High Throughput Screening

Conference update -  on 20/04/2010

*** The conference will still be going ahead as planned ***

Despite the air traffic disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, the High Throughput Screening conference on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th April will still be taking place.  We are in the process of trying to contact all delegates and speakers for this event to check the progress of their travel arrangements - if we have been unable to get through to you, please get in contact via the details below.

For delegates currently unable to travel to the UK - we are setting up a phone line so that you can listen in to the presentations.  You will still receive the CD rom of all the presentations after the conference as usual.

Delegates: please contact Hannah Smith, +44 (0) 207 827 6074
 
For speakers unable to travel to the UK, please contact either Hannah Smith or Luke Connoley:
Hannah Smith: +44 (0) 207 827 6074
Luke Connoley: +44 (0) 207 827 6036

 What is this conference about?

SMi's industry-leading High Throughput Screening conference returns for its sixth year.  The theme of this year's conference will be how to lead HTS down an intelligent route towards lead generation. Taking place in London, UK, this conference will look at a wide range of issues within the HTS arena under several 'topic umbrellas'.  The State of the Industry will look at the best of HTS now, outsourcing and hit-to-lead bottlenecks.  Focussing HTS will investigate methods to increase the quality of the leads generated.  There will be in-depth studies into In-Silico Screening and GPCRs, and finally, a look to the future in New Screening Technologies. Questions examined during the conference will include: how successful is HTS now?  Is outsourcing worthwhile economically?  What are the IP issues?  Can intelligent research outperform HTS?  Does iterative screening hold the key to obtaining high quality leads?  How can we redesign the HTS framework?  Do we rely on established assays too much?  Can virtual screening ever replace HTS as the standard lead generator?  How can HTS be used successfully in harnessing the power of GPCRs?  What is the potential for biophysical tools to be used in screening? Attend this event to discover how High Throughput Screening can be made more intelligent, more focussed and more beneficial in drug discovery   Fancy speaking at the conference?  Do you know of anyone who may be interested in speaking?  We are always on the look-out for new speakers for our upcoming conferences.  Let us know: smiproduction@smi-online.co.uk. For sponsorship and exhibitioning opportunities, contact sponsorshipdept@smi-online.co.uk

Why should you attend the event?

Delegates at this conference will learn about Successes and failures of HTS now Hit validation strategies Overcoming bottlenecks by focussing HTS Iterative screening Synergistic process design Assaying new target classes In-silico screening Screening for GPCRs Fragment screening Biophysical tools for screening
	How you will benefit from attending this conference Hear from some of the most important and influential experts working in HTS Learn about changing the way we do HTS to increase the quality of lead generation Study what the realistic alternatives are to HTS, and what potential they hold Network with people you need to know in the HTS world

Who is speaking at the event?

Who should attend the conference?

Chief Executives, Vice Presidents, Heads, Directors, Chief Scientists and Project Leaders of High Throughput Screening High Content Screening Lead Generation Virtual Screening / In-Silico Screening Screening Discovery Chemistry Molecular Medicine Imaging Molecular Discovery Research Molecular Biology and Chemistry Quality Assurance Data interpretation Regulatory Affairs Research and Development

Delegates at our 2009 HTS conference came from across the world