On the Hunt for Next-Generation Antimicrobial Agents: An Online Symposium Organized Jointly by the French Society for Medicinal Chemistry (Societe de Chimie Therapeutique) and the French Microbiology Society (Societe Francaise de Microbiologie) on 9-10 December 2021

The restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic obliged the French Society for Medicinal Chemistry (Societe de chimie therapeutique) and the French Microbiology Society (Societe Francaise de Microbiologie) to organize their joint autumn symposium (entitled "On the hunt for next-generation antimicrobial agents") online on 9-10 December 2021. The meeting attracted more than 200 researchers from France and abroad with interests in drug discovery, antimicrobial resistance, medicinal chemistry, and related disciplines. This review summarizes the 13 invited keynote lectures. The symposium generated high-level scientific dialogue on the most recent advances in combating antimicrobial resistance. The University of Lille, the Institut Pasteur de Lille, the journal Pharmaceuticals, Oxeltis, and INCATE, sponsored the event.