Instruct-ERIC Events

Practical Course on Virtual Drug Screening

Training

Date: 10-Nov-2026 to 12-Nov-2026

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Earlier this year, the Instruct Image Processing Centre in Madrid (Part of Instruct Centre Spain) launched a new Structure-Based Virtual Drug Screening service, now officially available through the Instruct-ERIC platform.

Accessible both remotely and on-site, this Scipion-Chem pipeline allows you to use 3D atomic structures (Cryo-EM, X-ray, NMR) to:

• Find Druggable Pockets: Automatically detect and analyse potential binding sites.
• Predict Drug Binding: Run docking campaigns using your molecules libraries or our different curated datasets of compounds.

To help scientists integrate this new infrastructure, the I2PC is hosting a Practical Course on Virtual Drug Screening (VDS) designed for researchers at any stage of their career who are interested in incorporating VDS and Drug Discovery into their research.

When: November 10-12, 2026
Where: National Center for Biotechnology CNB-CSIC, Madrid (In-person)
Key Topics: The course will focus on covering screening pipelines, ligand filtering, lead optimisation, and Molecular Dynamics using programs such as AutoDock, P2Rank, and OpenMM.

Registration will be open until 12:00 (CEST) 16 October.

Seats are limited, so early registration is encouraged. Register for the course here.