Nostrum Biodiscovery is proud to sponsor the Alchemistry Free Energy Workshop 2026, hosted by the Open Molecular Software Foundation (OMSF) as part of its Barcelona meeting series, taking place 4-6 May 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
About the workshop
The Alchemistry Workshop is the premier annual gathering dedicated to free energy methods in drug design. Organized by the OMSF, a nonprofit foundation supporting open-source software and open science in molecular sciences, the workshop brings together academic researchers, industry scientists, and software developers to share advances in alchemical free energy calculations, benchmark methodologies, and accelerate the adoption of best practices across the field.
The 2026 edition continues the tradition of rigorous, community-driven science: covering topics from relative and absolute binding free energy (RBFE/ABFE) calculations, force field development, enhanced sampling techniques, and the integration of machine learning into free energy workflows.
Nostrum on the ground
Five of our colleagues and computational drug designers are attending on behalf of Nostrum Biodiscovery: Ferran Planas and Juan Pablo Arcon (representing our Drug Discovery department), Pablo Navarro and Martí Municoy (representing our Technology department), and Isaac Filella (representing our AI department).
Their participation spans the full programme, engaging with the latest methodological advances, contributing to discussions on best practices, and connecting with the broader research community, pushing this field forward.
Free energy at the core of our work
At Nostrum Biodiscovery, free energy perturbation (FEP) and alchemical methods are not peripheral tools, they are central to how we approach computational drug design. These techniques directly power our binding affinity predictions, inform lead optimization decisions, and allow us to assess selectivity across chemically diverse series, including small molecules, macrocycles, and peptides.
By grounding our workflows in rigorous physics-based methods, we deliver more reliable and interpretable insights to our partners, bridging the gap between computational prediction and experimental reality.
Committed to open science
Sponsoring the Alchemistry Workshop reflects a conviction we hold deeply: that the best science happens in the open. Community events like this one, where methodologies are challenged, benchmarks are shared, and tools are developed collaboratively, are what move the entire field forward. We are proud to support that mission and to be part of the conversation.
