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Organic Chemistry Section (SOC)

The Organic Chemistry Section (SOC) promotes organic chemistry and represents the interests of organic chemists in the Netherlands. With approximately 600 members, we are one of the largest sections of the KNCV. We organize two meetings each year (one at a university and one at a company). In even-numbered years, we hold the Organic Chemistry Symposium; in odd-numbered years, we collaborate with the Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology Section (MCCB) on a joint program.

SOC events

As a member of the SOC, you’ll receive a discount on our own events. If you’re also a member of the KNCV, you’ll receive a discount on all lectures, seminars, and meetings organized by the KNCV (and all its sections).

  1. Glycoscience NL 2026

    Joint meeting of the Glycobiology platform of the NVBMB and the Division Organic Chemistry of the KNCV.
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  1. KNCV Gold Medal 2026 for Evan Spruijt

    How can lifelike ‘droplets’ help us understand how life first emerged on Earth? Evan Spruijt’s groundbreaking research into these self-organising systems is yielding new insights. 

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  2. Fatty proteins and brain diseases: a binding problem

     Various neurological disorders are characterised by problems with the bonding between proteins and fats. Marc Baggelaar is investigating this process using mass spectrometry.

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  3. Developing new medicines with a virtual microscope

    Willem Jespers studies the ‘dance’ of G proteins with a virtual microscope.

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  4. Robots that run on chemistry

    From rigid, coarse machines towards softer, smarter robots using chemistry. That's what Michael Lerch and his group are investigating.

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