SFEC-ISE-2027
About the Congress
About SFEC-ISE-2027
Returning to its historic birthplace, the 26th International Congress of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFEC-ISE 2027) commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India. The Society emerged from the landmark 12th ISE Congress, held in 2012 at Jadavpur University, under the inspiration of the late A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India, envisioned bridging traditional knowledge with modern clinical and translational science.
The Congress is organised by SFE-India in association with the Centre for Evaluation of Traditional Medicine (TradMed CoE) at the School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University. As a flagship international outreach initiative of TradMed CoE, ISE-SFEC 2027 reflects the Centre's mandate in translational ethnopharmacology, metabolomics-driven standardisation, systems pharmacology, regulatory-aligned validation, and sustainable bioresource innovation.
Under the theme “Translating Traditional Therapies – Explore, Educate and Empower,” the Congress advances the paradigm of Globalizing Local Knowledge and Localizing Global Technology. It integrates biological, chemical, ecological, computational, engineering, and social sciences with traditional and Indigenous knowledge systems to address sustainable healthcare, biodiversity conservation, equitable bioeconomy development, and culturally grounded innovation.
Core Scientific & Translational Focus
Natural Product Discovery & Mechanistic Validation
Ethnopharmacology-guided bioprospecting; phytochemical profiling; dereplication; metabolomics, proteomics, chemoinformatics; bioassay-guided fractionation; network pharmacology; systems biology; ADME/Tox evaluation; and translational pipelines connecting molecular discovery with preclinical and clinical validation.
AI-Driven & Computational Ethnopharmacology
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, predictive modelling, data mining, knowledge graphs, and digital documentation for target prediction, mechanism elucidation, safety profiling, and blockchain-enabled traceability.
Sustainable Bioresource Management & One Health
Sustainable harvesting, conservation biology, ecosystem restoration, climate-resilient cultivation, regenerative production systems, and One Health approaches linking human, animal, and environmental health.
Biotechnology & Green Biomanufacturing
Synthetic biology, microbial and marine bioresources, green chemistry, process intensification, waste valorisation, and circular bioeconomy models for scalable production of phytopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
Quality, Standardisation & Regulatory Science
Authentication, batch consistency, contaminant profiling, herb–drug interactions, pharmacovigilance, and harmonisation with WHO, EMA, FDA, and CDSCO frameworks.
Nutrieconomy & Preventive Health
Food-as-medicine systems, nutraceuticals, functional foods, nutrigenomics, probiotics, and sustainable dietary models supporting nutrition security.
Ethics, Governance & Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Compliance with the Nagoya Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity; Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS); CARE Principles; prior informed consent; and protection of Indigenous intellectual and cultural heritage.
International Collaborations & Global Partnerships
ISE-SFEC 2027 is designed as a high-impact collaborative platform connecting academia, industry, regulatory bodies, and international scientific societies. The Congress will actively foster partnerships with leading institutions including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT system), the Phytochemical Society of Europe, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), and the American Society of Pharmacognosy, among others.
Through these collaborations, the Congress will:
- Promote cross-continental research networks in pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, metabolomics, and systems pharmacology.
- Facilitate joint symposia, thematic workshops, and technology-transfer dialogues integrating engineering, computational sciences, and advanced analytical platforms.
- Strengthen global harmonisation of quality standards, regulatory science, and evidence-based validation of botanicals.
- Encourage early-career researcher exchanges, mobility programs, and collaborative grant initiatives.
- Support translational pipelines from laboratory discovery to industrial scale-up and global commercialisation.