26.02.2026
On February 24–25, ZALF officially launched the Science Innovation Germany–Mexico Alliance project (SIGM-Alliance) at the GEMEX-NAT Symposium and Workshop – Germany–Mexico Natural Product Alliance, held at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
The GEMEX-NAT Symposium concluded with outstanding scientific discussions, strong participation, and a clear commitment from all partners to strengthen collaboration between Germany and Mexico further. The symposium and workshop reaffirmed the importance of international cooperation in advancing natural products research and in developing innovative approaches to address infectious diseases. It was truly inspiring to see researchers, students, and institutional representatives come together with such dedication and enthusiasm. The workshop sessions focused on defining concrete research priorities, identifying funding opportunities, and building sustainable joint initiatives within GEMEX-NAT and the broader SIGM Alliance project.
We are deeply grateful to all speakers, organizers, and participants. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the GEMEX-NAT team: Nicolas Castillo, Dr. Connor Smieja, and Alexander Kinner; our partners at the Faculty of Chemistry at UNAM, Dr. Mario Figueroa and Dr. Rebekka Wamser; as well as the valuable support of UNAM Germany through Dr. Yolanda Chirino and Lucero Oropeza.
This event was organized by the coordination SIGM-Alliance project, Assoc. Prof. Michelle Bonatti, and Prof. Dr. Robert Carcamo Mallen.
We look forward to a productive second day.
You can learn more about the outcomes at the following link:
https://www.sigm-alliance.de/gemex-nat-events
