The detailed program for the 2027 edition will be published here soon.

The program consists of lectures on selected aspects of ligand- and structure-based design. Topics covered include but are not limited to: pharmacophores, docking, QSAR, homology modeling, cheminformatics methods, machine learning, and molecular dynamics. Each lecture is followed by a hands-on session using industry-standard software packages.

Speakers will come from academia, the pharmaceutical industry and software companies. Participants will have the opportunity to present a poster.

The Summer School will take place at

A list of nearby hotels is available on our dedicated Accommodation page.

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Registration for the 2027 edition is not open yet. We will announce the opening of registration here closer to the event, so please check back. Questions? Write to cic-summerschool@go.gdch.de.

1^st Spring School
The first Spring School on Cheminformatics was held in March 2014. 16 participants from four countries spent a week in Erlangen with lectures, training, discussions and social events.

2^nd Spring School
The second Spring School on Cheminformatics took place in March 2016.

3^rd Summer School
The third Summer School on Cheminformatics took place in August 2018 in Halle (Saale).

4^th Summer School
The fourth Summer School on Cheminformatics took place in August 2023 in Halle (Saale).

5^th Summer School
The fifth Summer School on Cheminformatics took place from 25th to 29th August 2025 at the Zentrum für Bioinformatik, Universität Hamburg.