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58th course of the International School of Crystallography “Structural Drug Design 2023: Biology, Chemistry and Computers”

The deadline for the application to the 58th course of the International School of Crystallography “Structural Drug Design 2023: Biology, Chemistry and Computers” is Wednesday 30th November. The purpose of the course is to provide the students with: a) an overview of the current structural and biophysical techniques used in […]


Registration for ECS7 is now open!

Registration for the 7th European Crystallographic School is now open! The school will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Chemical Engineering Department of Instituto Superior TĂ©cnico, Lisbon University from 10 to 15 July 2022. The program of the 2022 school will  focus on the X-ray crystallography of powders, small molecules and proteins, covering […]


ECA supports young participants to Laboratory and synchrotron X-ray crystallography in Senegal

The ECA will provide grants to support the participation of young reserachers to the IUCr-IUPAP-ICTP OpenLab in Senegal next 20 November  – 2 December 2017 (https://www.iycr2014.org/events/openlabs/iucr-iupap-ictp-openlab-senegal). The ECA is strongly committed to encourage the development of a network of active crystallographers in Africa and is particularly aimed to favour young researchers […]


Art inside your crystals

Since ancient times, crystals have captivated humankind. However, the beauty of crystals is not only found on the outside but also on the inner structure. The arrangement of atoms or the stacking of molecules displays also perfection and harmony that are constantly surprising us. Crystal structures, solved by X-ray diffraction, […]