This year, the PPSG Early Stage Researcher Meeting will be held at the RSC in the Science suite, RSC Burlington House, London. This is an opportunity for PhD students, postdoctoral research workers and early career scientists in industry to present their work. There will be 8-9 oral presentations and a poster session, with prizes for the best presentations sponsored by industry and the RSC. The meeting also features a plenary talk by Prof. Christian Hackenberger, this year's AstraZeneca prize awardee.