The Symposium will take place at Gregynog (nr. Newtown, Powys) on 19th – 21st May 2017, starting at 3.00 pm on Friday 19th May, and is entitled “Chemical Synthetic Biology: Self-assembly, Encapsulation and Delivery”, chaired by Prof. Dek Woolfson (University of Bristol). Plenary speakers are: Neil King (Washington, USA), Cheryl Kerfeld (Michigan State, USA), Roman Jerala (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Alexander Kros (Leiden, The Netherlands), Andrew Turberfield (Oxford, UK), Martin Warren (Kent, UK), Paul Verkade (Bristol, UK), and Anna Peacock (Birmingham, UK). There are several slots available for short talks, intended for younger academics with research interests relevant to the scientific session, for which applicants can apply upon registration. We strongly encourage postdocs and PhD students to attend, and there will be a poster session at the meeting.