Practical Aspects of Small Molecule Drug Discovery: At the interface of biology, chemistry and pharmacology
01 June 2014 - 06 June 2014
A growing number of investigators in leading research institutions and small and medium-sized companies are expanding from their strength in disease biology into early-stage drug discovery. However, this move requires successfully combining the disciplines of biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology, the breadth of which can present organisational, knowledge and competence challenges for institutions and investigators. This residential course aims to give researchers of any discipline a broad introduction to the theoretical, practical and organisational aspects of small molecule drug discovery. Each topic will include a lecture together with discussion sessions or case histories to develop key aspects highlighted in the lectures. In addition there will be practical sessions to illustrate the beginnings of drug discovery programmes, including the production of target product profiles, project plans and milestones, compound progression criteria and scientific strategy.
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Courses-and-conferences/Advanced-Courses-and-Scientific-Conferences/Advanced-Courses/WTX041285.htm
Global Pharma Outsourcing and Procurement Summit 2014
11 June 2014 - 12 June 2014
Pharmaceutical outsourcing is growing exponentially amidst challenging price restrictions, US health care reforms and reduced revenues.
The Pharma Outsourcing & Procurement Summit addresses the urgent need for the pharmaceutical industry to identify and locate the best pharmaceutical outsourcing partnerships and solutions to stay competitive in an uncertain climate whilst addressing heightened regulatory pressures and need to maintain high quality standards.
This event also addresses the growing pharmaceutical outsourcing requirements in contract manufacturing, bulk, fill finish, drug delivery and API sourcing.
Maritim proArte Hotel, Berlin, Germany
http://outsourcingevent.com/
10th European Functional Drug Screening Symposium
12 June 2014
This annual event is an opportunity to gain a greater insight and understanding of Drug Screening systems and recent advances. You can also meet with users of the Hamamatsu Photonics FDSS Drug Screening Systems, share experiences, successes and discuss ideas.. There is an exciting line up of guest speakers who will present some very interesting topics including Cell based assays, Novel screening methodologies and more. We are delighted to announce that this year's meeting will be held at Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd in Allschwil, Switzerland and this event is free to register.
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Allschwill, Switzerland
http://www.hamamatsu.com/jp/en/community/fdss/Meetings/Users.html
4th Next Generation Sequencing Conference
19 June 2014 - 20 June 2014
The 4th Next Generation Sequencing Conference will provide a forum for industry, academic and government leaders in the field to present on the current and future applications of the technology as well as share strategies, best practices and protocols on the usage of the tool. Hot topics that will be covered include clinical diagnostics development, the microbiome and infectious disease applications, bioinformatics and methods of data analysis, nanopore sequencing and other future sequencing technologies on the horizon. Attend this conference to network with fellow scientists and researchers and learn about sequencing technologies that are available, how they are being applied and what are the strategies for handling the data.
Paradise Point Resort & Spa, San Diego, USA
http://www.gtcbio.com/conference/next-generation-sequencing-overview
BioBanking
23 June 2014 - 24 June 2014
The focus of this year's event will be on how biobanking can move forward in terms of strategy, regulation, ethics and sample quality. The conference will evaluate the challenges that many pharmaceutical companies are facing in terms of sample access and sample quality; the event will also examine the importance of networking and partnerships within biobanking.
Holiday Inn Regents Park, London, UK
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/pharmaceuticals/uk/conference/biobanking
ADMET
30 June 2014 - 01 July 2014
The topics covered in this conference will focus on the role of ADMET in drug development. We will also be looking at the perdiction value of toxicity while addressing in silico and in vivo methods. there will also be a focus on biologics v/s small molecules in ADMET and an update on drug transporters. Attendees will be at a distinct advantage and hear from the most important people in the field on themes including Predictive ADME, Screening Approaches, Pre-clinical Screening Approaches, and Predictive Toxicology, emerging issues such as, regulatory changes and Drug-Drug interactions.
Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London, UK
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/pharmaceuticals/uk/conference/admet