SIG-07 pursues the advancement of the field of solid-state Molecular Interaction and Recognition (MIR),
promoting the employment of (advanced) crystallographic techniques to rationalise the chemico-physical properties of matter on the basis of MIR.

Crystallography offers a powerful and versatile basket of techniques to undertake theoretical, experimental, and applied studies regarding MIR.

In this respect, SIG-07:

• provides a stimulating forum for all the ECA crystallographers who work in any of the cutting-edge fields in which MIR play a crucial role in modulating the structural features and functional properties of a material;
• connects and represents scientists – chemists, physicists, mathematicians, materials scientists, geologists – active on MIR topics, thus
  advancing exchange of ideas and collaborations;
• promotes the participation of scientists working in the MIR fields at the European Crystallographic Meetings and other ECA-supported activities (meetings, seminars, workshops, schools, etc.).
• contributes to the recognition of Crystallography as an interdisciplinary science. 

In the light of this, SIG-07:

• is actively involved in organising:
  • microsymposia as well as keynote and plenary lectures at the European Crystallographic Meetings, also in cooperation with other Special and General Interest Groups;
  • ECA satellite meetings, seminars, workshops and schools, also in cooperation with other Special and General Interest Groups;
• cooperates with the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) Commission for Structural Chemistry in organising microsymposia at the IUCr Congresses;
• endorses, via the ECA, patronage and financial support for teaching activities involving MIR as a topic;
• promotes any other activity aiming to pursue the progress and spread of crystallography-based scientific research in the field of MIR.