Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry [AFMC]

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great honour for us to cordially invite you to AIMECS 07, the 6^th International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium organized by the Asian Federation of Medicinal Chemistry (AFMC), to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from July 08-11, 2007. The previous five symposia were held in Tokyo (1995), Seoul (1997), Beijing (1999), Brisbane (2001) and Kyoto (2003).

The 6^th AFMC International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium is going to gather the medicinal chemists from all over the world by the contribution of the European Federation of Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) and the American Chemical Society, Division of Medicinal Chemistry (ACSMC) as the participating organizations within this World Summit in Istanbul, the city that bridges the two great continents Asia and Europe.

The scope of “Medicinal Chemistry” has undergone noteworthy and scientifically intriguing expansion in recent years. In the 21^st century, “Drug Discovery and Development” are extremely important and challenging themes and their solutions will bring tremendous practical benefits to humanity. Therefore AIMECS 07 will focus on the design, discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals and novel bioactive molecules. This symposium will include individual sessions on Chemistry, Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, and Physiology for Pharmaceuticals as well as Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics and other important topics on Drug Discovery and Development.

Besides the scientific aspects of the programme you will have a chance to explore one of the most ancient metropolises of the world, Istanbul, which, throughout the centuries, sheltered the oldest and greatest cultures and civilizations of the humanity and where three major empires ruled the world from this powerful capital, the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans, and each of these left their mark on Istanbul, both culturally and architecturally.

All colleagues interested in receiving updated information about AIMECS 07 Meeting are invited to register at Symposium web site www.aimecs07.org .

We look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul in July, 2007, for AIMECS 07.