Welcome to the PSDI 2024
On behalf of the organisers of PSDI and its executive committee, we are delighted to invite you to the 32nd Protein Structure Determination in Industry meeting, which will be held at the Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel, in Paris, France, between November 10th to 12th 2024.
This not-to-be-missed event for the industrial community of structural biologists will this year be an opportunity to continue discussions on the various techniques of integrated structural biology.
This year's meeting is organised jointly by SERVIER and Synchrotron SOLEIL, supported by Hg3 Conferences.
Key Dates
The meeting will take place from : Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th November, 2024
The Sunday workshops will take place at the Synchrotron SOLEIL on Sunday 10th November, 2024
Drinks reception will be located at Hotel Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel, Sunday 10th November, 2024
The Meeting Dinner will take place on a cruise boat on the river Seine in Paris, Monday 11th November, 2024.
Important deadlines
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Sponsor registration |
February 2024 |
June 2024 |
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Early bird registration |
Beginning of May 2024 |
until 31st August 2024 |
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Abstract submission |
Beginning of March 2024 |
31th August 2024 |
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Late registration |
31st August 2024 |
30th October 2024 |
PSDI 2024 GOLD Sponsors
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PSDI 2024 sponsors
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Past Meetings
| PSDI 1 - 1993 - Zeneca, United Kingdom | PSDI 17 - 2009 - Roche, Basel, Switzerland |
| PSDI 2 - 1994 - SmithKline Beecham, United Kingdom | PSDI 18 - 2010 - Diamond light Source, Randolph Hotel, UK |
| PSDI 3 - 1995 - GlaxoWellcome, United Kingdom | PSDI 19 - 2011 - AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden |
| PSDI 4 - 1996 - Pfizer Sandwich, United Kingdom | PSDI 20 - 2012 - Sanofi, Chateau de Montvillargenne, France |
| PSDI 5 - 1997 - Zeneca, United Kingdom | PSDI 21 - 2013 - PSI, Expose, Hotel Astoria Lucerne, Switzerland |
| PSDI 6 - 1998 - Roche Welwyn, United Kingdom | PSDI 22 - 2014 - Merck Serono, Hotel Miragem, Cascais, Portugal |
| PSDI 7 - 1999 - SmithKline Beecham, United Kingdom | PSDI 23 - 2015 - Proteros Biostructures, Munich/Tegernsee, Germany |
| PSDI 8 - 2000 - Aventis, France | PSDI 24 – 2016 – Novo Nordisk/MAX IV Laboratory/SARomics Biostructures, Malmo, Sweden |
| PSDI 9 - 2001 - GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom | PSDI 25 – 2017 – Astex, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| PSDI 10 - 2002 - AstraZeneca, United Kingdom | PSDI 26 - 2018 - Sanofi & Soleil, Versailles, France |
| PSDI 11 - 2003 - Medivir, Sweden | PSDI 27 - 2019 - AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| PSDI 12 - 2004 - Pfizer, United Kingdom | PSDI 28 - 2020 - online - Merck, EMBL, ESRF |
| PSDI 13 - 2005 - Astex, United Kingdom | PSDI 29 - 2021 - online - Merck, EMBL, ESRF |
| PSDI 14 - 2006 - Novartis, Le Bischenberg, France | PSDI 30 - 2022 - SANOFI, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven |
| PSDI 15 - 2007 - ESRF, France | PSDI 31 - 2023 - EMBL-EBI, GSK, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| PSDI 16 - 2008 - GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom |
Programme
The conference will start on Sunday 1pm and finished on Tuesday 4:00pm.
A preliminary programme will follow.
Conference topics
- Biologics;
- Biophysical methods and characterization;
- Computational methods;
- Cryo-Electron Microscopy;
- Cutting-edge technologies;
- Drug design case studies.
Workshop
To be announced
Scientific Committee
Sonja Kuhn, SERVIER (France)
Pierre Legrand, Synchrotron SOLEIL (France)
Dave Brown, Vertex (UK)
Djordje Musil, Merck Serano (Germany)
Alexey Rak, SANOFI (France)
Christian Wiesmann, Novartis (Switzerland)
Chun-Wa Chung, GSK (UK)
Andreas Kuglstatter, Roche (Switzerland)
Conference organisers
Tatiana Isabet, Synchrotron SOLEIL (France)
Sonja Kuhn, SERVIER (France)
Nicola Hardaker, HG3 (UK)
Oral communication
Deadline for abstract submission : 30th September 2024
Use the following link to submit your abstract : 
You will be informed about the selection results by the Scientific Committee.
Poster communication
Deadline for abstract submission : 30th September 2024
Use the following link to submit your abstract :
We plan to exhibit around 23 posters in the FOYER area (close to the Amphitheater).
You will be informed about the selection results by the Scientific Committee.
Template
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In both cases, you are requested to use the template below (Word or .Rtf file - Any abstract not in compliance with the template will be sent back to the author): The size of the files is limited to 4 Mo. |
Registration fees
Registration fees include :
- Access to conference from Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th November
- Access to the workshops at Synchrotron SOLEIL on Sunday 10th November
- Accomodation Fees (two nights from Sunday November, 10th to Tuesday November, 12th at the hotel Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel, Paris)
- Meals (excluding conference dinner on Monday 11th November)
- Sunday cocktail at the hotel Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel, Paris
| Type of participant | Early bird | Late registration |
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| Delegate including Conference dinner | 750,00 € |
850,00 € |
| Delegate excluding Conference dinner | 720,00 € |
820,00 € |
Additional nights
Additional night(s) can be booked directly with the hotel.
Hotel contact : Tél: +33140582000 / E-mail: h3546-RE@accor.com
Exhibition
The commercial exhibition is a traditional and essential part of the Protein Structure Determination in Industry (PSDI) meetings and will be located in the hotel during the 2024 conference. Tea and coffee breaks will be taken exclusively in the Exhibition areas.
The commercial exhibition will run for the duration of the meeting, from the evening of Sunday 10th November 2024 at 7pm until the close of the meeting at 4pm on Tuesday 12th November.
Sponsoring packages
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Gold Sponsorship Package Package includes:
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6500 € |
| Package #2 |
Exhibition Space - Standard Package includes:
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3000 € |
| Package #3 |
Sponsorship of the Conference Dinner This is an opportunity for you to sponsor the Conference Dinner which is taking place on a boat offering a 2,5h cruise on the Seine on Monday 11 November, 2024. The sponsoring company can enjoy their company logo and be acknowledged as sponsor of the Conference Dinner in the programme, on the conference website. The sponsoring company can provide display banners which can be displayed around the venue. |
3500 € |
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Sponsorship of Sunday Welcome Cocktail This is an opportunity for you to sponsor the Sunday Welcome Cocktail which is taking place at the Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel on Sunday 10 November, 2024. There will be a drinks reception held at Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel where delegates and attendees can mingle in a semi-formal atmosphere. The sponsoring company can enjoy their company logo and acknowledged as sponsor of the Welcome Cocktail in the programme, on the conference website and in the conference handbook. The company can also provide any banners which can be displayed in the Welcome Cocktail area. |
1750 € |
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Sponsorship of Delegate Badges This is an opportunity to make sure your company logo will appear alongside the PSDI Conference logo on all the delegate badges. Your company logo and website link will also be displayed on the conference website. |
1500 € |
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Advertising : space in PSDI electronic abstract book (full A4 color page) |
900 € |
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Sponsorship of a Workshop This is an opportunity to sponsor one of the 2 hour workshops taking place in the Rosalind Franklin Pavilion on the Sunday afternoon. The sponsor can provide banners for display during the workshop and will have their sponsorship noted in the programme. |
600 € |
Exhibition Space
Exhibition spaces are located in a single 580m2 room.
The exhibition spaces provided are approximately 2,5m x 2m and will include a table 180 x 45cm, 2 chairs and a power socket. If you have any specific requirements outside of these criteria (for example poster board) please contact the organisers.
We have made a preliminary schedule for 24 booths (please see plan and pictures below). Booths 7 to 10, 19, 20, 23 and 24 are reserved for gold sponsorship package until 15th June. After this date, all the remaining stands will be available for all packages.
The floor plan will be established by the organizers: we will make every effort to respect requests for booths in specific locations, but this will not always be possible.
We recommend that all exhibitors take out relevant insurance cover for any equipment.
Sponsors already registered :
| Company | Position | Company | Position |
| Thermo Fisher | 6 | EMBL M BioSAXS | 18 |
| ALPX | 9 | Cube Biotech GmbH | 20 |
Sponsors registration
Early reservation is recommended. Please fill out the 
exhibitors registration form (8.45 MB) and send it to conf-PSDI-2024@synchrotron-soleil.fr. Once done, please use the following link to pay and finalise your registration online (via hg3 booking link) : 
Exhibitors
Exhibitors confirmed :
Delivery of Equipment and Access to Hotel Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel
Deliveries can be made prior to the meeting and should be addressed to the contact person "Event manager"
Delivery address :
Entrée perpendiculaire au Quai de Grenelle
The carrier must deliver the equipment/packages to the 3rd floor. They must not be left on the delivery platform. Maximum lift weight: 1,2 tonnes.
- Exhibition area will be available for set up from 17:00 on Sunday 10th November
Please note that the deadline for removal of exhibition equipment is 14:00 on Tuesday 12th November.
Exhibitors failing to comply will be responsible for any financial penalties incurred.
Any additional storage space for equipment prior to collection must be arranged in advance with the hotel’s contact person : email address to be confirmed later
Advertising
We will acknowledge all exhibitor sponsorship through a color page in the abstract book listing all exhibitors’ logos (high resolution JPEG or EPS logo to be supplied to the event organizers).
These will also be placed on the conference web site on the front page.
Appropriate acknowledgement will be made for each item sponsored.
Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel
The venue is located in the city center of Paris near the Eiffel tower.
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| Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel building | Main entrance |
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Venue information
The meeting will take place Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th November, 2024, at Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel.
The Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel is a 4 * hôtel in the heart of Paris and provides easy access to the city. It is a short walk from the mall named "Baugrenelle" (with every types of shops, clothes, cathering, presents...), and a lot of restaurants and bars.
The hotel is an ideal base for exploring the city.
By car
- The address is 61 quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France. The hotel has a covered car park with 82 spaces, please contact the hotel if you need to park your car (+33 1 40 58 20 00).
By taxi - Airport to Paris
Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel is located :
- From Paris - Orly airport, 19,3 km (around 30mins)
- From Paris - Roissy Charles de Gaulle, 35km (around 40mins)
The price of a journey by taxi is:
- Between 35€ and 52€ from / to Orly airport, depending on traffic.
- Between 40€ and 70€ from / to Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, depending on the traffic.
By public transport
Novotel Paris centre Tour Eiffel is in the city center of Paris.
- From Orly airport : OrlyVal to Antony then RERB to Denfert Rochereau and then Métro 6 to Bir-Hakeim (Grenelle), Finally 10mins walk (total 1hour).
- From CDG airport : RERB to Denfert Rochereau and then Métro 6 to Bir-Hakeim (Grenelle), Finally 10mins walk (total 1h10min).
- From Paris Gare du Nord : RERB to Denfert Rochereau and then Métro 6 to Bir-Hakeim (Grenelle), Finally 10mins walk (total 30min).
Timetables: Transilien, Métro
Workshop : Synchrotron SOLEIL venue information
A bus service will provide transport between the hotel and the SOLEIL synchrotron.
A bus will leave the hotel on Sunday 10 November 2024 at 1pm for the SOLEIL Synchrotron. All the people registered for the workshop will be able to take this bus, it is not necessary to register. Please note that the bus will leave on time (1pm) in front of the hotel.
For the return journey, there will also be a bus between the Synchrotron SOLEIL and the hotel. This bus should leave SOLEIL around 6 pm.
Gala dinner
The gala dinner will take place on a boat offering a 2,5h cruise on the Seine.
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The meeting time at the boat will be at 7pm Quai Grenelle. 5min walk from the hotel
The cruise departure is planned at 7:30pm from quai grenelle
If you have any enquiries regarding the PSDI 2024 Meeting, please contact
HG3 by email: events@hg3.co.uk or by phone: +44 (0) 1423 529333
Tatiana Isabet and Sonja Kuhn conf-PSDI-2024@synchrotron-soleil.fr