Welcome to SCF 2026!
The organizing committee of the SCF 2026 Congress is pleased to welcome you to Bordeaux, on the university campus at Matmeca, for this event, taking place from June 22 to 24, 2026. Under the theme “The Challenges for Chemistry of Tomorrow,” this congress will bring together members of the French and international chemistry community, to share the latest advancements across all areas of the discipline.
Organized every three years at the initiative of the Société Chimique de France, this flagship event for our scientific community will offer a diverse program, including invited lectures, scientific presentations, and poster sessions to showcase the most promising research shaping the future of chemistry. A highlight of the congress will be the presentation of the SCF’s Grand National Prizes and binational awards honoring leading researchers in the field.
SCF 2026 is designed to be a space for exchange and meeting, fostering dialogue between scientists of all generations and backgrounds, whether from academia or industry. We hope these three days will provide an opportunity to reflect together on the future challenges and opportunities facing chemistry.
See you soon at the SCF 2026 Congress!
The Organizing Committee
SCF 2026: 22-24 June 2026, Université de Bordeaux, France.
12
plenary
lectures
50+
invited
speakers
300+
oral communications
All areas of chemistry will be represented, and joint and cross-disciplinary sessions will be organized to encourage interdisciplinary exchange, focusing on themes such as Organic Chemistry / Chemical Biology, Sustainable Chemistry / Catalysis, Sustainable Chemistry / Polymers and Materials, Solid-State Chemistry / Energy, as well as other interfaces at the heart of today’s major scientific challenges.
SCF 2026 is designed as a space for meeting and dialogue, where scientists of all generations and from all backgrounds, from both academia and industry, come together to share ideas, exchange perspectives, and collectively envision the challenges and opportunities that will shape the chemistry of tomorrow.
TOPICS
Polymers and Materials
- Physicochemistry and engineering of soft matter: colloids, emulsions, foams, gels, liquid crystals, etc.
- Chemistry of organic/polymer materials: synthesis, self-assembly, characterization, composites, circular economy
- Chemistry of inorganic materials: development, characterization, ceramics, alloys, recycling
Organic Chemistry
- New methods in organic synthesis
- Catalyzed reactions (organocatalysis, organometallic catalysis, biocatalysis, redox catalysis, photocatalysis)
- Other activation methods (photochemistry, mechanochemistry, sonochemistry)
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Medicinal chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, chemobiology
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Total synthesis, natural and/or bioactive molecules
- Chemistry of origins
Catalysis
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Homogeneous catalysis
- Enzymatic and biomimetic catalysis
- Design and engineering of new catalysts
- In-situ / operando characterization of catalysts
- Molecular modeling applied to catalysis
- Photo- and electrocatalytic reactions
- Catalysis and industrial processes
Physical Chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Radiation chemistry and radiochemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Modeling and theoretical chemistry
- Nanosciences
- Magnetism and magnetic resonance
- Photochemistry, photophysics, and photosciences
- Optical and neutron spectroscopy
Solid-State Chemistry
- Synthesis, characterization, and properties of condensed matter
- Inorganic materials
- Nanomaterials – Nanostructures
- Hybrid organic-inorganic materials
- Metallurgical science and engineering
- Chemistry and processes
- Surface chemistry and interface science
- Materials for data or energy storage
- Materials for information and communication technologies
- Materials for transport and the environment
- Optical materials
- Materials for health, biomaterials
- Ceramic materials
Coordination Chemistry
- New coordination and organometallic compounds
- Metals in supramolecular architectures
- Bioinorganic chemistry: metals in biology and bio-inspired models
- Coordination networks, nanoparticles, functionalized surfaces
- Physicochemistry, advanced characterization, and mechanistic studies
- Catalysis (homogeneous/heterogeneous, electro-/photocatalysis) for the preparation of organic and inorganic compounds of interest
- Energy (production, storage, catalysis for solar energy conversion)
- Medicine (imaging, therapeutics, diagnostics, protein-ligand interactions, etc.)
- Functional solids
Energy
- Materials for batteries and supercapacitors
- Photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and solar fuel production
- Electrochemical reactions and energy conversion
- Energy production, storage, and conversion
Sustainable Chemistry
- Valorization and/or recycling of natural resources and waste
- New reaction media
- Innovative technologies for process intensification
- Environmental footprint assessment of chemical processes
Teaching/Training
- Teaching
- Learning
- Training
Industrial Chemistry
- Chemical engineering
- Large-scale chemical processes
- Optimization of industrial processes and waste reduction
- Safety and environment protection
Chemical Biology
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Chemical biology meets drug discovery
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Chimie bioorthogonale et étiquetage de biomolécules, imagerie
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Ingénierie des biomolécules, conjugués, inducteurs chimiques de proximité
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Epigénétique, Epitranscriptomique et outils d’édition des acides nucléiques
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Conception de sondes moléculaires et de nouveaux outils chimiques
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Metal-based chemistry in living systems
Conference start: June 22nd, 2026
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