Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Thierry Langer (University of Vienna)

Bio:
Professor Thierry Langer, head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Vienna University, is well known in the computational chemistry field for his contributions to pharmacophore-based modeling. He has published more than 180 original papers and reviews. In 2003, he co-founded Inte:Ligand GmbH, the company which develops the LigandScout molecular design software suite.

Title:
“In Silico Tools for Early Drug Discovery”

Abstract:
In his talk, Prof Langer will highlight the use of modern computer-aided molecular design tools for optimizing the hit discovery, hit to lead expansion, and lead optimization phases in early drug discovery. Several examples will be given, ranging from in silico fragment design, to the use of molecular dynamics for determining favored ligand binding modes.