ELRIG / SBS Drug Discovery 2008

Join us in Bournemouth

Bournemouth International Centre (BIC)

23rd - 24th September 2008

Free to Register and Free to Attend

This conference will encompass six sessions in two days. Each will focus on a different area of Drug Discovery from selecting compounds for the corporate collection, liquid handling and detection technologies, plus advances in assay development and screening. Two sessions will address the biochemistry of two important different target classes: Enzymes and G-protein coupled receptors. Biopharmaceuticals will form the sixth session. As with our highly successful meeting in 2007, attendees will hear world class speakers discussing the challenges facing the drug discovery scientist. The scientific sessions will be complemented by plenary keynote presentations from two of the field's foremost researchers, a poster session and a vendor exhibition with over 80 exhibitors.

Keynote Speakers

Dan Bojanic - Head of Lead Finding Platform, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc.

Chris Austin - Director, NIH Chemical Genomics Center National Institutes of Health

Scientific Sessions

Day 1

I. Drug Discovery for Enzyme Targets
Chairs: Andreas Sewing & Niall Martin
Speakers: Sir Philip Cohen University of Dundee; Ulf Boemer, Bayer; Nicola Curtin, CRUK; Spencer Campbell, Arrow Therapeutics; Stephan Heyse, Genedata; Namir Hassan, GlaxoSmithKline

II. Compound Management Diversifying the Corporate Collection
Chairs: Stephen Garland, Jeff Paslay
Speakers: Justin Bryans, MRCT; Zoe Blaxill, GlaxoSmithKline; Nunzio Sciammetta, Pfizer; Paul Leeson, AstraZeneca; Ijen Chen, Vernalis; Steve Garland, GlaxoSmithKline; Jeff Paslay, Wyeth

III. The Hard Cell: Current Issues in Drug Discovery & Screening
Chairs: Richard Eglen & Martin Coldwell
Speakers: Mark Thiede, Pfizer; Kathy Dodgson, AstraZeneca; Steve Rees, GlaxoSmithKline; Stefan Prectl, Bayer, Magalie Rocheville, GlaxoSmithKline, Dan Leggate, Cellzome, Julie Frearson, University of Dundee

Day 2

IV. Liquid Handling and Detection Technologies
Chairs: Eric Tang, & John Comley
Speakers: Rochdi Bouhelal, Novartis; Sabrinna Corazza, Axxam; Kevin Lowitz, Invitrogen; Eric Tang, AstraZeneca; Florian Hollfelder, Cambs University; Daniel Rines, GNF; Paula Harrison, Medlmmure

V. Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery
Chairs: Sandra Turconi & Richard Pither
Speakers: Robert Karlsson, GE Healthcare; Alistair Lawson, UCB, Matthew Baker, Antilope, Rosemary Sasse, GlaxoSmithKline, Trevor Wattam, GlaxoSmithKline, Joost Kolkman, Ablynx

VI. Drug Discovery for GPCR Targets
Chairs: Stephen Hill & Fiona Marshall
Speakers: Annette Gilchrist, Caden Bio, Fiona Marshall, Heptares Therapeutic, Stefano Moro, University of Padova, Gebhard Schertler, Cambridge University, Martyn Wood, GlaxoSmithKline, Carrie Jones, Vanderbilt University

New for 2008!

Innovation Zone -- The Drug Discovery and Life Sciences sector has been an incubator for technology innovation, start-up businesses and entrepreneurship. In order to provide support in these areas the European LRIG has decided to set up an Innovation Zone within the joint ELRIG/SBS Drug Discovery 2008 Symposia. Contact Malcolm Willson at malcolm.willson@lab-robotics.org .

"Along with a prize for best poster the ELRIG is proud to be able to begin awarding bursaries for best innovative ideas and new concepts"

Students, academic researchers and industry Scientists are all actively encouraged to come forward with proposals which will be reviewed by our Award committee and financial help may be awarded.
All you need to do is, submit a one page document detailing the aim of the project, the plan on how you will achieve your goals and an idea of cost associated with the project. The ELRIG award committee will review the proposal and award some money accordingly.

Applications should be sent to fabrice.turlais@lab-robotics.org

For further information please view our website at http://www.elrig.org, contact Jackie Howard on Jackie.howard@lab-robotics.org, OR call +44 (0) 7879 050 555. We look forward to seeing you in 2008.

For an on behalf of the European LRIG,

Robin Grimwood

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Robin Grimwood
Secretary, European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
robin.grimwood@lab-robotics.org

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