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CCG’s 2021 European UGM & Conference will take place online, on 19-20 mai. The annual UGM & Conference is a 2-day online event based in the Central European Time (CET) zone, consisting of morning workshops, a lunchtime poster session, and afternoon scientific presentations on diverse topics associated with computational chemistry and biology, drug discovery and design. The first day (19 mai 2021) focuses on applications in biological therapeutics, protein modelling and engineering, whereas the second (15 février 2025) concentrates on small molecule drug discovery, medicinal chemistry and chemoinformatics applications.

Biological Therapeutics, Protein Modelling and Engineering
May 19
09h00-10h15
Antibody Modeling and Protein Engineering 
Protein Engineering / Protein Properties / Developability / Hot Spot Analysis / Antibody Modeling / Humanization / Molecular Surfaces
Andrew Henry, Senior Applications Scientist, Chemical Computing Group (UK)
10h15-10h30
Break | Free Time
10h30-11h45
Biologics: Protein Alignments, Modeling and Docking 
Protein Alignments and Superposition / Loop and Linker Modeling / Homology Modeling / Protein- Protein Docking
Sarah Witzke, Applications Scientist, Chemical Computing Group (UK)
12h00-13h00
Posters & Group Discussions
13h15-13h20
Opening Remarks
13h20-13h50
Charting Therapeutically Relevant Protein Conformational Space with Adaptive MD
Silvia Lovera, Senior Scientist, UCB Biopharma SPL (BE)
13h50-14h20
Computational Evolution of Threonine-Rich β Hairpin Peptides Mimicking Specificity and Affinity of Antibodies
Morten Meldal, Professor in Chemistry, University of Copenhagen (DK)
14h20-14h50
Developability Optimization of Antibodies
Anette Henriksen, Principal Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S (DK)
14h50-15h20
Developability Assessment and Property Prediction by pH-Dependent Conformational Sampling
Andrew Henry, Principal Scientist, Chemical Computing Group (UK)
15h20-15h50
Break | MOE Showcase: Antibody Structural Analysis, Developability Assessment & More 
15h50-16h20
Using MOE's "Ensemble Protein Properties" in Early Developability Assessment of Therapeutic Antibodies
Hubert Kettenberger, Senior Principal Scientist Protein Engineering, Roche Diagnostics GmbH (DE)
16h20-16h50
Analysis of TCR-pHLA Complex Crystal Structures in MOE Using a Custom SVL Script
Ross Robinson, Associate Director, Protein Engineering, Immunocore Ltd (UK)
16h50-17h20
Platformization of Multi-Specific Protein Engineering: Leveraging High-Throughput Screening Data for in silico Antibody Design
Norbert Furtmann, Head of Data Lab, High Throughput Biologics, Sanofi Deutschland GmbH (DE)
17h20-17h30
Closing Remarks
17h30-18h00
Further Discussions | Social Interactions (Bring Your Own Beverage)
Small Molecule Drug Discovery Applications
May 20
09h00-10h15
Small Molecule Virtual Screening 
MOE Databases / Descriptors / Fingerprints / QSPR Modeling / Pharmacophore Modeling / Template-Forced Docking / Scaffold Replacement / MedChem Transformations
Barbara Sander, Senior Applications Scientist, Chemical Computing Group (DE)
10h15-10h30
Break | Free Time
10h30-11h45
Advanced Structure-Based Drug Design 
Pharmacophore Modeling / Docking / Fragment-based Design / Scaffold Replacement / R-Group Screening / Project Search / Protein-Ligand Interaction Fingerprints
Freya (Klepsch) Trasischker, Senior Applications Scientist, Chemical Computing Group (AT)
12h00-13h00
Posters & Group Discussions
13h15-13h20
Opening Remarks
13h20-13h50
Exploring FE Calculations in Drug Discovery Programs and Collaborations
Gary Tresadern, Senior Principal Scientist, Janssen R&D (ES)
13h50-14h20
Understanding Molecule Conformation in Solution: Refining Conformational Analysis with NMR Data
Iuni Trist, Principal Scientist, Aptuit, an Evotec company (IT)
14h20-14h50
Almost Square: The Impact of Oxetanes on Compound Design
Anders Johansson, Team Leader Chemistry, AstraZeneca (SE)
14h50-15h20
Modeling PROTAC-Mediated Targeted Protein Degradation: Case Studies and Recent Developments
Mike Drummond, Scientific Applications Manager, Chemical Computing Group (US)
15h20-15h50
Break | MOE Showcase: Data Mining for Medicinal Chemists, High Throughput Docking & More 
15h50-16h20
Molecular Basis and Design of NADH Competitive Inhibitors: The Case of PYCR1
Rafael S. Depetris, Principal Scientist II – Head of Structure Based Drug Design, Kadmon (US)
16h20-16h50
Preparing Shape-Diverse Relevant Conformer Sets Using Quantum Chemistry and Cheminformatics
Jimmy Kromann, Data Scientist, Novartis (CH)
16h50-17h20
Charting Medicinal Chemistry Design Space for Rapid Ideation
Mahendra Awale, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, F. Hoffman La Roche (CH)
17h20-17h30
Closing Remarks
17h30-18h00
Further Discussions | Social Interactions (Bring Your Own Beverage)