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Cell Bio 2025
2025-12-06 - 2025-12-10 | Philadelphia, PA, United States
Cell Bio 2025 will be held from 6-10 December 2025 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. It is a joint meeting of ASCB and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), where the cell biology community gathers to share science, support one another, and spark new ideas. It’s a space to connect with colleagues, celebrate discoveries, and grow together as a field.

IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2026 - Chemistry Europe & Angewandte Chemie (Wiley-VCH)
2026-02-10 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
The “IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast”, GWB26, is an initiative of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. The event will take place at the IUPAC offices in Weinheim and Berlin, and is designed to bring together scientists of all genders working predominantly in the field of Chemistry and related disciplines who are interested in promoting equality and diversity. Aligning with the global theme of GWB26, “Many Voices, one Science”, they will feature stimulating input talks including from Prof. Eva Blasco (Universität Heidelberg) & Svjetlana Jerkovic (Women in Chemicals | IMAGINE | ICL Group, Amsterdam) as well as discussions centring on The Power of Networks. After the talks – which will be livestreamed between the Weinheim and Berlin sessions and also to a global audience – there will be room to discuss and network among the participants and participating editors from our journals, accompanied by food and beverages.
The event is free of charge for all attendees. You are welcome to join in person in Weinheim/Berlin or online. You can find more details and the registration here.

Event Details:

Date: February 10, 2026
Preliminary Agenda 9 – 9:30 a.m. (Arrival & Registration), talks planned for 9:45 – max. 11 a.m., 11-12:30 networking session (all times CET)
Location Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Boschstr. 12, 69469 Weinheim (reachable by public transport through tram line 5, stop “Freiburger Straße” or by Autobahn A5)
Location Berlin: Wiley-VCH, Rotherstr. 21, 10245 Berlin (close to tram/subway stop “Warschauer Strasse”)

65th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT)
2026-03-22 - 2026-03-25 | San Diego, CA, United States
The 65th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) will take place from 22-25 March 2026 in San Diego, CA, USA. It will feature four days of Continuing Education courses, sessions, posters, and social events.

Girls' Day at the University of Heidelberg
2026-04-23 | Heidelberg, Germany
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, numerous companies, businesses and universities throughout Germany are inviting you girls to spend a day getting to know apprenticeships and courses of study in IT, trades, natural sciences and technology in which women are still underrepresented. The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg is once again taking part with an exciting program.
For more information, click here.

Pint of Science Switzerland
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-20 | Switzerland
Pint of Science is an annual international science festival that brings researchers to local bars or cafes to share the latest discoveries in science. It is the perfect opportunity to meet the young scientists who are shaping tomorrow. In 2026, researchers from the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, POLYMAT are planning to attend.

23rd International Congress of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV 2026)
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-02 | Maastricht, Netherlands
The 23rd International Congress of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV 2026) will take place in the vibrant and culturally rich city of Maastricht, Netherlands, from 29 June – 2 July 2026. Centered around the inspiring theme, “Ensuring Safety, Advancing Science: Bridging to the Future with NAMs” the congress aims to explore the transformative impact of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in ensuring safety, promoting innovation, and shaping the future of toxicology.

UAVR Summer School
2026-07-15 09:30 - 12:30 | University of Aveiro, Portugal
On 15 July 2026, the University of Aveiro invites students from 10th to 12th grade to experience 3D printing and biofabrication of human tissue analogs during the program “chemistry in action solutions for new challenges“.

IX Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (IX JIF) & II Franco-Iberian Conference on Photochemistry (II FICP)
2026-09-02 - 2026-09-04 | Universidad de Valladolid, Segovia, Spain
The Grupo Especializado de Fotoquímica of the Real Sociedad Española de Química (GRUFO-RSEQ) and the Grupo de Fotoquímica of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (SPQ) cordially invite everyone interested to participate in the Ninth Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (IX JIF). To strengthen the cooperation with the Photochimie, Photophysique et Photosciences division (SP2P) of the Société Chimique de France (SCF), they are pleased to host the II Franco-Iberian Conference on Photochemistry (II FICP).
The meeting will be held from 2-4 September 2026 at the Campus María Zambrano Segovia, Universidad de Valladolid, in Segovia (Castilla y León), Spain.
The IX JIF meeting builds on the tradition of the previous ones (Santiago de Compostela in 2003, Faro in 2007, Granada in 2011, Lisbon in 2014, Toledo in 2016, Aveiro in 2018, Alcalá de Henares in 2022 and Lisbon in 2024) to foster collaboration among Spanish, Portuguese, and French photochemistry communities.

35th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2026)
2026-09-07 - 2026-09-11 | Antwerp, Belgium
The 35th Annual Conference of the European Society of Biomaterials (ESB 2026) will take place from 7-11 September 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium.

2026 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
2026-11-29 - 2026-12-04 | Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, United States
The 2026 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit returns to the vibrant city of Boston, Massachusetts, from 29 November – 4 December 2026, bringing together the global materials research community for a week of innovation, collaboration, and discovery. Held at the Hynes Convention Center and the adjacent Sheraton Boston Hotel, this premier international scientific gathering will showcase the latest advancements in materials science, from quantum materials to energy and sustainability.
