A record turnout for the 37th EUROPEAN PEPTIDE SYMPOSIUM & the 14th INTERNATIONAL PEPTIDE SYMPOSIUM, (25th- 29th August) at Palazzo dei Congressi, with over 1,000 participants coming from 45 foreign countries, particularly the United States, Canada, Japan, and Germany.
Alongside the organisers and Alessandra Petrucci, Rector of the University of Florence, the opening ceremony also saw the participation of Morten Meldal, Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2022, who was present throughout the duration of this event. Morten Meldal teaches at the University of Copenhagen, and was awarded this prestigious honorary title along with American scientists Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless for the development of chemistry aimed at synthetic biorthogonal approaches.
Chemists and researchers of all disciplines and from all over the world met in Florence for the first time to share their knowledge and expertise on the latest advances in the field of peptides with applications in various fields, from diagnostics to therapeutic technologies, and from cosmetics to the use for art and restoration materials.