Protein Chemistry Looking Ahead: 8th Chemical Protein Synthesis Meeting 16-19 June 2019, Berlin, Germany

MEETING REPORT. The 8th Chemical Protein Synthesis meeting took place in Berlin in June 2019, covering broad topics in protein chemistry, ranging from synthetic methodology to applications in medicine and biomaterials. The meeting was also the culmination of the Priority Program SPP1623 on "Chemoselective Reactions for the Synthesis and Application of Functional Proteins" funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) from 2012 to 2018. We present highlights from presentations at the forefront of the field, grouped into broad themes that illustrate how the field of protein chemistry is looking ahead to new discoveries and applications.