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Scientific Conference Producers

09:40

Successful RNAi-Based Target Discovery Programs in a Wide Range of Human Diseases

Dr. Richard JANSSEN
BIOFOCUS, Leiden, The Netherlands

Session 1: Target Identification Validation

10:15

Polypharmacology

Dr. Andrew L. HOPKINS
PFIZER GLOBAL R&D, Sandwich, United Kingdom
10:50

Opening the Gate to Novel Ion Channel Modulators and Innovative Anti-arrhythmics

Dr. Petra BLOM
DEVGEN, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
11:25

From Compound to Targets to Compounds: The Example of the PPARs

Prof. Bart STAELS
INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE, Lille, France
12:15

Lunch & poster installation

14:30

Fragment-based Drug Discovery – From Crystal to Clinic

Dr Steve WOODHEAD
ASTEX THERAPEUTICS, San Diego, United States

Session 2: Hit Generation

15:05

Discovery and Optimisation of Pyrazole Inhibitors of HSP90

Dr. Ted MCDONALD
INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, Sutton, United Kingdom
15:40

AstraZeneca Compound Collection Enhancement: The Synthesis of ‘Lead-Like’ Libraries

Dr. Jeff STONEHOUSE
ASTRAZENECA R&D CHARNWOOD, Loughborough, United Kingdom
16:15

Coffee break

16:45

Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Oral Venous Antithrombotic Thioglycosylated Derivatives

Dr. Véronique BARBEROUSSE
ABBOTT - LABORATOIRE FOURNIER, France
17:35

Posters and wine

19:05

Closing

20:00

Speakers' reception

Session 3: Hit-2-Lead; Lead Generation and Selection

08:30

The Synthesis and Activity of New Inhibitors of CDK4 Based on Fascaplysin

Dr. Paul R. JENKINS
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, Leicester, United Kingdom
09:05

Natural Product Inspired Isoform Selective Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

Prof. Arasu GANESAN
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, Norwich, United Kingdom
09:40

The Evolution of a Series of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Neutral Endopeptidase

Dr David PRYDE
PFIZER GLOBAL R&D, Sandwich, United Kingdom
10:15

Coffee break

10:45

The Discovery of AZD0530: A Novel, Oral, Highly Selective SRC Inhibitor with BCR-ABL Activity

Dr Laurent HENNEQUIN
ASTRAZENECA, Reims, France
11:35

"Paul Ehrlich" lecture

Medicinal Chemistry: a Support to Chemical Biology and a Necessity for Drug Discovery

Dr. Jean-Pierre MAFFRAND
SANOFI-AVENTIS, Toulouse, France
12:10

Lunch & posters

13:30

Sigma-Aldrich Workshop: New services for Drug Discovery by Sigma-Aldrich

Dr Scott BATCHELLER
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATION, Milwaukee, United States

Career Session

This event, with presentations and discussion will run in parallel to the scientific programme

14:10

Early ADMET Tools in Drug Discovery

Mr Marc BERTRAND
TECHNOLOGIE SERVIER, Orleans Cedex, France

Session 4: Discovery ADMET

14:45

Biotransformation Studies in Drug Discovery Setting - Strategy, Approach and Impact

Dr. Yue-Zhong SHU
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Wallingford, United States
15:20

Coffee break

15:50

The Discovery and Development of a Green Process for Radafaxine

Dr. Trevor J. GRINTER
GLAXO SMITH KLINE, Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Session 5: Synthetic Chemistry New Frontiers Impacting Drug Discovery

16:25

Ghrelin Ligands: from Design and Synthesis to Clinical Studies

Prof. Jean MARTINEZ
UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER, Montpellier, France
17:00

Metathesis and Synthesis of Anticancer Agents

Prof. Janine COSSY
ESPCI PARISTECH, Paris, France
17:35

Posters and wine

19:15

Cocktail

20:30

Gala dinner

08:30

In Silico / Biological Fingerprinting: the Challenge of Experimental Data to Concepts of Structural and Activity Similarity and Risk Management

Dr. Jonathan MASON
LUNDBECK, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Session 6: In Silico Tools

09:05

In Silico Predicitions of Cardiovascular Safety - Beyond hERG

Dr. Luca FENU
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PRD, Beerse, Belgium
09:40

Predicting Metabolic Stability for Xenobiotics

Prof. Gabriele CRUCIANI
UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA, Perugia, Italy
10:15

Coffee break

10:45

Long Duration of Action by Design: Discovery of Degarelix, a Self-Depoting GnRH Blocker

Dr. Claudio SCHTEINGART
FERRING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Diego, CA, United States

Session 7: Non Classical Drug Discovery: Breaking the Rules

11:35

Concept and Development of Chimeric Molecules: Somatostatin –Dopamine Chimeras

Dr. Christophe THURIEAU
GROUP IPSEN, Les Ulis, France
12:15

Therapeutic proteins : Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Structure-Function Relationships. Application to Monoclonal Antibodies and Coagulation Factors

Dr. Laurent SIRET
LFB, Courtabœuf, France
12:55

Lunch

13:55

From Medicinal Chemistry to New Targets and New Drugs. Discovery of New Antiepileptic Drug Candidates.

Dr Benoit KENDA
UCB, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium

Session 8: Non Classical Drug Discovery: Breaking the Rules

14:35

Diarylquinoline, a New Antibiotic, Shuts Mycobacterial Energy Supply

Dr. Anil KOUL
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, Beerse, Belgium
15:15

Discovery of Eltrombopag, a Small-Molecule Oral Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist: a Modulator of a Protein-Protein Interaction

Dr. Juan LUENGO
GLAXO SMITH KLINE, Collegeville, United States
16:05

Closing