We have a good representation in the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (EFMC) International Symposium (link) that is currently being held in Basel, Switzerland (6-10.9.2026). At least Janne is presenting our latest OATP2B1 results, Ville some MCT1-modelling results, and Arun, I guess, also OATP-related modelling?!? 😍 Anyway, while waiting for better pictures, I will share how good scientists use their free time - going to the Pharmacy Museum, of course! 😂
Good news from this week was that our SMVT-paper was finally accepted for publication! Hip Hurray! This was a long journey, I cannot even remember how many journal is behind... at least 3! But like I have said earlier it is not that the content is not good enough, the journals and their editors are drowning with the submitted manuscript and in that flow it's hard to make your point visible. Well, more about that, once it is out.
Since today is the last weekend of the official summer and the weather is getting colder, I decided to post what I have been harvesting from my garden, well the carrots are still in their garden bed. Also, the nature was generous to us this summer (and not everything is even showing below)! 😎
The semester really had a crowded start, first introduction to the study field (pharmaceutical chemistry) for the 4th year pharmacy students (during my holiday... 😎), so that they can select to which field thay want to specialize, followed by Tiina's birthday celebration, and all these events, I was in so "holiday mood" that I forgot to take any photos... and this week we had FinPharmaNet symposium (link) in Kuopio, and the 20th celebration year! And what make it busy was that I was asked for a presentation just 1 week before (due to the cancellation), but since Hamed was already selected to present OATPs, I was left to build up a new story with Piezo1 agonists. 😅 But that was good, since now I have a clear picture of what Andy's second paper is going to look like! 😍 The next step is to transfer this to Andy's head! Anyway, good 2-day event, unfortunately, the new Director of Biocenter Finland (Katja Kivinen) et al. also wanted to visit Biocenter Kuopio at the same... so to sum up, a busy start!
