Social Events

Classical Concert and Reception at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

Monday, 15 November 2021 – 19:30

Our participants are kindly invited to join the classical concert performed by the outstanding pianist János Balázs to be held in the magnificent building of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music built in art nouveau style. After the concert a special standing reception is offered to the honour of our delegates.


Official welcome remark before the concert by:

Péter Fekete
Minister of State for Culture of the Ministry of Human Capacities

After the concert a special standing reception is offered in honour of our delegates, located at the Gallery of the Academy.

Welcoming words before the reception will be delivered by:

Prof. Dr. Péter Ferdinandy
President of the Hungarian Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (HUPHAR)
Vice-Rector for Science and Innovations, Semmelweis University

Budapest, Hungary

Prof. Dr. Éva Szökő
President of the Hungarian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (HSPS),
Co-President of the Pharmaceutical Permanent Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Budapest, Hungary

Dr. Jon S.B. de Vlieger
Coordinator of Non-Biological Complex Drugs – Working Group (NBCD)
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Please note that wearing a face mask is mandatory in the concert hall.
Participation in the cultural programme is included in the registration fee.
Please do NOT forget to take along your badge, your concert ticket and invitation card.
Dress code: formal
Bus transportation to the concert and back to the Venue is provided by the organisers.
Departure of buses continuously from the Conference Venue Ensana Thermal Hotel Margaret Island between 18:30-18:45
Estimated departure of buses from the Music Academy back to the venue hotel after the reception at about 23:00

The Cultural Evening is supported by

Gala Dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts, Romanesque Hall

Tuesday, 16 November, 2021 – 20:00 – 23:00

Hereby we invite you for a unique dinner on the second evening of the Conference. The Museum of Fine Arts, opened in 1906, is reputed to be among Europe’s most prominent museums. Its multi-faceted collections and their historical continuity coupled with the large number of masterpieces undoubtedly earn it a prestigious place among public collections. The Museum of Fine Arts displays the treasures of international and Hungarian art spanning from ancient times to the end of the eighteenth century, while its large-scale temporary exhibitions attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.

During the dinner an outstanding menu will be served with excellent plates and drinks.


During the Gala Dinner a small piece of the baroque classical music era is performed by the

Semmelweis University Medic Orchestra

Conductor: Gergely Dubóczky
Programme: Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 6. “Le Matin”

Welcome remarks before the gala dinner will be delivered by:

Dr. Mátyás Szentiványi
Director General, National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition
Budapest, Hungary

Prof. Leslie Z. Benet
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Prof. Dr. Attila Felinger
President of the Hungarian Society for Separation Sciences (HSSS),
Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Pécs, Hungary

Prof. Dr. Vinod P. Shah
Co-Chair of the DDRS 2021 Conference
North Potomac, MD, USA

Please do NOT forget to take along your badge and invitation card.
Dress code: formal
Bus transportation to the Gala Dinner and back to the Venue is provided by the organisers.
Departure of buses continuously from the Conference Venue Ensana Thermal Hotel Margaret Island between 19:10-19:20
Estimated departure of buses from the Museum of Fine Arts back to the venue hotel after the Gala Dinner at about 23:30.