Meetings

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received $20 million from the National Science Foundation to establish ATHENA (Advanced Testbed for High-throughput Experimentation in Nano- and Atomic Science), one of 20 research hubs in the U.S. that will form a national network of AI-powered laboratories to accelerate scientific discovery.

Researchers from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center will join thousands of nutrition scientists and professionals from around the world at NUTRITION 2026, the annual flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, or ASN, taking place July 25–28 in National Harbor, Maryland. NUTRITION 2026 will feature more than 1,650 scientific presentations and bring together researchers, clinicians, educators, industry leaders, policymakers and other professionals to share the latest advances in nutrition science and its application to human health.

People’s Medical Publishing House organized a symposium on medical journal development. The event also marked the first meeting of Global Health Journal’s newly constituted 4th editorial board. In the event, prominent academics and industry experts discussed new methods to make Chinese medical research more accessible and reputable around the world.

Built on the open-access publishing platform of NEW HORIZON PRESS LIMITED, NEW Community engaged in international outreach and scholarly exchange during the 2026 international geochemistry conference. Its activities centered on emerging topics including AI-ready geochemical data, carbon removal, enhanced rock weathering, biogeochemical cycles, contaminant transport and transformation, and climate change, with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary research networks.

At this year’s ESA Annual Meeting, researchers will present new findings on the ecological relationships between wildlife, their habitats and the growing influence of human activities across terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and Co-CEO of Insilico Medicine, and Dr. Feng Ren, Co-CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, have been invited to attend the inaugural China Pioneer Innovative Drug Global Congress (CPIC 2026), which will grandly convene at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from July 22 to 24. During this premier event, the two industry leaders will appear at several high-profile forums to deliver keynote speeches, sharing deep insights on how cutting-edge AI combines with "China Speed" to decode the mysteries of life and reshape the global drug R&D landscape.

Accredited journalists, science bloggers, and communicators attending the 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Florence are invited to an exclusive, guided press tour on Tuesday, 4th August at 10:00 CEST. The tour will take media representatives through the historic Villa Galileo and the cutting-edge INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, bridging the roots of modern astronomy with the future of space exploration.

The 13th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting, the world’s largest conference dedicated to longevity biotechnology, will convene at Harvard University from October 1-3, 2026, launching Boston Longevity Week. Organized by Insilico Medicine and anchored by Tier 1 sponsors Eli Lilly and Insilico Medicine, the landmark event bridges academic research and real-world therapeutics. The conference features specialized tracks in clinical development, longevity medicine, and AI drug discovery, with executive leaders from 10 of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies.