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Monday, June 9 (preconference)

6:00pm - 9:00pm Attendee & Exhibitor Registration
   

Tuesday, June 10

8:00 - 5:00pm Registration & Morning Coffee
8:00 - 9:00am Visit Exhibits/Poster Viewing in Exhibit Hall
8:50 - 9:00am Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:05am Keynote Introduction
  Session 1 - Screening Technologies Session 2 - High-Content Technologies
9:10 - 10:00am Recent Advances in Biosensors - Keynote Presentation Details^
Prof. Chris Lowe, University of Cambridge, UK
10:00 - 10:30am Networking/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30-11:00am Rapid, Label-Free Screening & Affinity Ranking of Fragment Libraries Binding to Drug Targets Details^
Stefan Lofas, GE Healthcare, Sweden
Cell-Free-Electrophysiology – A Label-Free, High-Quality Readout Technology for Transporter Drug Discovery Details^
Henning Vollert, University of Kiel, Germany
11:00 - 11:30am Evolution of Label-Free Screening on the CorningŪ EpicŪ System Details^
Martin Coldwell, AstraZeneca, UK
Automated Patch Clamp for High-Quality, Versatile Ion Channel Screening Details^
Andrea Brueggemann, Nanion Technologies, Germany
11:30 - 12:00 pm Rapid and Versatile Characterization of Small Molecule Kinetics using Bio-Layer Interferometry Details^
Eric Martin, Novartis, USA
QPatch: Taking Electrophysiology Further Details^
Morten Rytter Sunesen, Sophion, Denmark
12:00 - 12:30pm Fragment-Based Screening for Lead Identification & HTS Hit Validation Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Biosensor Details^
Tony Giannetti, Roche, USA
Selecting the Best HTS Hits to Move Forward – Ligand Binding Characterization Provides Guidance Details^
Ronan O’Brien, MicroCal, USA
12:30 - 2:00pm Lunch/Visit Exhibits/Poster Viewing in Exhibit Hall
2:00 - 2:30pm A Novel Multiplex SPR Array System for Rapid and Efficient Screening of Label Free Binding Assays Details^
Tsafrir Bravman, Bio-Rad Laboratories, USA
Minimum-Bias Approaches in Biomolecular Analysis Details^
John Hassard, Deltadot, UK
2:30 - 3:00pm Finding Needles in Haystacks - in vivo Drug Metabolism Details^
Russell Mortishire-Smith, J&J PRD, Belgium,
Incorporating Transmitted Light Modalities into High-Content Analysis Assays Details^
Robert Graves, GE Healthcare, USA
3:00 - 3:30pm Networking/Refreshment Break
3:30 - 4:15pm

Tutorials Program I

GE Healthcare
Facilitating Screening and Lead Characterization with Biacore Label-Free Analysis Systems
Details^
Speaker: Markku Hamalainen, GE Healthcare
Room: Seminar 1

Corning Incorporated
Application of Epic® System for Label-free High Throughput Screening and Cell-dependent Signaling Profiles of GPCR Ligands in Recombinant and Native Cells

Details^
Speakers: Evi Kostenis, University of Bonn, Anthony Frutos, Corning Incorporated
Room: Seminar 2

SRU Biosystems
The BIND Reader: A Universal Platform for Label-Free Drug Discovery

Details^
Speaker: Lance Laing Ph.D. Director of Bioapplications
Room: Seminar 3/4

4:15 - 4:45pm SPR Screening of Chemical Microarrays: Advantages and Applications Details^
Renate Sekul, Graffinity Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Germany
The Application of Cell-Based Impedance Technology in Drug Discovery Details^
Yama Abassi, ACEA Biosystems, USA
4:45 - 5:15pm Bridging the Affinity Gap: Application of Label-Free Methods in Fragment-Based Lead Generation Details^
Stefan Geschwindner, AstraZeneca R & D, Sweden
The CellKey™ System: A Label-Free Cell-Based Assay Platform for the Full Spectrum of Drug Discovery Applications Details^
Ryan McGuinness, MDS Analytical Technologies, USA
5:15 - 6:00pm High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry for Label-Free Enzyme & Cell Assays Details^
Philip Tagari, Amgen, USA
Optical Resonators for Label-Free Detection: Photonic Crystals, Microrings, and Lasers Details^
Brian Cunningham, University of IL, USA
6:00 - 7:00pm Networking Welcome Reception