Main Sponsor: GE Healthcare
Topics over two days will include:
Drug Discovery – high throughput / high content screening
Biopharmaceuticals – monoclonal antibodies and fragments
Drug attrition – hepatotoxicity and cardiotoxicity assays
Stem cells – range of application in discovery research and therapy
Biomarkers – method validation, clinical study support & outsourcing of cell-based assays
New techniques and applications – novel agents, instruments and analysis
SPEAKER PROGRAMME
DAY 1
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8.00 – 8.50 |
Registration |
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8.50 – 9.00 |
Session Chairs |
Introductions - Steve Rees, GSK Rob Jepras, GSK - am Ben Powney, EISAI - pm |
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9.00 – 9.45 |
High content analysis in toxicology: screening substances for human toxicity potential, elucidating subcellular mechanisms, and in vivo use as translational safety biomarkers |
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9.45 – 10.30 |
Sian Harding Imperial College London |
Human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for high throughput cardiotoxicity assays |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
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COFFEE BREAK – EXHIBITION |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Stefan Jaegar, Evotec |
A phenotypic high content screening (HCS) cascade using Huntington Disease (HD) cellular models identifies compounds which are relevant in HD in vivo models |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Snapshot Presentations |
PerkinElmer, Essen BioScience, GE Healthcare |
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12.30– 2.00 |
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LUNCH + EXHIBITION VIEWING POSTER VIEWING |
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2.00 – 2.45 |
Kishan Dholakia, St Andrews University |
Light takes shape: advanced beam shaping for moving, sorting and transfecting cells |
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2.45 – 3.30 |
Discovery, Development, Approval and Manufacture of the First Humanised Monoclonal Antibody Therapy CAMPATH-1 (Alemtuzumab) |
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3.30 – 4.00 |
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COFFEE BREAK - EXHIBITION |
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4.00 – 4.30 |
Protein therapeutics: assessing the risk of “unwanted” immunogenicity |
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4.30 – 5.00 |
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5.00 – 5.30 |
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5.30 – 7.30 |
CLOSE - Day 1 |
Drinks Reception – in Exhibition Hall Everyone is welcome to join us for Drinks and Nibbles |
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DAY 2
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8.00 – 8.50 |
Registration |
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8.50 – 9.00 |
Session Chairs |
Introductions: Ruth Coldwell, AZ - am Kevin Maskell, Millipore - pm
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9.00 – 9.45 |
Small Molecule Probe Discovery and Platforms for High Throughput Flow Cytometry |
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9.45 – 10.30 |
Disease research Applications of Phospho-Specific Flow Cytometry |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
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COFFEE BREAK – EXHIBITION
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11.00 – 11.30 |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Empowering in vitro cell based assays using a high content analysis approach for toxicity prediction |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Snapshot Presentations |
AbD Serotec, DVS Sciences |
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12.30– 1.45 |
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LUNCH + EXHIBITION VIEWING POSTER VIEWING |
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1.45– 2.30 |
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2.30 – 3.15 |
Highly Multi-parametric Analysis of Single Cells with Mass Cytometry |
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3.15 – 3.45 |
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COFFEE BREAK – EXHIBITION |
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3.45 – 4.15 |
Mohamed Elrayess, EISAI |
Targeting endogenous adult oligodendrocyte progenitors to treat multiple sclerosis |
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4.15 – 4.45 |
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4.45 – 5.00 |
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CLOSE - PRIZE DRAW
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EXHIBITORS:
Go to www.elrig.org to access the Floorplan. Pick your Stand and take a look at our sponsorship Opportunities. These are being dealt with separately and you will need to contact Dermot Boylan to discuss the Sponsorship Deals we have on offer.
Exhibitors Booked so Far:
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2BScientific Ltd AbD Serotec Accuri Cytometers (Europe) Ltd Alere (formerly Inverness Medical) Applied Cytometry |
| BD Biosciences |
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Beckman Coulter UK Ltd Bigneat BioLegend UK Ltd Biospace Ltd |
| Biostatus Ltd |
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Caltag Medsystems Cronus Technologies Ltd Cyntellect Europe Ltd DVS Sciences Inc eBioscience Essen BioScience FluidX GE Healthcare UK Ltd |
| Genetix Ltd |
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HLS iCyt Europe Innova BioSciences IntelliCyt Corporation |
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LGC Standards Millipore Miltenyi Biotec GmbH Molecular Devices |
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MSP Corporation
Nikon UK Ltd
Partec UK Ltd
Perkin Elmer
R & D Systems Europe Ltd
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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| TTP Labtech Ltd |
Sponsorship Packages are available – contact Dermot on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to have one sent to you.
REGISTER:
You can Register as a delegate for the show. This is FREE and very simple. Click on the Registration Button and it will take you through to the booking form. You are able to book individually or a group.
POSTERS:
If you would like to submit an Abstract for a Poster please send your Abstract through to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . These will be reviewed and we will get back to you.
If you need any further help concerning the above show please do not hesitate to contact Jackie Howard or Dermot Boylan at ELRIG who will be more than happy to go over your queries with you.
HOTEL LIST
Conference Hotel:
Fanhams Hall Hotel, Fanhams Hall Road, Ware, Herts SG12 7PZ Tel: 01902 460511 Approx. 2 miles from GSK, Ware
Hanbury Manor Hotel & Country Club, Ware, Herts, SG12 9DR Tel: 01920 487722 Approx. 2.5 miles from GSK, Ware
Roebuck Hotel, Baldock Street, Ware, Herts, SG12 9DR Tel: 01920 409955 Approx. 1 mile from GSK, Ware
Manor of Groves Hotel and Country Club, High Wych, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. CM21 0JU Tel: 01279 600777 Approx. 12 miles from GSK, Ware
Twein Bury Farm Hotel, Hertford Road, Nr Welwyn, Herts AL6 0JB Tel: 01438 717793 Approx. 10 miles from GSK, Ware
ALL THE HOTELS LISTED HAVE SPECIAL GSK ROOM RATES, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INFORM THE HOTEL THAT YOU ARE ATTENDING THE GSK MEETING AND FOR THEM TO OFFER YOU THEIR SPECIAL RATES.
Jackie Howard on 07879 050 555 can be contacted at any time.
Dermot Boylan on 07795 181 650
ELRIG at www.elrig.org
