The Society for Biomolecular Sciences returns to the San Francisco Bay area for an exciting 2-day regional meeting. This top-tier meeting features many speakers from West Coast drug-discovery organizations and academic institutions.

Event highlights:

• Plenary lectures by leaders in industry and academia
• GPCR and Kinase Drug Discovery - Seminars by Pharma and Biotech experts, emphasizing cell based assays
• Academic Research and HTS - Presentations by leaders from NIH and local academic organizations
• Accelerating Preclinical Optimization - Seminars by experts from leading local companies engaged in biomarker identification and assay development
• Emerging HTS technologies - Tutorials from leading local technology and reagent companies such as Aurora Discovery, Cell Signaling Technology, CyBio, DiscoveRx, Genetix and MDS Sciex
• Targeted Interest Groups - Network with colleagues who share similar interests and exchange ideas

Poster Submissions
NOTE: In order to be published in the program, you must register for the meeting, reserve a place for your poster, and include title and author information by Monday, April 11th at Noon, Eastern Standard Time. Reservations can be accepted afterwards, but acknowledgment in the program will not be possible. Please note the maximum poster size of 8 feet wide by 4 feet high. See below for more details.

Want to share your latest findings in drug discovery? In this informal setting, you have the opportunity to share either data never before presented or work that has been published. Posters will be displayed at the entrance of the exhibit hall, and attendees can view them during breaks and while the exhibit hall is open.

Applicable topics include, but are not limited to:

• Assay Reagents/Supplies
• Fluorescence Equipment
• Microplates
• Readers/Imaging
• Automation/Robotics

Reserve a place for your poster today when registering online for the meeting - simply check the "Poster Reservation" box. You will be asked to include the poster title and author(s), which can be updated or changed at any time. Space is limited and based on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve now while space remains.

Free to Attend! Academic Outreach Meeting: A dialogue among academia, biotech and venture capital leaders.

Early-bird registration fees apply up to and including April 4, 2005. Late registrations fees start April 5, 2005; online registration will close April 15th. On-site registration will be available (while spaces are open).