Join us at MMCCB 2025 in Melbourne, Australia, from April 10–12—a key event for exploring the latest in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.
Eric Gifford from CDD will be presenting a poster on how CDD Vault supports data-driven drug discovery.
Want to connect at the event? Fill out our form to schedule a meeting.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Professor Matthew Boygo - Professor of Pathology and Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, USA
Professor Alessio Ciulli - Founder and Director, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK
Professor Avril Robertson – Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Alessio Ciulli - Founder and Director, Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK
Professor Avril Robertson – Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr John Flygare – Chief Scientific Officer, Firefly Biologics, USA
Dr James Crawford - Head of Chemistry and DMPK at Altos Labs, Bay Area, California, USA
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Dr Pat Sharp - Co-founder and Head of Discovery Science, Gate Bio, USA
Dr Chiara Maniaci - Principal Investigator, University of Dundee, UK
Professor Xin Zhang - Professor of Chemistry, Westlake University, China
Professor Tara Pukala - Professor of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Australia
Professor Sally-Ann Poulsen - Principal Research Leader, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Amandeep Kaur - Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia
Dr Madeline Kavanagh – Assistant Professor, Leiden University, Netherlands
Dr Ludovica Monti - Lecturer, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Bio21 Institute, Australia
Professor Paul Stupple – Group leader, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia
Dr Chiara Maniaci - Principal Investigator, University of Dundee, UK
Professor Xin Zhang - Professor of Chemistry, Westlake University, China
Professor Tara Pukala - Professor of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Australia
Professor Sally-Ann Poulsen - Principal Research Leader, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Amandeep Kaur - Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia
Dr Madeline Kavanagh – Assistant Professor, Leiden University, Netherlands
Dr Ludovica Monti - Lecturer, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Bio21 Institute, Australia
Professor Paul Stupple – Group leader, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia
Dr Katherine Donovan - Lead Scientist and Managing Director of Fischer labs within the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School
Program
Saturday 12th April
Recommended arrival time in Darwin
(flights arrive late in the evening)
Sunday 13th April - Day One
Free time to explore Darwin and surrounds
Conference Registration at Double Tree Hilton
Welcome reception at Crocosaurus Cove
Monday 14th April - Day Two*
Conference opens (Double Tree Hilton)
Sessions: Welcome to country, Plenary, Keynote,
two streams of abstracts talks
Poster mixer
Tuesday 15th April - Day Three*
Student/ECR Mixer
Sessions: Plenary, Keynote, two streams of abstracts talks
Poster mixer
Wednesday 16th April - Day Four*
Sessions: Plenary, Keynote, two streams of abstracts talks
Conference close
Conference Dinner at Wharf One
(followed by post-drinks at The Precinct
Thursday 17th April – Free day and
recommended departure
Free day to explore Darwin and surrounds
Recommended departure time
(flights depart late in the evening)
Friday 18th April – Easter Friday
- Day registration available, please click here to visit the single day registration page.
View the Preliminary_MCCB2025_Program.pdf