Compound and Sample Management

Day 1 Programme, 21-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on classifying biological sample data and assessing registration systems.

09:45 AM  -  10:15 AM
Registration and Coffee

10:15 AM  -  10:20 AM
Opening Remarks from Chair

10:20 AM  -  11:00 AM
Management of In-Vitro Synthesized and In-Vivo RNAi Reagents at the Drosophila RNAi Screening
Stephanie Mohr, Director of the Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School

11:00 AM  -  11:40 AM
Building a cDNA and RNAi Library Management System: Compound Management deja vu, but with a twist
Karen Billeci, Scientific Manager, Assay & Automation Technology Group, Genentech

11:40 AM  -  12:20 PM
The Biologics Pharmacy - Ensuring High Quality of Protein Reagents to Support Biologics Drug Discovery and Research at Abbott I n-vitro and in-vivo impact of protein reagents poor quality
Ling Santora, Senior Scientist, Bioresearch Center, Abbott

12:20 PM  -  13:20 PM
Lunch

13:20 PM  -  14:00 PM
Biobanking, Why now? Centralise or not, that is the question
Dr. Karine Sargsyan, COO of Biobank Graz , Medical University Graz, Austria

14:00 PM  -  14:40 PM
An Integrated Robotic Platform for Chemical and Genomic Samples Processing
Jimmy Cui, Automation Engineer, St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital

14:40 PM  -  15:10 PM
Afternoon Networking Break

15:10 PM  -  16:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Classifying Biological Sample Data and Assessing Registration Systems

Day 2 Programme, 22-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on liquid handling and quality processes best practices.

08:30 AM  -  09:00 AM
Registration and Coffee

09:00 AM  -  09:05 AM
Welcome Remarks by Pharma IQ

09:05 AM  -  09:10 AM
Opening Remarks from Chairperson
Timothy Dawes, Senior Scientific Manager, Genentech Keynote Sessions

09:10 AM  -  09:50 AM
Keynote Sessions: Optimising Compound Management to Accelerate Drug Discovery in GlaxoSmithKline R&D China
Ying Huang, Head of Compound Management, GlaxoSmithKline, Shanghai

09:50 AM  -  10:30 AM
High-Throughput Screening of Compound and RNAi Libraries using Robust Informatics
Adrian Poffenberger, Director, Yale Center for High Throughput Cell Biology, Yale University

10:30 AM  -  11:00 AM
Morning Networking Break

11:00 AM  -  11:40 AM
Optimising the Relationship with CROs: A Case Study in Lean Processes
Tenna Juul Schroder, Head of Department, Molecular Pharmacology, Lundbeck

11:40 AM  -  12:20 PM
Balancing Efficiency, Quality, and Flexibility in Lead Optimisation Sample Management
C.K. Chan, Senior Principal Scientist, Compound Management and Distribution, Pfizer

12:20 PM  -  13:29 PM
Lunch

13:30 PM  -  14:10 PM
Testing a New Automated System for Weighing Powders
Olivier Casamitjana, Chemical Library Head (Toulouse), Sanofi Aventis

14:10 PM  -  14:50 PM
Use of Digital and Acoustic Technologies for Low Volume Dispensing Data
Mark Wigglesworth, Manger, Lead Optimisation, Sample Management Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline

14:50 PM  -  15:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Liquid Handling and Quality Processes Best Practices
Mark Wigglesworth, Manger, Lead Optimisation, Sample Management Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline

15:30 PM  -  16:15 PM
Afternoon Networking Break

16:15 PM  -  17:15 PM
Roundtable Discussions

17:15 PM  -  17:45 PM
Roundtable Summaries

17:45 PM  -  17:50 PM
Closing Remarks Chairperson

17:50 PM  -  00:00 AM
Networking Drinks in Exhibition Hall

Day 3 Programme, 23-May-2012

Summary : The conference starts with registration,discuss on library enhancement approaches & trends supporting modern hit-finding strategies.

08:45 AM  -  09:00 AM
Coffee and Networking in Exhibition

09:00 AM  -  09:10 AM
Opening Remarks Chairperson
Stefan Oberboersch, Head of Medicinal Chemistry Technologies, Gruenenthal Gmbh

09:10 AM  -  09:50 AM
Library Strategies: A Model for Academic/Industrial Collaboration in Drug Discovery: The Rare Pediatric Brain Tumor Campaign at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Anang Shelat, Director, Lead Discovery Informatics and Compound Management, Department of Chemical Biology and The, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

09:50 AM  -  10:30 AM
Design and Delivery of a High Concentration Library for Structural Screening
Michael Jobling, Associate Director, Elan Pharmaceuticals

10:30 AM  -  11:00 AM
Morning Networking Break

11:00 AM  -  11:40 AM
A Reagent Management Case Study
Brian Birdi, Compound & Reagent Management, Horsham, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited

11:40 AM  -  12:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Library Enhancement Approaches & Trends Supporting Modern Hit-Finding Strategies
Stefan Oberboersch, Head of Medicinal Chemistry Technologies, Gruenenthal Gmbh

12:20 PM  -  13:20 PM
Lunch

13:20 PM  -  14:00 PM
Sample Management Workflows and Supporting Software
Janet Diratsaoglu, Principal Scientist, Roche

14:00 PM  -  14:30 PM
Afternoon Networking Break

14:30 PM  -  15:10 PM
Automation in Compound Management How Much Automation Do I Need and Will it Deliver Benefits to the Customer and Business?
Stuart Ratcliffe, Senior Scientist (Projects), AstraZeneca

15:10 PM  -  15:50 PM
A Compound Management Experience at St. Jude's Hospital

15:50 PM  -  00:00 AM
End of Conference