Abstracts of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)

From September 3 rd to 6th 2017 over 600 participants from more than 30 countries gathered in Basel, Switzerland, for the 65^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research.

The main scientific topics of the conference were

• Bioactive Natural Products

• Dermatology and Dermatocosmetics

• Functional Foods

• Biosynthesis and Biotechnology

• Sustainable Use of Natural Products

• Natural Product Formulation and Nanotechnolology

• Analytical Studies, Natural Product Chemistry & Computational approaches

• Quality control methods for herbal extracts, starting materials and natural products

• Phytopharmacology/Extract Pharmacology

• Animal health care and Veterinary phytomedicine

The scientific programme of the Main Conference included 5 plenary lectures by invited speakers, 4 award lectures, 96 contributed short lectures and 545 posters. The short lectures were held in three parallel sessions, and the two poster sessions on Monday and Tuesday provided a forum for lively scientific discussions.

On Sunday, 3^rd September, three pre-congress events took place. The Young Researchers Workshop offered a platform for young scientists to present their latest findings, and the Regulatory Affairs Workshop served as a forum for industry to update on the latest trends in regulation of phytomedicines and related areas. A Pre-congress Symposium on Veterinary Phytotherapy was organized by the Swiss Medical Society for Phytotherapy (SMGP), in cooperation with the GA Networking Group on Animal Healthcare and Veterinary Medicine. On Tuesday, 5^th September, the session “Herbals for health worldwide – WHO strategy and Herbal Regulation for Meeting People's Need” provided an excellent forum for all participants to discuss the needs for international educational, regulatory and research activities.

We would like to take the opportunity to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all participants of the conference, and to the sponsors and exhibitors. They all contributed significantly to make this meeting a success. We also would like to thank the members of the organizing committee for all the efforts during the preparation phase of the congress, and to our staff members and students who volunteered to assist us in various organizational tasks during the conference.

Last, but not least, we would like to thank Thieme Publishers for their generous support, and for publishing the conference abstracts in Planta Medica International Open.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamburger & Prof. Dr. Veronika Butterweck

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

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