper site of University campus, at St Dimitrios avenue, No 159A. It is a unique place with a big art collection, where the art is perfectly combined with science.

Looking forward to your active participation

Anna Tsantili-Kakoulidou, President of HSMC
George Kokotos, President of DOPC/AGC
Symposium Co-ordinators