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About the Astbury Conversation

The Astbury Conversation is where science meets innovation, bringing together those with a passion for structural and chemical biology, biophysics, and biotechnology.

Across two packed conference days, leading researchers and renowned experts from around the world come together in Leeds to share ideas, challenge thinking, and give you a unique chance to connect across disciplines and be part of the conversations driving molecular science forward.

2026's theme was Designing Biology, and explored the future of synthetic biology – both bottom-up and top-down – along with cutting-edge work on designer biomacromolecules and the technologies shaping the field.