UPDATED – 2022 Safety Protocols

CHI has instituted mandatory health and safety protocols for all in-person participants. We are excited to bring our community back together in 2022, with trust and safety as our top priorities. All in-person participants are required to:

Provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. You will be asked to present your vaccination card (or a photo of it) at registration.
Have a negative COVID-19 test result from an FDA-authorized over-the-counter antigen test within 24 hours prior to arriving at the event. You will be asked your results at registration.

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Save the Date!

Drug Discovery Chemistry is focused on discovery and optimization challenges of small molecule drug candidates, and is a dynamic event for medicinal and biophysical chemists working in pharma, biotech, and academia.

The conference will return to San Diego from April 10-13, 2023. The call for speakers will open in September, but in the meantime, if you have suggestions on topics or speakers, please email Anjani Shah.

More than 750 leading researchers from academia, government, biotech, healthcare, and top pharma participated in April’s event. Registered attendees still have On-Demand access to the virtual platform.

APRIL 18, 2022

Covalent Modifications & Induced Proximity

APRIL 19 - 20, 2022

Protein Degradation Using PROTACs & Molecular Glues

Fragment-Based Drug Discovery

Encoded Libraries for Drug Discovery

Artificial Intelligence for Early Drug Discovery

Small Molecules for Cancer or Autoimmunity

APRIL 20 - 21, 2022

Protein-Protein Interactions

Chemoproteomics & Chemical Biology

bRo5: Macrocyclics, PROTACs & More

RNA-Targeting Small Molecule Drugs

2022 Plenary Keynotes

Using Cryo-EM to Explore the Allosteric Regulation of Molecular Glues

Gabriel Lander, PhD

Professor, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute

Lysine Mapping for Covalent Ligand Discovery

Laura L. Kiessling, PhD

Novartis Professor of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About the Event

In-person benefits of Drug Discovery Chemistry include:

Recapture the power of serendipitous face-to-face connections with vaccinated colleagues and technology providers who share similar interests and challenges
Connect and schedule 1:1 meetings with the right onsite and virtual attendees based on CHI’s matching algorithm that aligns areas of mutual interest and expertise
Join most speakers live and in-person while watching others on-demand at your convenience
Take advantage of our flexible registration policy that allows you to easily transfer between in-person & virtual participation
Connect in-person with sponsors and exhibitors under responsible safety and social distancing protocols
Access in-person and virtual exhibit booths, posters, and networking roundtables
PLUS, all of the Virtual benefits as your In-Person registration includes Virtual access