As levels of obesity in the developed world continue to rise, more effective treatments for diabetes and cardiovascular disease are in high demand. SMi's conference on Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Metabolic Disorders will present the pharmaceutical industry with a review of recent developments along with insights into new avenues of research. This event will approach the subject of metabolic disorders and metabolic syndrome from many different angles. The therapeutic application of metabolic inhibitors, pharmacotherapy for obesity, immune therapy in type I diabetes and receptor agonists are just some of the topics being covered. Speakers will include industry leaders and academic experts from prominent organisations and renowned universities throughout Europe.    View the conference programme   Download the brochure Register for the event

Why should you attend this event?

Check out some of the topics being covered at this year's conference:

Hear keynote addresses from:

• Andrew Turnbull, Associate Director, Cardiovascular and GastroIntestinal Bioscience, AstraZeneca
• Matthew Coghlan, Director, Biotherapeutics, MedImmune

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

Fran Platt, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Oxford Timothy Cox, Professor of Medicine, University of Cambridge Michael Trautmann, Senior Medical Fellow, Eli Lilly Grahame Hardie, Head of Molecular Physiology, University of Dundee Johannes Zanzinger, Head of Global Licensing, Cardiometabolic Diseases, Boehringer Ingelheim Michael Cawthorne, Director, Clore Laboratory, University of Buckingham Michael Tisdale, Professor of Cancer Biochemistry, Aston University

Interested in speaking? If you are interested in making a presentation at this or one of our other events, please contact our production department at smiproduction@smi-online.co.uk Interested in sponsoring? For sponsorship and exhibitioning opportunities,  contact our sponsorship team at sponsorshipdept@smi-online.co.uk

Who should attend?

Drug Development scientists and product managers in the following areas:

Venue details

  COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL

. Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211,  Fax (44) 20 7937 7100, www.millenniumhotels.com

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 the 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.

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