Drug Discovery Africa, 12-14th March 2025

The University of Ghana and WCAIR invite you to join us in Accra from 12-14th March 2025. Our aim is showcase African led drug discovery research against endemic infectious diseases. The conference will bring together leading drug discovery researchers from across Africa and those from Industry and Product Partner Development organisations working alongside them. The conference aims to strengthen existing networks, generate new collaborations and share knowledge. 

We welcome attendees at all stages of their career. Join us for invited keynotes, selected talks from early career researchers, and networking opportunities.

There will be travel bursaries to support the attendance of early career researchers from across Africa. All African ECRs submitting an abstract for a poster or short-talk will be eligible to apply.

 

We thank a number of organisations who have provided funding to support holding this conference. Between them they have provide funds to support the costs of hosting the delegates and helped us to cover the costs of early career researchers from Africa to attend the conference.

  • Carramore International Ltd
  • Eisai Co., Ltd
  • LifeArc
  • MES Equipment Ltd
  • Medicines for Malaria Venture
  • Merck KGaA
  • Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc.
  • Tres Cantos Open Lab Foundation
  • Separations
  • Wellcome

We thank the Gates Foundation for funding to support the attendees of the GC ADDA workshop in Accra 10-12th March to attend the conference following their workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

The conference is organised around five themes:

 

Wednesday 12th March: Clinical trials and Field studies

 

Thursday 13th March: Drug targets and Drug target validation; Medicinal and Computational drug discovery

 

Friday 14th March: DMPK and Toxicology; African drug discovery networks

Programme and Speakers.

Abstract Submission.

Registration and Venue Information.

Register for Drug Discovery Africa, 2025

Registration covers entry to all sessions of the conference and includes refreshments and lunch each day and a buffet meal on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Registration via eventbrite is now closed. If you wish to attend the conference please email the organisers using the button below.

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Travel bursaries

Aligning with WCAIR and the Universities of Dundee and Ghana mission for training and capability building we are keen to make the conference accessible to early career researchers (PhD students and post doctoral research associates) by offering bursaries to cover registration, accommodation and travel costs to ECRs who would otherwise not have funds to attend the meeting. All ECRs who submit an abstract for a poster or short-talk will be eligible for a bursary.  If you wish to be considered please tick the box on the abstract submission form and  submit a brief statement to explain why a bursary would allow you to attend the conference.