Welcome to MDDB Conference

Organising committee:
Modesto Orozco (IRB Barcelona, Spain)
Andrea Cavalli (EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland)
Erik Lindahl (KTH, Sweden)

The Molecular Dynamics Data Bank (MDDB) Project conference marks the culmination of our groundbreaking work to establish Europe’s first unified repository for molecular dynamics (MD) data in computational biophysics and drug discovery. This event will showcase the project’s outcomes and present the future benefits of the MDDB platform to the global scientific community.

During the conference, MDDB scientists will present the architecture of the database to the community, demonstrating how this comprehensive solution will address decades-old challenges in MD data management through the implementation of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles, interoperable standards, and user-friendly interfaces. Outstanding speakers from biophysics, structural biology, drug discovery, and computational biology will present cutting-edge studies on MD simulations and how this research can benefit from a global and trusted repository in the field. Additionally, expert recommendations on how to combine MD data with artificial intelligence will reach practitioners across different research domains, including biophysics and precision medicine.

The conference welcomes researchers from academia and industry working in MD and related fields, offering opportunities for collaborative, data-driven discovery.

Invited Speakers

Dr. Zoe Cournia
Academy of Athens, Greece

Dr. Mattia Bernetti
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy

Dr. Edina Rosta
University College London, United Kingdom

Dr. Francesca Spyrakis
Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Dr. Giulia Palermo
University of California Riverside, United States

Dr. Rommie Amaro
University of California San Diego, United States

Dr. Xavier Barril
Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany

Dr. Giuseppina La Sala
AstraZeneca, Sweden

Dr. Gabriele Cruciani
Molecular Horizon & University of Perugia, Italy

Dr. Francesco Colizzi
Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spain

Dr. Samuli Olilla
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

Dr. Sereina Riniker
ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Dr. Rebecca Wade
Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University, Germany

Dr. Laura Tesmer
Sanofi, Germany

Dr. Matteo Dal Peraro
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr. Giorgio Colombo
University of Pavia, Italy

Dr. F. Javier Luque
University of Barcelona, Spain

Programme