Nanobodies are single domain antibodies derived from llama heavy-chain only antibodies (HCAbs)

The discovery of nanobodies by Raymond Hamers in the 1980s and the further development of the technology by Serge Muyldermans and Jan Steyaert fundamentally changed approaches in different areas of medicine. Nanobodies are very useful in the diagnosis and treatment of serious and life-threatening diseases.

As nanobodies were born at the University of Brussels, the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology is very honored to organize the second edition of the Nanobody conference. This meeting series was launched in September 2019 at the University of Bonn by Florian Schmidt and Paul-Albert König.

During the 2day conference on 8-9 September 2021, leaders in the field will present their latest findings in sessions focused on:

• Nanobody fundamentals
• Nanobody engineering
• Innovative research tools
• Nanobodies in diagnostics, imaging and microscopy
• Nanobodies in target validation
• Nanobodies as therapeutic molecules
• Nanobodies as anti-infectious agents

On Friday 10 September, a satellite event ‘Trends in structural biology’ will be held.

Information for poster submissions

The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. The best three abstracts were given a short talk slot in the plenary program. The 2 best posters of the poster session will win the Poster prize!

Travel grants

We offer 5 travel grants to international attendees, which will reimburse travel costs up to 400 Euros. Are you interested in attending Nanobodies (2nd) and want to have a chance on a travel grant? Submit your motivation below by clicking on the 'Apply for a grant' button before 16 June 2021. The organizing committee will notify you of your travel grant acceptance by the end of June.