Drug Discovery: Easing the Chemistry Bottleneck - Conference Details

   Drug Discovery:
   Easing the
   Chemistry Bottleneck

June 8-9, 2009
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Conference Details:

Opal Events is pleased to present what promises to be the most important drug discovery conference in 2009! With key products suffering patent expiration in coming years, we understand your pressure to resolve drug discovery bottlenecks and produce more innovative, efficacious and safe drugs.

If you are interested in sponsorship, exhibiting, or speaking opportunities, please contact April Stanford at astanford@opalevents.org or call 212 532-9898, extension 230.

Conference Registration Prices:
First 100 Pharma/Biotech Drug Discovery Profs. - (FREE)
Complimentary Seats FILLED!
Pharma/Biotech Drug Discovery Professionals - ($1058 USD)
Standard Registration - ($2795 USD)
Discount Registration - ($2495 USD) before June 1, 2009

*TERMS & CONDITIONS
Subject to approval. Eligibility will be verified by conference producer. Opal reserves the right to allocate places and to refuse applications or to charge a normal attendance fee once the number of complimentary places has been exceeded

Conference Chairman:
Melvin Reichman, Ph.D., Director LIMR Chemical Genomics Center (LCGC), Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Our Distinguished Speaker Faculty Includes:

Joseph M. Cesarone, Ph.D., Principal Research Computer Scientist, Scientific Informatics & Automation, Abbott Laboratories
Jonathan Usuka, Senior Director of Industry Marketing, Accelrys
Dr. Gary McMaster, Chief Scientific Officer, Affymetrix
Robert Cain, Manager R&D IS, Allergan
Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D., President, Scientific Director, Apredica
Dalin Nie, Head of Compound Management, AstraZeneca
Manori Turmel, Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca
Li Tao Zhang, Executive Director, Lead Evaluation and Mechanistic Biochemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sean Ekins, Ph.D., D.Sc., Senior Consultant, Computational Chemistry, Collaborations in Chemistry
Arron S. Xu, Ph.D., Manager, North America Epic® Applications Center, Corning
Edward W. Petrillo, Discovery Performance Strategies LLC
Jeffrey A. Dodge, Research Fellow, Academic Liaison, Eli Lilly
John J. Isbell, Ph.D., Director of Analytical Sciences and DMPK, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
Ricardo Macarrón, EMTM, Ph.D., VP of Sample Management Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Sue Holland-Crimmin, Site Director, Sample Management Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline
Janet Diratsaoglu, Head of Chemical Information and Compound Inventory Groups, Hoffman La Roche
Jia Xu, Ph.D., Director of Operations, Johns Hopkins Ion Channel Center
Melvin Reichman, Ph.D., Director LIMR Chemical Genomics Center (LCGC), Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Suresh B. Poda, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Lundbeck Research USA
Dr. Rodney A. Bednar, Senior Investigator and Chief Drug Discovery Engineer, Facility for Automation and Screening
   Technology (FAST), Merck Research Laboratories
Scott D. Mosser, Senior Research Associate and Drug Discovery Manager, Facility for Automation and Screening Technology
   (FAST), Merck Research Laboratories
Wei Zheng, Ph.D., Group Leader, Cellular Signaling Assays, NIH Chemical Genomics Center
David Harding, Sales Director, RTS Life Sciences
Marybeth S. Burton, Associate Director, Chemical Technologies, Schering-Plough Research Institute
Norman Huebert, Team Leader Discovery ADME, J&J PRD, LLC, Spring House PA
Krishna Kodukula, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Advanced Drug Research, SRI International
Jim Baxendale, MS, MBA, Executive Director-KU Center for Technology Commercialization, University of Kansas
Dr. Rathnam Chaguturu, Director, High Throughput Screening Laboratories, Courtesy Research Professor-Molecular Biosciences,
   University of Kansas
Tudor Oprea, Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Jeff Pasley, Ph.D., VP for High Throughput Screening, Wyeth Laboratories

Venue Info:

Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
Phone: (215) 418-4700 or 1-800-428-9000

Hotel Info:

We recommend the following that are with in walking distance to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Please find all information below:

Marriott Philadelphia Downtown
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 1-215-625-2900
Fax: 1-215-625-6000
Toll-free: 1-800-320-5744

Hotel Rate: $259 per night + 15.2% tax

Location: Three blocks south of the Convention Center

The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
Ten Avenue of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 523-8000
Fax: (215) 568-0942

Hotel Rate: $279 - $329 per night + tax

Location: Three blocks south and three blocks west of the Convention Center
Hampton Inn Center City Philadelphia
1301 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-665-9100
Fax: 215-665-9200
www.philadelphiacc.hamptoninn.com

Hotel Rate: $129 per night + tax

Location: On the northwest corner of the Convention Center

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