Events Calendar

Please join us at these conferences, workshops, courses, and events in the coming year. Join fellow scientific leaders  to learn about latest applications, results, and troubleshooting tips. Be sure to stop by our booth and speak with us to learn about how we can help you achieve higher standards. Keep checking this page as we’ll be adding events regularly.



DOD Awards $4.8 Million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity to a Calibre Scientific Subsidiary, Anatrace, to Increase Domestic Production Capacity of COVID-19 Testing Reagents
Date:  Sunday December 20, 2020
Location: Maumee, OH
About:  

On Dec. 20, 2020, the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to Anatrace Products, LLC. to support increased testing demands for COVID-19.  COVID-19 diagnostics requires the key reagents Polyadenylic Acid (Poly A), Guanidinium Thiocyanate (GTC), and Proteinase K (Pro K) to process samples.  Supply chain analysis has identified the severe impact of the limited availability of these reagents on laboratories preparing samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing.

This industrial base expansion effort, with a not-to-exceed value of $4.8 million, will allow Anatrace to increase production capacity for the three key extraction reagents (Poly A, GTC and Pro K) at their facility in Holland, Ohio.  This expansion initiative will increase their current production 10-fold, with production activities beginning January 2021.  Anatrace anticipates full production increases for Poly A (increase to at least 1,600 grams) and Pro K (increase to at least 100 grams) by July 2021 and for GTC (increase to 25,000 kgs) by September 2021. 

DOD’s Defense Assisted Acquisition (DA2) Cell led this effort in coordination with the Department of the Air Force’s Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force (DAF ACT).  The effort was funded through the Health Care Enhancement Act (HCEA) to enable and support domestic industrial base expansion for critical medical resources.

 

2nd COMPPA Symposium on Membrane Protein Production and Analysis
Date:  July 30 - August 01, 2020
Location: New York, NY
About:  The 2nd COMPPÅ Symposium on Membrane Protein Production will be held at the Diana Vagelos Education Center at the Columbia University Medical Center and cover such topics as sample prep, structure and functional characterization, and computational analysis of integral membrane proteins.
 

2020 European SMALP Meeting
Date:  April 22 - 24, 2020
Location: Birmingham, UK
About:  This meeting will cover how the application of styrene-maleic acid (SMA) co-polymers is changing the established landscape of research in biological membranes.
 

3rd UK Workshop on Membrane Proteins
Date:  April 20 - 22, 2020
Location: Birmingham, UK
About:  This three-day training event for early career researchers will focus on the function on biological membranes and on the biophysical techniques available to study their components in the context of biology and biotechnology. The event will comprise lectures, computer and laboratory-based practical sessions.
 

2020 International SMALP Conference
Date:  Friday March 20, 2020
Location: New York, NY
About:  The International SMALP Conference is being held on Friday March 20, 2020 in New York City, and welcomes researchers interested to learn about the latest developments in membrane protein structure, function and native nanodiscs.
 

Understanding Biology Through Structure
Date:  March 16 - 20, 2020
Location: Santa Fe, NM
About:  The Understanding Biology through Structure symposium, designed to bring together junior and senior scientists, will feature recent advances in structural biology including technology development, protein-nucleic acid complexes, viral pathogenesis and vaccine design, cell signaling, design and discovery of drugs, and structure, dynamics, and function of membrane proteins.
 

64th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting
Date:  February 15 - 19, 2020
Location: San Diego, CA
About:  

As science becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting continues its long-held reputation for bringing together leading scientists from the all over the world who work at the interface of the life, physical, and computational sciences. The dynamic five-day Meeting provides attendees with opportunities to share their latest unpublished findings and learn the newest emerging techniques and applications.

 

7th Annual BioXFEL Meeting
Date:  January 28 - 30, 2020
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
About:  Annual meeting for the Biology with X-ray Free Electron Lasers (BioXFEL), a Science and Technology Center established by the National Science Foundation in 2013.
 

NYSBDG 2020 Winter Meeting
Date:  Thursday January 09, 2020
Location: New York, NY
About:  Launched in 1994 the New York Structural Biology Discussion Group offers a relaxed forum for them to meet and discuss their findings, exchange ideas, network, and form research collaborations.
 

GPCR Workshop 2019
Date:  December 01 - 05, 2019
Location: Kona, Hawaii
About:  The goal of the sixth GPCR Workshop is to facilitate progress in understanding of how GPCRs work at a cellular and molecular level so as to facilitate the development of more effective therapeutics for GPCR targets.
 

Crystallography in the 21st Century: Reflections on Raj Rajashankar
Date:  Friday November 08, 2019
Location: Columbia University. New York, NY.
About:  A remembrance of the life and science of Dr. Kanagalaghatta R Rajashankar. Registration is required, but cost is free.
 

PSDI 2019
Date:  November 03 - 05, 2019
Location: Cambridge, UK
About:  This annual meeting covers recent results and challenges of determining protein structures in the pharmaceutical industry
 

28th Annual Buffalo-Hamilton-Toronto (BHT) Crystallography Symposium
Date:  Friday November 01, 2019
Location: Hamilton, ON
About:  The BHT meeting is an annual one day meeting for macromolecular crystallographers in Western New York and Southern Ontario. The meeting is held each year in early November to discuss and learn about new and innovative crystallographic techniques, and to provide a venue for showcasing the achievements of our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
 

77th Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference
Date:  October 24 - 26, 2019
Location: Oak Ridge National Lab, TN
About:  The PDC features sessions focused on all areas of diffraction, from powders to protein crystals. Topics will include emerging technologies/techniques, Total scattering, Magnetic scattering, and Integrative Structural Biology.
 

2019 NYSBDG Summer Meeting
Date:  Thursday August 01, 2019
Location: New York, NY
About:  Launched in 1994 the NYSBDG offers a relaxed forum where researchers can meet and discuss findings, exchange ideas, network, and form collaborations
 

2019 ACA Annual Meeting
Date:  July 20 - 24, 2019
Location: Covington, KY
About:  The American Crystallographic Association’s Annual Meeting is one of the largest gatherings of crystallographers in the world and features hands-on workshops, sessions showcasing research and developments from all levels of crystallographers as well as one of the largest exhibit shows in the industry.
 

GRC - Membrane Protein Folding
Date:  July 07 - 12, 2019
Location: Easton, MA
About:  The 2019 GRC on Membrane Protein Folding will be the 3rd biannual GRC of this new series and will stimulate exploration and collaboration in this domain.
 

GRC - Mechanisms of Membrane Transport
Date:  June 23 - 28, 2019
Location: New London, NH
About:  The 2019 Gordon Conference on Mechanisms of Membrane Transport will continue the tradition of integrating structure, dynamics and function to reveal the mechanisms of membrane transporters and channels.
 

2nd Annual Industrial Biostructures America
Date:  May 19 - 21, 2019
Location: San Diego, CA
About:  Anatrace will be sponsoring the panel titled "Protein Design for Structure Determination of Membrane Proteins and Large Complexes"
 

2019 Hitchhikers Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy
Date:  May 08 - 09, 2019
Location: West Lafayette, IN
About:  This annual, interdisciplinary symposium features various areas of study including physics, chemistry, engineering, and biology.
 

SMALP 2019 Meeting
Date:  April 25 - 26, 2019
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
About:  The next annual SMALP Conference will be held at Utrecht Science Park and cover the latest developments in polymer chemistry, methods and applications in membrane biology, biophysics and structural biology.
 

BCA Spring Meeting
Date:  April 15 - 18, 2019
Location: Nottingham, UK
 

West Coast Protein Crystallography Workshop
Date:  March 17 - 20, 2019
Location: Asilomar, CA
About:  The WCPCW has a strong emphasis on presentations by students and postdoctorals. It provides an outstanding opportunity to learn about latest advances and trends, exchange practical advice, and interact with peers and scientific leaders.
 
 

63rd Annual Biophysical Society Meeting
Date:  March 02 - 06, 2019
Location: Baltimore, MD
BOOTH: 316
About:  As science becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting continues its long-held reputation for bringing together leading scientists from the all over the world who work at the interface of the life, physical, and computational sciences.
 

6th Annual BioXFEL International Conference
Date:  February 12 - 14, 2019
Location: San Diego, CA
About:  Annual meeting for the Biology with X-ray Free Electron Lasers (BioXFEL), a Science and Technology Center established by the National Science Foundation in 2013.
 

GRC - Molecular Pharmacology: GPCR Signaling
Date:  February 10 - 15, 2019
Location: Vantura, CA
About:  The 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Pharmacology will highlight the latest advances in understanding G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and how they mediate regulation of physiological processes.
 

NYSBDG 14th Winter Meeting
Date:  Monday January 14, 2019
Location: New York, NY
About:  Launched in 1994 the New York Structural Biology Discussion Group offers a relaxed forum for them to meet and discuss their findings, exchange ideas, network, and form research collaborations.
 

PSDI 2018
Date:  November 11 - 13, 2018
Location: Versailles, France
About:  This annual meeting covers recent results and challenges of determining protein structures in the pharmaceutical industry.
 

2018 Purdue Cryo-EM Symposium
Date:  November 06 - 08, 2018
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
About:  The goal of this meeting is to gather cryo-EM enthusiasts from around the globe to discuss topics including sample preparation, data collection, image processing,  and other aspects of cryo-EM. We will be hosting a range of speakers that will share their progress and recent developments within the cryo-EM community.
 

28th RAU Annual Users Meeting
Date:  November 06 - 09, 2018
Location: Campinas, Brazil
About:  The RAU meeting aims to gather the LNLS user community, encouraging the exchange of experiences and debates on the existing and future facilities. It is an important forum for discussion, evaluation and presentation of proposals for the improvement of the research structures.
 

27th Annual Buffalo-Hamilton-Toronto (BHT) Crystallography Symposium
Date:  Friday November 02, 2018
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
About:  The BHT meeting is an annual one day meeting for macromolecular crystallographers in Western New York and Southern Ontario. The meeting is held each year in early November to discuss and learn about new and innovative crystallographic techniques, and to provide a venue for showcasing the achievements of our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
 

ICCBM17
Date:  October 29 - November 02, 2018
Location: Shanghai, China
About:  The 17th International Conference on Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules (ICCBM17) will be held from October 29 to November 2, 2018, at ShanghaiTech University. ICCBM17 will provide an exciting atmosphere to learn and discuss novel research and technologies and to interact with experts in the field of biocrystallogenesis.
 

2018 SSRL/LCLS Users' Meeting
Date:  September 25 - 28, 2018
Location: Palo Alto, CA
About:  This annual meeting is a unique opportunity to gather together the lightsource community in a single scientific event that includes numerous presentations in plenary, poster and parallel sessions.
 

21st Heart of Europe Bio-Crystallography Meeting
Date:  September 20 - 22, 2018
Location: Quedlinburg, Germany
About:  HEC21 will be held in the mediaeval town of Quedlinburg, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage site, and is organized by the group of Milton T. Stubbs, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
 

10th International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage
Date:  September 13 - 14, 2018
Location: Brookhaven, NY
About:  The 10th International Workshop on X-ray Radiation Damage to Biological Samples addresses essential questions and challenges of radiation damage to biological samples during their examination with ionizing radiation.
 

EMBO: Membrane Protein Expression, Purification and Characterization (mPEPC1)
Date:  September 10 - 18, 2018
Location: Hamburg, Germany
About:  This EMBO Practical Course aims to teach participants in the latest developments in membrane protein production, characterization and structure determination. Modern protein expression techniques using various hosts will be presented and students will get acquainted with new crystallization and reconstitution techniques.
 

31st European Crystallographic Meeting
Date:  August 22 - 27, 2018
Location: Oviedo, Spain
About:  ECM31 is setting up an attractive programme covering the latest advances in crystallography and related sciences to attract young and senior scientists as well as companies and general public.
 

Structure and mechanisms of membrane proteins
Date:  August 02 - 03, 2018
Location: Birmingham, UK
About:  This timely two-day meeting will bring together membrane protein structural biology experts to present their recent work on membrane proteins involved in different aspects of human health, disease and cellular functions.
 

68th American Crystallographic Association Meeting
Date:  July 20 - 24, 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
About:  This year's ACA meeting will take place at the Sheraton Center Toronto Hotel and will offer many opportunities to network, learn and collaborate with fellow scientists, students and professionals.
 

GRC - Excitable Membranes in the Era of Precision Biology
Date:  July 08 - 13, 2018
Location: South Hadley, MA
About:  The broad and long-term goal of the conference is to increase our understanding of the structure, function and physiological roles of ion channels, their targeting by next generation therapeutics, as well as their dysfunction in disease.
 

COMPPÅ Symposium on Membrane Protein Production and Analysis
Date:  June 17 - 19, 2018
Location: New York, NY
About:  The Center on Membrane Protein Production and Analysis (COMPPÅ) will hold a symposium from 17-19 June 2018 at the Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center at Columbia University.