Auteur : Frédéric BIHEL

Montpellier is close to the Mediterranean Sea, in the south-east of the  Hérault department, whose territory is defined as an amphitheater open to the sea, bordered by the Cévennes to the north-east and the Haut-Languedoc to the north-west.

Montpellier is accessible by:

– Plane: Airport Montpellier Méditerrannée

– Train: Station Saint-Roch (in the city center) or Station Montpellier Sud de France (outside of the city)

Thanks to 4 lines of tramway, ample bus services (line 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16) taxis, you can go anywhere your heart desires in and around Montpellier. Please note that a three days transportation ticket will be kindly provided in the Conference package. Just pay for the first ride.

The CPP-2020 conference on “Cell-Penetrating peptides: Next generation delivery systems” will be held on April 27-29, 2020, in Montpellier at the Maison des étudiants – Aimé Shoenig – Espace Richter.

The “Maison des étudiants” is in the east of Montpellier near the border of the river “Lez” and is situated at the following address:

Rue Vendémiaire, 34000 Montpellier (Google map)

Access via tramway 1 (Station Rives du Lez) or tramway 3 (Station Port Marianne)

Different hotels and accommodations are available in the near.

• Hôtel Mercure Montpellier Centre Antigone (accor.com)
• Hôtel Courtyard (com)
• Hotel Suite Novotel Montpellier (accor.com)
• Le Strasbourg hôtel (le-strasbourg.com)

Many others hotels of different categories are also available in the city center (near the Place de la Comédie), located only 5 tramway stations (12 min transportation) from the Conference Hall.

NEW DEADLINE for submitting an abstract for oral communication:

March 7^th, 2020

Deadline for submitting an abstract for poster communication: March 31^th, 2020

Please upload your abstract during the registration or send it before the deadline to the organizing comittee.

The number of oral presentations is limited, scientific committee will process a selection and confirm your presentation a.s.a.p.

Please note that we do not print the posters, but racks & pins will be provided for up to A0 sizes, portrait format.

Please download the template for abstract submission.

Regarding the worldwide situation about the COVID-19, we are sorry to announce that the conference “Cell-penetrating peptides: Next generation delivery systems” will be postponed.

 The new dates for the conference will be
from Monday 5th to Wednesday 7th October 2020.

Registration is open

Key Dates:

February 29^th, 2020: deadline for oral communication submission

March 31^th, 2020: deadline for poster submission.

March 31^th, 2020: end of registration.

Registration fees include:

• Access to all scientific sessions
• Abstract book
• Coffee breaks
• Welcome evening (27 April 2020)
• Lunch (28 April 2020)
• Gala dinner (28 April 2020) with a contribution to the cost of 20€/person
• 3-days ticket for the tram in Montpellier

Regarding the worldwide situation about the COVID-19, we are sorry to announce that the conference “Cell-penetrating peptides: Next generation delivery systems” will be postponed.

We are doing our best to find an adequate new date as soon as possible during 2021-2022.

We are pleased to invite you to participate to the symposium entitled:

Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Next generation delivery systems

Co-organized with the French Peptides and Proteins Group (GFPP), this symposium will be held in Montpellier (France), from Monday 27^th to Wednesday 29^th of April 2020.

The meeting will take place in the Aimé Schoenig lecture hall at Montpellier University.

This 3-days international symposium will focus on:

• Design and synthesis of CPPs, peptide-based nanoparticles, and other peptide-based delivery systems
• Biophysical, biochemical and/or cell biology approaches to study their interaction with model and/or biological membranes
• In vivo studies and therapeutic/clinical applications of peptide-based delivery systems

We hope you will join this event and you are cordially invited to contribute an oral (10 min) or a poster presentation. The official language of the meeting will be English.

Looking forward to seeing you in Montpellier!

The organizing committee

Prisca Boisguerin, Sébastien Deshayes, Karidia Konate, Eric Vivès, Gudrun Aldrian, Sonia Cantel.