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Georgia Institute of Technology
Program
 
Friday, March 7, 2008
1:00 pm   Welcome & Introduction
1:15 pm  
Plenary Speaker
Barry Buckland, PhD – Vice President, Bioprocess R&D,
Merck Research Laboratories  

“Development of a Vaccine Effective Against Cervical Cancer”



2:15 pm  


Russ Middaugh, PhD - A. & T. Higuichi Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas

  • “An Empirical Phase Diagram/High Throughput Screening Approach to the Formulation of Macromolecular-Based Drugs and their Complexes”

3:00 pm   Break
3:15 pm  


Eric Tomlinson, DSc, PhD – President and Chief Executive Officer, Altea Therapeutics

  • “Clinical Benefits of Using the PassPort™ Transdermal System for the Delivery of Water-soluble Drugs and Proteins"

4:00 pm  


James K. Drennen, III , PhD –Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University

"Quality by Design (QbD) and Process Analytical Technology (PAT) for Process Efficiency”


4:45 pm  
Dennis Choi
, MD, PhD – Professor, Executive Director of Strategic Neurosciences Initiative and Director of the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University

“Drug Development for Nervous System Disorders”
5:30 pm   Announcement of 2008 Suddath Winner
5:30 pm- 7:00 pm   Poster Session and Reception
     
Saturday, March 8, 2008
 
8:00 am   Continental Breakfast
8:30 am  

Plenary Speaker

Dipika Matthias, MBA - Business Development Officer, PATH

“Immunization Delivery in the Developing World: Challenges, Vision, and Considerations"

9:30 am  
Jeroen Medema
, MSc – Principal Investigator, Influenza, Solvay Biologics

"Novel Developments in Manufacturing and Delivery of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Vaccines"
10:15 am   Break
10:30 am   Jeff Ulmer, PhD, Head of External Research, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics

"New Technologies for Improved Vaccines"
11:15 am  
David Constable
, PhD – Director and Team Leader, EHS Product Stewardship, Corporate Environment, Health and SafetyGlaxoSmithKline

“Using Green Chemistry to Drive Future Pharma Manufacturing"
12:00 pm   Lunch
1:00 pm  

Bruce Weniger, MD, MPH - Chief of Vaccine Technology, Immunization Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

“Past, Present, and Future of Cutaneous Vaccination for Public Health Disease Control and Pandemic Preparedness”

1:45 pm  
Binghe Wang, PhD - Professor, Medicinal Chemistry, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Drug Discovery, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scientist, Georgia State University

“Going after the ‘Sweet Spot’ in Cancer Detection”

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm   Ending Event
     

Questions?
Please contact Colly Mitchell at (404) 385-7001 or Email


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