June 15, 2017
| 09.00 | Professor Māris Turks (Riga Technical University, Latvia) Welcoming remarks |
| 09.10 | Rector of Riga Technical University (RTU) Professor Leonīds Ribickis. Paul Walden medal presentation to Dr. chem. Uldis Alksnis (Chemistry History Museum of Latvia), Professor Ērika Bizdēna (RTU, Latvia), Professor Mārtiņš Kalniņš (RTU, Latvia), Professor Valdis Kokars (RTU, Latvia) |
| 09.40 | Professor Ērika Bizdēna (RTU) Purine functionalization via their diazido and bis-triazolyl derivatives |
| 10.20 | Professor Valdis Kokars (RTU) Donor-acceptor type low molecular organic glasses and phosphorescent dyes applied for solution-processed photonic materials |
| 10.50 | Coffee break |
| 11.10 | Dr. Jānis Jaunzems (Solvay Fluor GmbH, Hannover, Germany) Industrial fluorinations & organic fluorinated intermediates |
| 11.50 | Professor Ēriks Rozners (State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, USA) Amide-modified RNA: synthesis, structure and RNA interference activity |
| 12.50 | Symposium Photo |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Professor Kaspars Tārs (Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia) Capsids of ssRNA phages: structural studies and development of vaccines |
| 15.30 | Dr. Andis Šlaitas (SIA BAPEKS, Olaine, Latvia) Benzimidazoles as potential pain controllers |
| 16.10 | Poster session I |
June 16, 2017
| 09.00 | Professor Olafs Daugulis (University of Houston, Houston, USA) New methods for carbon-hydrogen bond functionalization |
| 10.00 | Dr. Vilnis Liepiņš (JSC Olainfarm, Olaine, Latvia) The use of DoE in chemical process optimization |
| 10.30 | Dr. Ronalds Zemribo (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia) Discovery of Remeglurant, a potent and selective mGluR5 receptor negative allosteric modulator |
| 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 | Poster Session II |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.45 | Professor Roger Strömberg (Karolinska Institute, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Huddinge, Sweden) Modification and conjugation of oligonucleotides for development of oligonucleotide therapeutics |
| 14.45 | Coffee break |
| 15.10 | PhD student Jevgeņija Lugiņina (RTU) Aziridine ring opening and other reactions in liquid sulfur dioxide |
| 15.30 | PhD student Mārtiņš Otikovs (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia) Towards spinning of artificial spider silk |
| 15.50 | Dr. Helmārs Šmits (Syngenta Crop Protection, Basel, Switzerland) Agrochemical process research: synthesis of aryl 1,3-diones and stereoselective cyclopropanation |
| 16.30 | Closing remarks |