GP2A 2025, Paul Ehrlich MedChem 2025 & COST Action OneHealthdrugs – Nantes, France – June 11th to 13th 2025

33rd Annual GP2A Conference, XIVth Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network Meeting & COST Action One Health drugs against parasitic vector borne diseases in Europe and beyond (OneHealthdrugs)


Dear Colleagues, Dear Researchers,

The GP2A (Group for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical chemistry in Academia), the Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network and the COST Action OneHealthdrugs  are delighted to announce the joint event 33rd Annual GP2A Medicinal Chemistry Conference, XIVth Paul Ehrlich MedChem Euro-PhD Network Meeting & COST Action One Health drugs against parasitic vector borne diseases in Europe and beyond at Nantes Université, France, 11-13th June 2025.

The meeting will take place at the Amphitheatre Virginie Ferré, School of Pharmacy – 9 rue Bias 44035 Nantes (GPS 47.2101322,-1.5574098).


Registration and fees: You can pay either by credit card or bank transfer (via purchase order for French colleagues). The fee includes the welcome reception on Wednesday evening, lunch on Thursday and Friday, and coffee breaks on all days. The dinner is optional at €60 and will take place at the restaurant FELIX made in Nantes!

Fees are:

  • PI, professor, lecturer, postdoc: €200
  • GP2A members: €150
  • Paul Ehrlich coordinators: €150
  • PhD, master students: €70

If you are not already a member, and would like to join, please use the link below.

Link to join the GP2Ahttps://gp2a.org/index.php/gp2a-membership


The provisional schedule is available here! We are building up a fantastic line-up of speakers.

  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in DRUG DISCOVERY pre-conference WORKSHOP

Dr. Dylan SERILLON (PharmD, PhD) – WhiteLab Genomics will host a hands-on workshop for conference attendees, providing an insight into « Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery ». Please register in advance by contacting the organising committee and note that places are limited.

Check out for our SOCIAL PROGRAMME and make sure you book your ticket (€15) when you register! THE PERMANENT JOURNEY-HISTORIC HEART, Guided Tour of Nantes: information available here!


Accommodation Options for Conference are proposed here.

Here is some practical information for reaching Nantes.

While in Nantes, here are a couple of suggestions on what to visit, to do, to plan and where to eat.


The abstract template (oral & poster) and information for submission are available here!  You can submit your abstract, using the dedicated Word template, and send it as a DOCX file to gp2a-pe2025@gp2a.org by the 29th of March 2025.

Abstract submission and poster/communication will eventually not be considered if the main author is not fully registered as a participant to the conference by the closing date for abstract submission (29th March).

Application for oral communication: The organising committee will select more than 14 attendees, from the submitted abstracts, to be upgraded to oral communications. Please select “no communication” in case you do not wish to be considered for an oral communication, to notify the organising committee of your preference.

Participants selected for ORAL COMMUNICATION will be notified shortly no later than 11th April.


The date for final registration (without abstract submission) is 16th May.

Any further enquiries can be directed to: gp2a-pe2025@gp2a.org


For more information about the GP2A network, please feel free to visit our website: www.gp2a.org

We look forward to welcoming you to Nantes.

Prof. Pascal Marchand, School of Pharmacy, Nantes Université – France
Dr. Florence McCarthy, University College Cork – Ireland, President of GP2A


Local Organising Committee – IICiMed UR 1155, Nantes Université

  • Assoc. Prof. Marc-Antoine Bazin
  • Prof. Muriel Duflos
  • Céline Lhomelet
  • Assoc. Prof. Cédric Logé
  • Prof. Pascal Marchand
  • Assoc. Prof. Isabelle Ourliac-Garnier
  • Prof. Jean-Michel Robert
  • Dr. Thomas Yvorra


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