Question 1

Who can join?

Accepted Answer

PhD and 2nd year Master’s students from Chemistry, Pharmacy and related disciplines from Darmstadt and surrounding areas. This event is not open to healthcare providers or any person who, in the course of their professional activities, may prescribe or supply a medicinal product or service.

Question 2

What will the event involve?

Accepted Answer

You’ll work in groups with other students and experts from academia and industry to present compounds and review and rate them for use in biomedical research.

Question 3

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

The event (and lunch) is free to join! We can’t cover travel costs though.

Question 4

I can’t make this event, are there others?

Accepted Answer

We hope to hold other similar events in the future. Email hackathon@chemprobes.org to join our mailing list.

Question 5

Will I have to code anything?

Accepted Answer

No! This is a reviewathon rather than a coding challenge, all you need is a willingness to learn what makes a good probe compound, and to review the molecules.

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