The Section for Medicinal Chemistry (SMC) of the NSCS intends to provi
de a forum for scientists interested in medicinal chemistry and relate
d fields. The SMC organizes or supports symposia, seminars, presentati
ons, and courses in order to give medicinal chemists and other scienti
sts opportunities to meet, exchange ideas, discuss specific problems,
and to get to know each other. The activities of the SMC are coordinat
ed with the NSCS and the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (
EFMC) and their meetings. The SMC represents its members within the EF
MC, is in contact with the IUPAC section of Human Health via the NSCS,
and is represented in the IUPAC Medicinal Chemistry Section. At prese
nt the SMC membership stands at 418 members.