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This year the jury decided to bestow the most prestigious award of our Society, the Egon Stahl-Award (ESA) in Gold, to Rachel Mata (UNAM, Mexico), for her enormous contribution to the field of natural product chemistry and biology.  Prof Mata

In addition to the main scientific programme, the GA is once again offering a wide range of workshops at this year’s congress, in which individual topics will be explored in greater depth: Animal Healthcare and Veterinary Phytotherapy Symposium Date &

The aim of this award is to motivate young talents to address phytochemical and phytopharmacological questions, especially with potential clinical implications to advance our understanding of the therapeutic potential of natural products. It is bestowed annually during the GA conference.

The prestigious Willmar Schwabe Award 2026 is bestowed to Dr Paul Spagnuolo, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Oakville, Canada. Dr. Paul Spagnuolo is a Professor in the Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, where he leads a

In order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Herbal Medicinal Products Platform Austria (HMPPA), a scientific symposium is being organised in collaboration with the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) on the subject of ‘Humulus lupulus:

The next International Congress on Natural Product Research (ICNPR 2028), jointly organized by GA Society, Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE), American Society for Pharmacognosy (ASP),  AFERP, the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy, Societa´Italiana di Fitochimia (SIF) and hosted by the Korean

Six African teams present their natural product innovations to an international expert jury – in short, high-impact live pitches Prof. Dr. Evelyn Wolfram ZHAW, Switzerland | Chair, ESCOP Jonathan Muringani, PhD Head of Research, Basic Internet Foundation, Norway Sarah Nabachwa,

Congress Presidents Patricia Rijo, Universidade Lusófona Amélia Pilar Rauter, FCUL For further information, please visit the congress website.

This e-Seminar explores the role of medicinal plant research in advancing women’s health through evidence-based insights and emerging therapies. With several women-specific health conditions, facing unmet needs in care, management and/or treatment, evidence-based phytotherapies could provide a promising approach. In

Dear APSS 2026 Participants, It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 3rd International Congress of the African Phytomedicine Scientific Society (APSS 2026), proudly hosted by the University of Pretoria from 25-29 October 2026 at The Capital