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Biomarkers Summit
4 February - 5 February 2008
Biomarkers Summit
“Congratulations on a great meeting. Excellent learning opportunities and fun networking”
Dr Herbert Fritsche, Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Chief, Clinical Chemistry Section, MD Anderson Cancer Centre – Delegate at SAE Media Group’s 2007 Biomarker Event
    
SAE Media Group’s Biomarkers Summit, the 5th in the biomarkers series offers a unique opportunity to hear about the latest developments from industry leaders. 
      
Examine the latest developments in the biomarker research, and listen to case studies from the leading companies in the field.
Discussions will include issues on the latest developments in biomarker research from discovery to validation to clinical issues;
  • Biomarkers in early clinical drug development
  • Biomarker validation
  • Protein biomarker discovery
  • Biomarkers as a diagnosis tool
       
Bringing together knowledge and expertise, it’s designed to create the perfect setting for the exchange of ideas and networking opportunities.
      
Confirmed speakers include:
  • Mark Fidock, Associate Research Fellow, Head of Biochemical & Molecular Pharmacology, Biomarkers & Translational Biology, Pfizer
  • Ashok Dongre, SRI, Clinical Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Dr Michael Tacke, Director, Proteomics, Roche Diagnostics Gmbh
  • Lisa Kyriacou Faulks, Global Biosamples Specialist, Biomarkers & Experimental Medicine, Roche Products
  • Dr Barroso Begona, Associate Director, Bioanalysis, Astellas Pharma International B V
  • Dr Hans Winkler, Senior Director Translational Research, Oncology, Johnson & Johnson
  • Dr Mark Manfredi, Associate Director, Oncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals
  • Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO OncoMark Ltd
  • Georg Wensing, Head, Pharmacodynamics, Clinical Pharmacology, Bayer
  • Professor Caroline Dive, Head of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology, Paterson Institue for Cancer Research, University of Manchester
  • Dr Johannes Lampe, Managing Partner, Lampe Konieczny & Company
  • Professor Karol Sikora, Professor, Cancer Medicine, Imperial College, HammerSAE Media Groupth Hospital, London and Scientific Director, Medical Solutions
Chaired by:
Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO OncoMark Ltd
Who Should Attend this Conference?
Vice Presidents,Directors, Heads & Scientists working in the following fields:
  • Biomarkers
  • Screening
  • Genomics
  • Toxicity
  • Imaging
  • Bioinformatics
  • Proteomics

Conference agenda

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9:30

Registration & Coffee

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

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10:00

Welcome and Introductions

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

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10:10

Digital Slide Scanning and Image Management Solutions

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

  • Overview of current digital slide scanning technologies
  • Use of online annotation and image management tools                                        
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11:00

Tissue Microarrays for Biomarker Development

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

  • Fabrication of tissue microarrays
  • Case studies in cancer biomarker development 
  • Case studies in toxicological biomarker development                             
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11:50

Afternoon Tea

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12:20

Manual and Automated Image Analysis

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

  • Pattern recognition in histology  
  • Quantification of immunohistochemical staining                                                                               
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13:10

Discussion and questions – review of the session

William Gallagher

William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biomlogy, University College Dublin

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13:30

Close of Briefing

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Professor William Gallagher

Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO, OncoMark Ltd

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9:10

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Georg Wensing

Georg Wensing, Head, Pharmacodynamics, Clinical Pharmacology, Bayer*

  • Current and future business models
  • The market shift towards personalised medicine
  • Biomarkers to aid decision making
  • Potential cost savings in drug discovery and development
  • Increasing ROI
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    9:50

    AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO BIOMARKERS

    Mark Garner

    Mark Garner, Senior Manager, Translational Sciences, Applied Biosystems

  • Biomarker Research is a continuum, going from the untargeted discovery of potential candidate markers in phenotypically characterized samples to their targeted verification in larger sample sets
  • Although different experimental techniques are used at different stages of research, data and information flow back and forth to inform the experimental design
  • Sequence-based information can be used as a bridge across different "omic" technologies
  • The tools and workflows to accomplish this type of integrated approach to biomarkers will be described
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    LOST IN TRANSLATION

    Mark Fidock

    Mark Fidock, Associate Research Fellow, Biomarkers & Translational Biology, Pfizer

  • An industry-wide problem is that a significant number of new chemical entities (NCEs) fail in clinical studies due to a lack of efficacy and we don't always understand why
  • This presentation will discuss possible reasons behind this issue
  • It will Illustrate the need to have validated Proof-of-Pharmacology (POP) Biomarkers for each target mechanism
  • These POP Biomarkers will facilitate better translation from pre-clinical to clinical development and  provide key learning's for each target mechanism
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    11:40

    FROM BIOMARKERS TO PERSONALISED MEDICINE FOR CANCER

    Karol Sikora

    Karol Sikora, Non Executive, Medical Solutions Plc

  • Molecularly targeted drugs are now becoming commonplace in cancer care
  • Getting the right drug to the right patient will rely on novel diagnostic strategies
  • Molecular pathology has not seen the massive investment of drug discovery
  • Increasing cost effectiveness of high cost drugs will be essential
  • The shift to molecular diagnostics for cancer will change prescription habits over the next
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    AN “ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY TEST™” FROM PRECLINICAL STUDIES TO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

    Martin Shaw

    Martin Shaw, Senior Scientific Officer, Biotrin International

  • A new biomarker discovery technology “Histomics®”
  • Development of multiplex tests
  • Validation of Preclinical data
  • The challenges in gaining clinical acceptance
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    14:20

    APOPTOSIS BIOMARKERS

    Frank Neumann

    Frank Neumann, Proprietor, Bioaxxess Technology Consulting

  • Successful translation of a scientific discovery into a validated CE-marked biomarker assay
  • "M30-Apoptosense ELISA®” in preclinical and early clinical drug development
  • Evaluation as a diagnosis tool for liver injury and treatment response marker
  • LowCross-Buffer®” for immuno-assay optimization for biomarkers in interference-rich blood samples
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    15:00

    TEST PATIENT RESPONSE AND DIRECT KINASE INHIBITOR EFFECTS: KINASE ACTIVITY PROFILING IN TUMOR HOMOGENATES

    Rob Ruijtenbeek

    Rob Ruijtenbeek , Vice President, R & D, PamGene International

  • Activity Based Biomarkers using Multiplex Peptide Micro-arrays
  • Oncology Case Studies: Clinical, Translational and Preclinical Use
  • Next Step: Perfect Fit to Routine Diagnostics Workflow
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:10

    FILLING DIAGNOSTIC GAPS

    Dr Michael Tacke

    Dr Michael Tacke, Director, Proteomics, Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

  • Early detection of cancer
  • Proteomics technologies for discovery of novel markers
  • Validation strategies for marker candidates
  • Clinical validation of novel markers
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    16:50

    TISSUE MICROARRAY TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATION TO CANCER AND TOXICOLOGICAL BIOMARKER DEVELOPMENT

    Professor William Gallagher

    Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO, OncoMark Ltd

  • Tissue microarrays as translational research tools
  • Bridging from omic discovery to validation
  • Manual and automated image analysis
  • Case studies in cancer and toxicology
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    17:30

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Professor William Gallagher

    Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO, OncoMark Ltd

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Professor William Gallagher

    Professor William Gallagher, Associate Professor Cancer Biology, University College Dublin and CEO/CSO, OncoMark Ltd

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    9:10

    ETHICAL AND LOGISTICAL ASPECTS OF BIOMARKER SAMPLING

    Lisa Kyriacou Faulks

    Lisa Kyriacou Faulks, Global Biosamples Specialist, Biomarkers & Experimental Medicine, Roche Products

  • Ethics
  • The worldwide climate on sample banking
  • Challenges with sample collection 
  • Transportation
  • Logistics
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    9:50

    PREDICTING BIOMARKERS USING MODELING, SIMULATION, AND VIRTUAL POPULATIONS

    Ananth Kadambi

    Ananth Kadambi, Senior Scientist, Entelos

  • Rationale
  • Technical Approach
  • Deliverables
  • A biomarker case study
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    BIOMARKERS FOR MECHANISM BASED THERAPIES IN ONCOLOGY, THE ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE FROM THE LABORATORY-CLINIC INTERFACE

    Professor Caroline Dive

    Professor Caroline Dive, Head of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology, Paterson Institue for Cancer Research, University of Manchester

  • Early Clinical Trials of Anticancer Drugs
  • Proof of Concept Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers
  • Serological Biomarkers of Cell Death and Angiogenesis
  • Fast track Assay Validation
  • Productive Interaction with the Pharmaceutical Industry
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    11:30

    BIOMARKER VALIDATION

    Dr Barroso Begona

    Dr Barroso Begona, Associate Director, Bioanalysis, Astellas Pharma International B V

  • Biomarkers in clinical drug development
  • Qualification verses validation
  • Challenge for validation of biomarker assays
  • Guidance for biomarker validation
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    12:10

    DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION OF PREDICTIVE RESPONSE MARKERS

    Dr Hans Winkler

    Dr Hans Winkler, Senior Director Translational Research, Oncology, Johnson & Johnson

  • Preclinical Discovery
  • Clinical Discovery
  • Assay Development
  • Clinical Qualification
  • Predictive vs. Prognostic
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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    TRANSLATION OF PRECLINICAL MARKERS INTO PHASE I ONCOLOGY STUDIES

    Dr Mark Manfredi

    Dr Mark Manfredi, Associate Director, Oncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals

  • Aurora A kinase is a key regulator of mitosis
  • Inhibition of Aurora A kinase results in mitotic delay and inhibition of proliferation
  • MLN8054 is an orally active and selective inhibitor of Aurora A kinase.
  • Mechanistic biomarker have been developed to monitor upstream and downstream effects of Aurora A inhibition
  • MLN8054 is currently in phase I clinical development
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    14:40

    ROADMAP FOR IMAGING BIOMARKERS

    Derek Hill

    Derek Hill, CEO, IXICO Ltd

  • Established imaging biomarkers used for regulatory submissions
  • Future opportunities for imaging biomarkers
  • Implementation challenges
  • Where imaging fits in the biomarker landscape
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    15:20

    PROFILING PHARMACEUTICALS FROM A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Dr Johannes  Lampe

    Dr Johannes Lampe, Managing Partner, Lampe Konieczny & Company

  • Presentation of a concept for the evaluation of biomedical compound and disease characteristics
  • Matching of results may lead to the identification of success factors
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    16:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Afternoon Tea

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