Naturally-occurring compounds have been and continue to be an important source of new leads for various industrial sectors, notably pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals,
This conference follows two earlier successful meeting held by the Biotechnology Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry at the University of Sussex in 1996 and the University of St Andrews in 1999 and aims to highlight current trends, challenges and successes in the exploitation of natural products

Speakers include
Dwight Baker Cubist, USA
Sir Jack Baldwin Oxford, UK
Gerhard Bringmann Wurzburg, Germany
Tony Buss MerLion, Singapore
John Casey Unilever, UK
Guy Carter Wyeth, USA
John Clough Syngenta, UK
Peter Leadlay Cambridge, UK
Andrew Mearns Spragg Aquapharm, UK
Jason Micklefield Manchester UK
Robert Nash Summit Wales, UK
David Newman National Cancer Institute, USA
Neville Nicholson GlaxoSmithKline, UK
John Pickett Rothamsted, UK
Jurgen Rohr Kentucky, USA
Tom Simpson Bristol, UK
Shea Singh Merck, USA

The conference will be held at Magdalen College Oxford, which is an historic and exceptionally attractive venue. Modern ensuite accommodation will be available for three nights from 5 July 2009