The 46th EuroCongress on Drug Synthesis and Analysis (ECDSA-2017) was arranged within the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia from 5-8 September 2017 to get together specialists in medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, pharmaceutical analysis, screening of bioactive compounds, pharmacology and drug formulations; promote the exchange of scientific results, methods and ideas; and encourage cooperation between researchers from all over the world. The topic of the conference, "Drug Synthesis and Analysis," meant that the symposium welcomed all pharmacists and/or researchers (chemists, analysts, biologists) and students interested in scientific work dealing with investigations of biologically active compounds as potential drugs. The authors of this manuscript were plenary speakers and other participants of the symposium and members of their research teams. The following summary highlights the major points/topics of the meeting.

• Klíčová slova
• chemical biology, drug design and development, medicinal chemistry, natural compounds, new small entities, organic synthesis, pharmaceutical analysis, therapeutic proteins,
• MeSH
• farmaceuti MeSH
• farmaceutická chemie MeSH
• kvantitativní vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mezisektorová spolupráce MeSH
• příprava léků * MeSH
• výzkumní pracovníci MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• kongresy MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Slovenská republika MeSH

The Eighth Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology" was held in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 28-September 1, 2016 to bring together experts in biology, chemistry and design of bioactive compounds; promote the exchange of scientific results, methods and ideas; and encourage cooperation between researchers from all over the world. The topics of the conference covered "Chemistry towards Biology", meaning that the event welcomed chemists working on biology-related problems, biologists using chemical methods, and students and other researchers of the respective areas that fall within the common scope of chemistry and biology. The authors of this manuscript are plenary speakers and other participants of the symposium and members of their research teams. The following summary highlights the major points/topics of the meeting.

• Klíčová slova
• ADME, drug delivery systems, biological chemistry, biomaterials, chemical biology, drug design, nanoparticles, natural compounds, proteins and nucleic acids, synthesis, targeting,
• MeSH
• epigeneze genetická MeSH
• farmaceutická chemie metody   MeSH
• lékové transportní systémy MeSH
• proteiny chemie   MeSH
• racionální návrh léčiv MeSH
• systémová biologie MeSH
• vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• Publikační typ
• kongresy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• proteiny MeSH