Mission
The Société de Chimie Therapeutique (SCT, French Medicinal Chemistry Society) was founded on November 16, 1966 with the mission to
► Promote knowledge in the major fields of pharmaceutical research and development, in particular :
- search for and validation of biological targets of therapeutic interest,
- screening,
- design, optimization and selection of drug candidates,
- chemical biology,
- medicinal chemistry,
- pharmacokinetics, metabolism and toxicity (ADME-T: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, toxicity).
Activities
- Organize International meetings (RICT), One-Day Thematic Seminars, Youg Research Fellows Meeting (YRFM)
- Deliver Prizes and awards
- Provide Scientific Coaching
- Publish viewpoints & NewsPublications
- Organize Webinars
- Publish Job offers
- Support young researchers (Young MedChem Forum)
- Interact with sister societies and organisations in France, and abroad
- Gather the academic and industrial actors in the field
- Promote its members