Beyond Small Molecules: Novel Modalities in Medicinal Chemistry

8 October 2025 | 16:20 - 17:35

Traditional medicinal chemistry has long centered on the design and optimization of small molecules. However, the therapeutic landscape is rapidly evolving to include a broader spectrum of modalities that extend beyond this classical paradigm. This session, titled “Medicinal Chemistry: Beyond Small Molecules,” will explore how advances in fields such as protein degraders, macrocycles, and antibody-drug conjugates are redefining the frontiers of drug discovery. Speakers will highlight both the scientific and technological innovations enabling these novel approaches. By examining cutting-edge case studies and emerging trends, the session aims to provide insights into how the expanding medicinal chemistry toolkit can unlock new therapeutic opportunities and address previously intractable biological targets.

Chairs: Scott Webster (BPS), Daan van der Es (LACDR)

Speakers: Marc Robillard (Tagworks Pharmaceuticals)William Farnaby (University of Dundee)J. Miguel Mata (LACDR)

Abstract Presenter: Stephan Hacker (Leiden University)

FIGON Partners: BPS, LACDR

Session Schedule

16:20 - 16:40William Farnaby: Discovery of chemical tools for Central Nervous System Disease concepts
16:40 - 17:00
Marc Robillard: Click-cleavable antibody-drug conjugates
17:00 - 17:20J. Miguel Mata: CycloSELs: Drug-like macrocyclic inhibitor discovery using massive Cyclic Self-Encoded Libraries
17:20 - 17:35
Selected Abstract Presentation by Stephan Hacker: Towards Covalent Inhibitors Addressing Diverse Amino Acids - Profiling the Proteome-Wide Selectivity of Diverse Electrophiles

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