SMi proudly presents their inaugural 2012 ADC Summit...

About the Conference

SMi's inaugural ADC Summit will provide attendees with a complete view of the antibody drug conjugate field. Focusing on the current ADC pipeline, ADC design, novel ADC utilities and manufacturing considerations. This informative and exciting event will provide attendees with an indepth look into developing ADCs, taking into account target selection and payload delivery techniques. The event will present itself as a perfect forum for learning about new advances in the field, presenting attendees with the latest information on technogical and regulatory updates in the field. The ADC Summit 2012 will shed light on a new perpspective of the ADC sector, looking at uses of Antibody-Drug Conjugates in alternative therapies. With senior industry representatives presenting on their own exepriences and referring to case studies, success stories and failures, this event promises to be a unique forum for problem-solving debate and idea-sharing discussion.

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Why should you attend this event?

• Learn about and consider the issues within the current ADC Pipeline • Discuss methods and strategies for efficient target selection • Consider the importance of improving payload delivery • Understand current developments in linker design • Debate on the possibility of alternative utilities of ADCs • Evaluate manufacturing, regulatory and commercial challenges

Hear keynote addresses from:

Chairmen - Day One AM: Lutz Jermutus, Global Head, Technology, Medimmune PM: Jonathan Drachman, Senior VP, Research & Translational Medicine, Seattle Genetics

Chairman - Day Two James Smothers, Director and Preclinical Research Head, GSK

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

John Flygare, Senior Scientist, Genentech
John Lambert, CSO, Immunogen
Jonathan Drachman, Senior VP, Research and Translational Medicine, Seattle Genetics
Wen Jin Wu, Principal Investigator, Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, FDA
Michel Awwad, Senior Director, Pfizer
Andrew Polson, Senior Scientist, Genentech
Leonard Reyno, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Agensys
Goncalo Bernardes, EMBO & Novartis Fellow in Cancer Research, Swiss Institute of Technology
Katherine Kozak, Scientist, Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech
Mahendra Deonarain, Honorary Reader in Antibody Technology, Imperial College London
Christopher Scott, Director of Research, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast
Katherine Vallis, Professor of Experimental Radiotherapeutics, University of Oxford
Edwin Bremer, Assistant Professor, University Medical Center, Groningen
Giulio Casi, Head of Antibody Drug Conjugate Development, Philochem
Justin Mason, Managing Director, Safebridge Europe

Who should attend?

Chief Executives, Chief Scientific Officers, Vice Presidents, Heads, Directors, Principal Scientists and Managers in the following areas:
Antibody Development Antibody Discovery Antibody Engineering Formulation Development Biologics Monoclonal antibody operations Immunoassay developmetn Protein Engineering	Translational Research Discovery Chemistry Molecular Medicine Molecular Discovery Research Molecular Biology and Chemistry Regulatory Affairs Business Development Genomics

Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL

. Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211 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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