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Directing Biosynthesis VIII will cover all aspects of microbial, plant and marine natural products research, including:

• Genetics, enzymology and structural biology of natural product biosynthesis
• Genome and microbiome mining, metabolomics
• Synthetic biology, metabolic and microbiome engineering
• Chemical ecology
• Computational approaches for assessing and accessing natural product/enzyme functional diversity
• Biocatalysis
• Industrial/academic collaborations in the natural products space

Oral abstracts

Submit your abstract before 2 February 2026

Poster abstracts

Submit your poster abstract before 20 April 2026

Posters are displayed throughout the meeting and are in person only.

Additional information

Authors will be notified of the outcome of the review process within about 4 weeks of the submission deadline. The abstracts should be no longer than one A4 page in portrait layout. Please ensure you provide the details of the presenting author and indicate whether you are submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation.

Registration is open - this conference is in person only

Registration includes:

• Attendance at all scientific sessions
• Attendance at the poster sessions
• Refreshments throughout the meeting and lunch on all three days

Please note accommodation is not included in the registration fee.

Registration fees are as follows (subject to VAT at the prevailing rate):

	Early bird	Standard
RSC member	拢415+痴础罢	拢465+痴础罢
Non member	拢515+痴础罢	拢565+痴础罢
Student RSC member	拢260+痴础罢	拢310+痴础罢
Student non member	拢315+痴础罢	拢365+痴础罢
Accompanying person	拢80+痴础罢	拢80+痴础罢

RSC member and student members

Please select the member option on the online registration page. You will need to enter your membership number.

Conference dinner

This will be held on Tuesday 30 June 2026 at the Midland Hotel, Manchester. The cost to attend is 拢60+VAT you can book your place during registration.

Accompanying person

If you would like to bring a guest to the conference, this can be done during the registration process. There will be a charge of 拢80+痴础罢, which will include all lunches and refreshments. The fee does not include attendance at any scientific sessions or the conference dinner.

Grants for Carers

With our Grants for carers, you can apply for up to 拢1,200 per year to help you attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference or workshop or a professional development event. This money would be used to cover any additional costs you incur, paying for care that you usually provide. Please visit the website for further information and eligibility criteria.

Accessibility Grants

With our Accessibility grants, you can apply for up to 拢1,200 per year to help with the cost of specific support to attend a chemistry-related meeting, conference, workshop or professional development event. This support might be any form of equipment, service, or other personal expense associated with meeting your access needs.

Researcher Development and Travel Grant

If you are an RSC member and you are one of the following:

• a PhD student actively undertaking a PhD course in the chemical sciences
• a researcher in the chemical sciences (including post docs, research technicians and research assistants)
• working in academia, industry or any sector
• within 10 years of leaving full time education (at the time of the application deadline).

You can apply for up to 拢500 to support your participation in this event. Please note it is not necessary to have confirmation of abstract acceptance before applying for a Researcher Development and Travel Grants and we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Please see the website for up-to-date information on eligibility, how to apply and submission deadlines.

Researcher Development and Travel Grants can be applied for in addition to Grants for Carers and Accessibility Grants.