EU-OPENSCREEN AUTUMN TRAINING SCHOOL 2026

We're delighted to announce the sixth edition of our annual AUTUMN TRAINING SCHOOL!

Are you curious about the latest tools and trends shaping the future of early-stage drug discovery? 

EU-OPENSCREEN is inviting you to our Autumn Online Training School on Early Drug Discovery. The event will take place from 03–05 November 2026. It will be three inspiring days packed with cutting-edge science, practical know-how, and expert insights.

This training school is for you if you are an early-career researcher, a data scientist or interested in early-stage drug discovery. It offers a unique opportunity to gain new  insights and connect with leading experts in the field. All sessions can be attended comfortably from your own screen.

Participation fee: free of charge

Registration: TBA

Schedule

Day 1 / Tuesday - November 3, 2026

9:20 - 09:30

Welcome and Introduction

1st Session

Foundations of drug discovery 1

9:30 - 10:00

EU-OPENSCREEN Services

Phil Gribbon

Director General EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC

10:00 - 10:45

Assay development and optimization

Pepo Brea

Head of HTS Unit BioFarma Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain

10:45Break (15')

11:00 - 11:45

Target Product Profiles in Drug Discovery

Sheraz Gul

Affiliation: TBA

11:45Lunch Break (45')

2nd Session

Data and AI transforming the discovery pipeline

12:30 - 13:15

The European Chemical Biology Database

Ctibor Skuta

Affiliation: TBA

13:15 - 14:00

AI-assisted Drug Discovery

Emma Carswell

Affiliation: TBA

14:00Break (15')

14:15 - 15:00

Open programme slot

Thalita Cirino TBC

Affiliation: TBA

15:00 - 15:45

AI in antibiotic drug discovery

Gemma from Ersilia TBC

Affiliation: TBA

15:45 - 15:55

Closing Day One

Chair / Organising Committee

 

 

Day 2 / Tuesday - November 4, 2026

3rd Session

Foundations of drug discovery 2

09:20 - 09:30

Introduction Day 2

Chair / Organising Committee

09:30 - 10:15

Advanced Cell Models for Drug Screening

Rosario Fernandez Godino

Affiliation: TBA

10:15 - 11:00

Protein Proximity-based Targeting

Christina Mayor-Ruiz

Affiliation: TBA

11:00Break (15')

11:15 - 12:00

Antiviral Drug Discovery: From Screening to Candidate

Vincenzo Summa

Affiliation: TBA

12:00Lunch Break (60')

4th Session

EU-OPENSCREEN Around the World

13:00 - 13:45

RAFIKI Focus Talk

TBA

Affiliation: TBA

13:45 - 14:30

EUREMAP Focus Talk

TBA

Affiliation: TBA

14:30Break
14:xx

Phenotypic Screening & Image-based Profiling

Anne Carpenter

Affiliation: TBA

16:xx

Closing Day Two

    

   

Day 3 / Thursday - November 5, 2025

5th Session

Foundations of drug discovery 3

09:20 - 09:30

Introduction Day 3

09:30 - 10:15

Genetic Screens

Sam from AZ

Affiliation: TBA

10:15 - 11:00

Chemoproteomic Characterisation of Small Molecule Degraders

Stephanie Wilhelm

Affiliation: TBA

11:00Break (15')

11:15 - 12:00

Discovery of TDP-43 Modulators

Ana Martinez

Affiliation: TBA

6th Session

Funding Opportunities

12:00 - 12:15

How and where to secure funding for your research

Bahne Stechmann

EU-OPENSCREEN

12:15 - 13:00

Closing Remarks and Participant Survey

Organising Committee