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2nd Annual New England Protein
Science Forum
New Techniques in Protein Sciences - developments in protein science for biopharma and drug discovery
Bentley College, Waltham
Friday, November 7, 2008
Agenda
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8:00 am |
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Check-in and light breakfast |
9:00—9:10 |
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Introduction
Rajiv Chopra, NESBA |
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Session I—Overcoming Challenges in Protein Expression & Purification
(Session chair: Ian Hunt) |
9:10—9:45 |
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Overcoming the challenges in supplying proteins for drug discovery;
tricks and lessons learned in producing difficult to express proteins
Xin Huang, Amgen, Cambridge, MA
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9:45—10:20 |
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E.coli and Baculovirus generated proteins for structure based drug
design
James M. Groarke, Protein Structure Group, Novartis Institute for Biomedical
Research, Cambridge, MA
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10:20—10:55 |
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PER.C6® a Human Cell Line Expression
platform
Blanca Lain, PERCIVIA, LLC, Cambridge, MA
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10:55—11:10 |
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Coffee Break and Posters Session |
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Session II—Advances in protein analytics & expression technologies
(Session chair: Ted Fox) |
11:10—11:45 |
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Proteomics—Discovery and Translation of Biomarkers for Early
Clinical Development
Cloud Paweletz, Molecular Profiling Proteomics, Merck Research Laboratories,
Boston, MA
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11:45—12:20 |
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Analytical Untracentrifugation Applied to Drug Discovery and
Development
John Doran, Vertex, Cambridge, MA
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12:20—1:00 |
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Lunch |
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Session IIIA—Biologics & Vaccines: Current trends and developments
(Session chair: Simon Low) |
1:00—2:00 |
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Keynote Speaker:
Stapled Peptides: A New Therapeutic Modality
Tomi Sawyer, Aileron Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
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2:00—2:35 |
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Adnectins: Novel Targeted Biologics
Jochem Gokemeijer, Adnexus, Waltham, MA
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2:35—2:50 |
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Break and Posters Session |
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Session IIIB—Biologics & Vaccines: Current trends and developments
(Session chair: Stephen Chambers) |
2:50—3:25 |
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From Gene to a Marketed Biologic: An Overview of the Process and
Points to Consider
Darren Baker, Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA
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3:25—4:00 |
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Production, Biochemical, Biophysical, and Immunological
Characterization of Vaccines
Indresh Srivastava, Novartis Vaccines, Cambridge, MA
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4:00—4:35 |
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Biological Therapeutics by Design Using Engineered Heterodimeric Fc
Domains
Jonathan Davis, Adnexus, Waltham, MA
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4:35 onwards
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Mixer and Posters Session |
Meeting Sponsors
NESBA would like to thank the following companies for their support of the
2nd Annual New England Protein Science Forum
- Accelagen
- BlueSky Biotech
- GENEWIZ
- Hudson Control Group
- New England BioLabs, Inc.
- Novartis
- Oxford Crysosystems
- Paragon Bioservices
- Pfizer
- Rigaku
- Vertex
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