The 3rd Annual Conference of the Pan-Balkan Alliance of Natural Products and Drug Discovery Associations (PANDA) : Book of abstracts

Abstract

Pan-Balkan Alliance of Natural Products and Drug Discovery Associations Being inspired by the Belt and Road Initiative, during the 2nd Balkans-China Mini-symposium on Natural Products and Drug Discovery (11-13 April 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia) with the already existing cooperation, the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” – National Institute of Republic of Serbia (IBISS), University of Belgrade and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences initiated the establishment of the Pan-Balkan Alliance of Natural Products and Drug Discovery Associations (PANDA). To promote the mutual development and benefit, PANDA was formally established at the “Belt and Road” International Symposium of Science and Technology Innovation on September 26th 2019 in Shanghai, China. Today, alliance counts various members from the People’s Republic of China and from 14 European countries, with two PANDA Secretariats established in Shanghai (opened 2019) and Belgrade (opened 2020). PANDA represents a non-governmental, non-profit, open international scientific alliance, with the goal to promote: Various academic exchange activities among the members of the alliance; The mutual development of natural products, drug discovery based on natural resources in these countries, and food safety; Cooperative nurturing programs for talents among various organizations within the alliance; Innovation in science and technology through joint applications for research funding.