BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

7th & 8th September 2009

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We have had some reports of people having problems with the delegate booking system.  If you are not able to register for Drug Discovery 2009, please contact Dermot Boylan by e-mail here.

Program Chairs

Adrian Kinkaid              Lectus Therapeutics

Steve Rees                   GlaxoSmithKline

Stephen Hill                  Nottingham Uni.

Conference Overview

Going from strength to strength ELRIG (European Laboratory and Robotics Interest Group) are pleased to announce the 3^rd Drug Discovery Symposium.  Following the great success of the 2008 event, we are pleased to also be joined by BPS (British Pharmacological Society) for the 2009 event.

Our meeting will be held at the BT Convention Centre Liverpool, UK on 7^th and 8^th September 2009. This event will be the premier event for academic and industrial scientists involved in early-phase drug discovery offering opportunities for communication, networking and education.

The Drug Discovery Symposium will encompass seven scientific sessions and one technical workshop. Scientific sessions will focus on many aspects of early-phase Drug Discovery.  Two sessions will focus on novel aspects of Enzyme and G-protein coupled receptor pharmacology and the opportunities these create for the identification of novel drugs.  To address the challenges in compound screening, we plan sessions focused on Sample Management, Assay Development and Screening, Automation and Detection Systems, Structural Biology and Rational Drug Design.  The meeting will also contain a session on  Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery and a Robotics Workshop.

As with our highly successful meeting in 2008, attendees will hear world class speakers discussing the challenges facing the drug discovery scientist.  The scientific sessions will be complemented by plenary keynote presentations, a poster session and a vendor exhibition with over 80 exhibitors.   Delegates will be able to register for the event, Free of Charge at http://www.elrig.org/.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Neil Weir, UCB

Dave Tapolczay, MRC-Technology

Ted Bianco, Wellcome Trust

Scientific Sessions

Day 1

Drug Discovery for GPCR Targets

Fiona Marshall, Heptares,  Annette Glichrist, North Western Edu.

Structural Biology and Rational Drug Design

Steve Garland, GSK,  Ray Owens, MRC OPPF

Assay Development and Screening

David Cronk, BioFocus DPI,  Christine Williams, Pfizer

ELRIG Robotics Workshop -  Eric Tang, AZ, Neil Benn, Ziath

Day 2

Drug Discovery for Enzyme Targets

Julie Frearson, Dundee Uni,  Dave Powell, GSK

Drug Discovery Automation and Detection Systems

Phil Gribbon, Screeningport,  Al Kolb, Keytech Solutions

Sample Management

Terry Wood, Pfizer, Christine Rigby, AZ

Biopharmaceuticals

Richard Pither UCB,  Jane Osbourn, MedImmune

Main Sponsor

12th UK Academic Screening Group - Wednesday 9th September - Jury's Inn, Liverpool

This meeting is open to ELRIG delegates for the morning session only.  Click here for the meeting agenda

The UK Academic Screening Groups Meeting is a forum for researchers involved in assay development and screening activities within an academic environment to meet and share their experiences and learn about new technologies and screening strategies.

This open session in Liverpool will include Showcase Presentations from MRC Technology, Cancer Research Technology, CRUK Centre for Cancer Therapeutics at the Institute for Cancer Research and The Drug Discovery Unit at the University of Dundee.  In addition, there will be a keynote presentation from the Chairman of the UK Drug Discovery Consortium describing the growth of non-industry based drug discovery organisations in the UK and how they are working together to share knowledge, compounds and access to ADMET capabilities.

NEW

Vote for your Drug Discovery Product of the Year 2009 - Scientists' Choice Awards and enter into a draw to win a $160/£100/€115 Amazon voucher. A runner up will win a Sanyo digital camera.

HOTELS

We have managed to secure 200 rooms at Liverpool University for delegates who need to stay in very reasonably priced accommodation.  Book these as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.

Situated on the Derby and Rathbone Campus they are about 20 minutes drive from the City Centre.

Ensuite rooms =  £47.50 pp per night

Standard rooms = £34  pp per night

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Accomodation booking is now available

Please click here to access the official accommodation booking service for The European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group 2009, being run by The Mersey Partnership, the official Tourist Board for the Liverpool City Region

Please follow the on-screen instructions to make your booking. Please note that credit card details are used to guarantee your room only and full payment is expected on arrival at the hotel. Alternatively, you can request a pro-forma invoice that must be paid in full at least 2 weeks prior to arrival.

To amend or cancel your booking (subject to hotels cancellation policy), please click here and enter your booking reference & password.

Alternatively, you may contact 00 44 (0)151 237 3938 and speak to a member of staff in the Convention Bureau. However, we highly recommend booking online as this is the most secure form of making a reservation.

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