GPCR Happy Hour – Boston, Sept 2025

Space is limited. Big ideas aren’t.

When the biotech world gathers in Boston, this is where the real conversations begin.

GPCR Happy Hour: Where meaningful connections flourish beyond the conference hustle, in collaboration with NIS, Proteos, and Axxam.

Why GPCR Happy Hour?

The conference floor is crowded. The panels are packed. Everyone’s rushing from one talk to the next. But the truth? The most valuable conversations don’t happen under fluorescent lights — they happen when the ties are loosened, the glasses are full, and the pressure is off.

That’s exactly why we created GPCR Happy Hour.

Every September, Boston welcomes the global biotech and drug discovery community. Scientists, investors, and CRO professionals fly in from around the world, while Boston’s own vibrant life sciences hub shows up in full force. GPCR Happy Hour is where these two worlds meet.

It’s not just networking. It’s where partnerships spark, ideas collide, and the GPCR community grows stronger — together.

Why It Matters

• Connect with peers across biotech, CROs, and investment who are driving discovery forward

• Meet both the global biotech community and Boston’s local innovators in one room

• Be part of Dr. GPCR’s nonprofit mission to unite and empower the GPCR community worldwide

FOMO is real: if you’re not in the room, you’ll be hearing about the connections you could have made.

Be Part of the GPCR Community

Dr. GPCR is a nonprofit global community dedicated to building a strong, connected GPCR ecosystem. Our mission is simple: bridge science and industry by connecting researchers, biotech, CROs, and pharma leaders around GPCR drug discovery.

GPCR Happy Hour is more than a social event. It’s a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with peers from across the globe and the Boston biotech scene, to share ideas, spark collaborations, and strengthen the ties that keep this community thriving.

Our Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors:

NIS Proteos

Since 2007, NIS has been a trailblazing CRO making cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) accessible to pharma and biotech companies of all sizes. With the largest fleet of transmission electron microscopes in North America, NIS delivers cutting-edge imaging and analysis that accelerates the discovery of new and life-changing therapeutics. Their areas of focus include structural biology, protein production from Proteos, and nanoparticle characterization. Their expertise, collaboration, and commitment to quality make them an indispensable partner in modern drug discovery.

Axxam

Axxam is a leading provider of integrated discovery services, supporting the entire drug discovery process from target identification to lead optimization. The company has long-standing expertise in G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) biology—one of the most important and validated target classes in drug discovery. Axxam’s capabilities span the full spectrum of GPCR families, including aminergic, peptide, lipid, and chemosensory receptors (such as bitter and metabolic receptors).

Leveraging decades of experience, their services include AI-driven target identification, target validation, assay development, compound management, and high-throughput screening in both 384- and 1536-well formats. Screening campaigns can be performed using Axxam’s high-quality compound collections—both synthetic and natural—or client-provided libraries, followed by hit validation and hit-to-lead progression.

Axxam also integrates breakthrough tools throughout the discovery process, including its pioneering organellar electrophysiology platform, iPSC-derived models, optogenetics, and high-content screening techniques such as cell painting assays. This comprehensive approach enables Axxam to support clients worldwide in identifying and optimizing new therapeutic opportunities across a wide range of disease areas.

Event Details

📍 Location: Pressed Cafe on Huntington Ave in Boston

📅 Date: September 24, 2025

⏰ Time: 6-8 pm EST

👥 Capacity: Space is limited — early registration is recommended

Secure Your Spot

This isn’t another crowded mixer. It’s a curated room of GPCR biotech leaders, scientists, and investor professionals — and space is limited.

Register Now

👉 Bring a colleague you trust.

👉 Don’t miss the chance to be part of the conversations that will ripple far beyond Boston.

✨ GPCR Happy Hour: Where science, business, and opportunity meet after hours.