3 April 2019
Postponed: Targeted medicine: new solutions from biotechnology
Organised by:
SCI's Biotechnology Group and Fine Chemicals Group
Cambridge, UK
Registration opens 07/01/2019
Registration Closed
This event is no longer available for registration.
Synopsis
Biotechnology started with the DNA sequencing breakthroughs, the human genome project and cloning/designing cellular organisms. Now, in the light of ever more ground-breaking technology, the SCI Biotechnology Interest Group provides a forum for this industry sector. Its first major event will bring together advances in precision medicine - a concept that seeks to discover/design drugs that deliver a more individual approach to disease management.
Biotechnology is providing new solutions in this area and speakers from both academia and industry will cover the major themes of advances in biopharmaceuticals, AI, gene editing, protein design and drug development - from the molecular level of proteins and DNA through genomes and cells to disease models and therapeutic interventions.
The meeting will also provide networking opportunities for all those with an interest in bringing together biosciences and technology in this important initiative.
Attendees
This event will be of interest to those working in SME's, the pharmaceutical industry and universities who are interested in the possibilities of precision medicine led by advances in biotechnology.Programme
| 09.00 | Registration and refreshments | |
| 09.30 | Opening remarks | |
| 09.35 | The impact of AI on drug discovery Dr Georgia McGaughey, Vertex |
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| 10.15 | Phenotypic screening in iPSC-derived neurons - a new paradigm in drug discovery Dr Sandra Lubitz, Evotec |
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| 10.45 | Refreshment break | |
| 11.15 | ANN based methods for discovery of biomarkers, phenotypic drivers and drug targets - a cancer case study Prof Graham Ball, Nottingham Trent University |
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| 11.45 | Precise genome editing: Applying CRISPR in drug discovery David Fisher, AstraZeneca |
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| 12.15 | Developing bicycle toxin conjugates to target cancerous tumours' Gemma Mudd, Bicycle Therapeutics |
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| 12.45 | Lunch and exhibition | |
| 13.45 | Strategies to target protein-protein interactions Marta Westwood, UCB |
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| 14.15 | Inhalation dosing - targeted delivery of respiratory therapeutics Andrew Carr, Charles River |
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| 14.45 | Biologics Plenary: Delivering innovation in Biotechnology: Experiences and learning from the last 15 years
Graham Hillier, CPI |
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| 15.25 | Refreshment break | |
| 15.55 | Development of engineered biocatalysts for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals Prof Nick Turner, University of Manchester |
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| 16.25 | Industrial application of imine reductases for biocatalytic reductive amination Dr Markus Schober, GSK |
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| 16.55 | Networking Discussion | |
| 17.30 | Networking and refreshments |
Venue and Contact
Downing College
Regent Street
Cambridge
CB2 1DQ
Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
Fees
Early bird fees before Friday 1 March 2019
| £100 | SCI Member/ ONE Nucleus member/ OBN Member | |
| £40 | SCI Student Member | |
| £70 | Subsidised Members | |
| £140 | Non-Member |
Standard fees after Friday 1 March 2019
| £120 | SCI Member/ ONE Nucleus member/ OBN Member | |
| £50 | SCI Student Member | |
| £80 | Subsidised Members | |
| £160 | Non-Member |
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Booking Process/Deadlines
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Additional Info
Call for Poster Abstracts
Anyone wishing to present a poster should submit a one-page abstract to conferences@soci.org by Friday 15 March 2019 with "Targeted medicine: new solutions from biotechnology - poster abstract" in the subject line. Selected poster presenters will be given the opportunity to give a flash presentation.
Exhibition and Sponsorship
An exhibition will take place alongside the conference for companies and related organisations who may wish to exhibit. Please email conferences@soci.org for further information and prices. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.