The Department of Pharmaceutical-Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, organizes, every other year, a graduate seminar in advanced medicinal chemistry, with international participation, in Thessaloniki. The purpose of this seminar is to help young and ambitious pharmaceutical scientists in this field by updating their knowledge and informing them about the new trends in our science, through the presentations of renowned invited speakers. It is also aimed to create a forum for exchange of ideas in medicinal chemistry, in a different informal environment, bringing
internationally recognized medicinal chemists closer to their Greek colleagues. Some of the invited speakers in this series of seminars are: A.H.Beckett, A.Benakis, N.Bodor, D.D.Breimer, J.Caldwell, R.Ganellin, J.Gorrod, R.Franke, H.Kappus, P.Krogsgaard-Larsen, A.Makriyiannis, J.Seydel, H.Sies, J.Tollenaere and W.Wiegrebe.