Registrations and Badge Pickup
07:30 - 08:00Boston, MA
8th International Conference on
Drug Discovery and
Lead Optimization
October 21-23, 2024 | Boston, MA
Agenda
Conference generates new ideas to spice up your pipeline by bringing together world-renowned scientists.
Registration
Get 25% off when you register for five or more passes & embark with us on this exciting journey & join your fellow changemakers.
Global Coverage
Drug Discovery-2024 will be well-rounded, with participants primarily from academia, industry, and government entities.
Venue
Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA, 02466
What's embracing at the 2024 Drug Discovery Conference?
All participants from across the world are kindly invited by United Scientific Group (USG) to attend “Eighth International Conference on Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization" during October 21-23 at Boston, MA.
United Scientific Group (USG) successfully completed the First International Conference on Clinical Sciences and Drug Discovery in Baltimore, MD, USA during November 2-4, 2015 (CSDD-2015), Second Edition in Dundee, Scotland, UK during July 27-29, 2016 (CSDD-2016) and Third Edition in Reston, VA, USA during November 9-11, 2017 (CSDD-2017), The Fourth edition in San Francisco, CA during December 3-5, 2018 (Drug Discovery-2018) and Fifth meeting in Boston, MA, USA during November 21-23, 2019 (Drug Discovery-2019), Sixth edition as virtual during October 05-07, 2020 (Drug Discovery- 2020 Virtual) and Seventh International conference on Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization in San Francisco, CA, USA during November 1-3, 2023. USG is now proudly announcing the Eighth international conference on Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization.
Keynotes
Jon Clardy, PhD
Christopher T. Walsh Professor of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Kenneth A. Jacobson, PhD
John W. Daly Distinguished Scientist, Fellow, American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
A Thomas Look, MD
Dept of Pediatric Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Thomas Burris, PhD
Dean’s Professor & Chair
Dept. of Pharmacodynamics Director of Genetics Institute
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Wolfgang Sadee, Dr.Rer.Nat.
Prof. Emeritus, The Ohio State University, Prof. Emeritus, University of California San Francisco, CSO, Aether Therapeutics Inc., Austin, TX
Alexandros Makriyannis, PhD
Behrakis Chair of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Philip A. Cole, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Ruben Abagyan, PhD
Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California
San Diego, CA
Barbara S. Slusher, PhD, MAS
Professor, Neurology & Director, Johns Hopkins Dug Discovery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Sean Ekins, PhD
CEO and Founder, Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
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Past Conferences
783
Speakers
1400+
Attendees
180
Happy Clients
Schedule
Extended Early Bird Registration
ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS
$ 749- Welcome coffee
- Access to All Talks + Posters
- Conference material
- Free access to conference app
- Lunch, tea / coffee breaks
- WiFi in meeting rooms
INDUSTRY
$ 1049- Welcome coffee
- Access to All Talks + Posters
- Conference material
- Free access to conference app
- Lunch, tea / coffee breaks
- WiFi in meeting rooms
STUDENT
$ 299- Welcome coffee
- Access to All Talks + Posters
- Conference material
- Free access to conference app
- Lunch, tea / coffee breaks
- WiFi in meeting rooms
Conference Gallery
Testimonials of Drug Discovery
The meeting is a great success, and it has exceeded my expectation. The speakers are of high quality.
Tao Lu
I was very glad to be able to participate the 2023 Drug Discovery conference. I’ve learned a lot.
Jiamiao Lu
The organization of the conference was great – the agenda was clear, and the timings were perfect. It felt very professional to have the registration desk, with a free laptop bag, badge, etc. The lunches were excellent. It was nice to have the reception / poster session on day 1.
Brian Moloney
I think the conference was organised very well, with plenty of time for me as a speaker to prepare.
The instructions were clear, and I was happy with the organization and the way the conference proceeded.
Robert Lesniak
The meeting was excellent and well organized, with a clear focus on cancer-related drug discovery.
George Kunos
It was an excellent experience and a very well-organized conference.
Shoshanna Zucker
I found the SF conference on Nov 01-03, 2023 excellent. Best aspects were high quality presentations and small size so that we could have good discussions.
Deepak Agrawal
Well planned and executed meeting that brought together scientists and physicians from many disciplines and parts of the world.
Alan Rogol
I found it a very agreeable conference, where I met many friendly people and had good in-depth scientific discussion about lots of different subjects. Also one of the most international conferences I have been to. I really enjoyed the conference.
Joost Uitdehaag
I enjoyed the meeting very much. It is very well organized and the talks are very informative. I am also impressed by the translational research at Dundee and their collaborations with industrial partners.
Ziding Feng
This year’s meeting was well organized and featured a variety of stimulating and excellent talks. The hospitality in addition to the scientific agenda was excellent.
Ian Catchpole
You are always a nice collaborator. Great pleasure to share all new research data with eminent scientists.
Rosanna Filosa
It was a really nice conference with innovative presentations . I really learnt alot and the sessions were really interesting. Thank you giving me this opportunity to present my study in a very academic and friendly environment.
Muhammad Bilal Fayyaz
Thanks to organising committee for such an excellent event.
Abhishek Mashirkar
I enjoyed being part of it. I got to know two persons. A possible suggestion for future editions is the publishing of proceedings with SCOPUS index.
Roberto Rosas Romero