Enzymology conferences

This biennial symposium examines how homogeneous, heterogeneous and enzymatic catalysis can meet pharmaceutical and fine-chemical manufacturing needs. Academic and industrial talks compare stereoselective bond formation, lowering catalyst costs, data science combined with high-throughput experimentation for scalable reactions, perfumery synthesis, earth-abundant metal catalysis and greener biocatalysis. Discussion connects new catalytic methods with process development, industrial constraints and sustainability. Programme participants include Sarah Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)); Beatriz Dominguez (Johnson Matthey); Steven Fussell (Asymchem); Lionel Saudan (DSM); Scott Rice (AstraZeneca); Francesca Paradisi (University of Bern). SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group and RSC’s Applied Catalysis Group organize the in-person meeting at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA. On 17 November 2026, registration begins at 10:00, welcome remarks at 10:30 and talks at 10:35. Closing remarks are at 17:40 and the reception at 17:45. Times are Europe/London, GMT (UTC+00:00). Early registration through 13 October costs £125 for SCI/RSC members, £145 for non-members, £40 for student members and £75 for unemployed SCI members; later rates are £175, £195, £55 and £105 respectively. Member discounts require eligibility verification. Register Now on the official page offers sign-in or general event registration. One speaker presents remotely; attendee access is in person.

The seventh NextGenBiocat symposium brings early-career researchers in biocatalysis together at UCL. Scientific themes include enzyme mechanisms, protein and metabolic engineering, computational tools, light-driven biocatalysis, high-throughput enzyme screening and multi-enzyme cascades. PhD students, postdocs and early-career principal investigators from academia and industry can present oral contributions and posters. Attendance is limited to 150 to support discussion and collaboration. The standard £210 fee includes breaks, lunches and the social dinner. Abstract submission begins on 3 November 2026; oral abstracts are due 11 March 2027 and posters 30 March, also the standard registration deadline. An optional P3EB satellite on enzymatic plastic-waste valorisation takes place on 30 April at the same venue, with free participation.