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“Congratulations on a great meeting. Excellent learning opportunities and fun networking” Dr Herbert Fritsche, Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Chief, Clinical Chemistry Section, MD Anderson Cancer Centre – Delegate at SMi’s 2007 Biomarker Event The pharmaceutical industry is facing high clinical development costs and declining drug discovery success rates. The importance of biomarkers is paramount when transforming drug discovery, molecular diagnostics and clinical development in the research and development process.
SMi’s Biomarkers Summit, the 2nd in the biomarkers series offers a unique opportunity to hear about the latest developments from industry leaders. Bringing together knowledge and expertise, it’s designed to create the perfect setting for the exchange of ideas and networking opportunities. Examine the latest developments in the biomarker research, and listen to case studies from the leading companies in the field. Discussions will include issues on the latest developments in biomarker research from discovery to validation to clinical issues.
Why should you attend this event?
- Biomarkers in early clinical drug development
- Biomarker validation
- Protein biomarker discovery
- Biomarkers as a diagnosis tool
- Biomarker Assay Development
- Imaging biomarkers
- The implementation of pharmacogenomic biomarkers in clinical practice
- Clinical Development in Alzheimer Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
- Biomarkers in Oncology Development
Our expert speaker line-up also includes:
- Dr Hartmut Heinzerling, Director of Exploratory Medicine, Astellas
- Dr Richard Sachse, Senior Director, Head of Experimental Medicine, UCB Pharma
- Dr Christian Meisel, Biomarker Expert Oncology, Roche
- Dr Hans Winkler, Senior Director Translational Research, Oncology, Johnson & Johnson
- Dr. Thomas Herget, Senior Director PLS R&D/New Technology Evaluation Performance & Life Science Chemicals, Merck
- Dr Jeff Waring, Group Leader, Neuroscience Biomarker Discovery, Abbott Laboratories
- Dr Andreas Edelmann, Pharma Development Quality Assurance (PDQA GCP Auditing), F. Hoffmann-LA Roche
- Dr Matt Sleeman, Director of Biology, MedImmune
- Dr Ellen Bech Christensen, Specialist Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics, Lundbeck
- Dr Lydia Meyer Turkson, Director, Biomarker Division, Epistem
- Dr Stephen Barnhill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Health Discovery Corporation
- Dr Ananth Kadambi, Senior Research Scientist, Entelos
- Dr Huw Davies, Director, Business Development, Pronota
- Dr John Thompson, Managing Director, GENOVAC GmbH
Who should attend?
Vice Presidents, Heads, directors, scientists and Project Leaders of: - Drug and Safety Assessment
- Biomarker Discovery/Validation
- Diagnostics
- Proteomics/Genomics/Metabolomics
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Toxicology/Toxicogenomics
- Experimental Medicine
- Early Clinical Development
- Drug Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics
- Clinical Pathology
- Molecular and Cell Biology
- Preclinical Development
- Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (PKPD)
Last Year’s attendees included representatives from the following companies: - Roche Diagnostics
- Genzyme
- Astellas
- Merck Serono
- UCB-Group
- Amgen
- Cancer Research UK
- Bayer Schering
- Pfizer
- Johnson & Johnson
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals
- Eisai
- Plus many other delegates from CROs, CTOs, biotechs and academia
For Speaking opportunities please contact Rachel Francis at rfrancis@smi-online.co.uk For Sponsorship opportunities please contact Alia Malick at amalick@smi-online.co.uk
Venue details
In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill, the hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on Cromwell Road. · From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express · Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train; · Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train; · Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach. Book your London hotel through SMi by simply faxing us a booking form ! By booking through SMi Reservations we can offer discounted rates with fantastic savings at fabulous hotels.
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