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Superbugs and Superdrugs : A Focus on Anti-Infectives
5 March - 6 March 2003
Superbugs and Superdrugs : A Focus on Anti-Infectives
The rapid increase in drug resistant pathogens, alongside the threat of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases has posed major challenges to drug discovery researchers globally.

SAE Media Group’s forthcoming conference “Superbugs & Superdrugs: A Focus on Anti-Infectives” will address the issues associated with virulent and uncontrollable infectious diseases such as MRSA, VRE, HIV & Hepatitis C. We will also overview current research paradigms and look at new and novel approaches to anti-microbial discovery. In addition to this we will assess the role functional genomics is playing in drug discovery and discuss the future for anti-biotic research.

A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
Dr David Payne, Director, Microbiology, GlaxoSAE Media GroupthKline
Dr John Barrett, Senior Director, Antibacterial Drug Discovery, Merck
Dr Beat Weidmann, Head, Infectious Diseases, Preclinical Research, Novartis
Prof Malcolm Page, Head, Biology, Basilea Phamaceutica
Dr William Weiss, Principal Research Scientist, Group Leader, Wyeth Research
Dr Richard Bax, Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Biosyn
Prof Ian Chopra, Professor, Microbiology & Director, Antimicrobial Research Centre, University of Leeds
Dr Stephen Hawser, Director, Biology, Arpida
Dr Gordon Foulkes, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Elitra
Dr Andrew Waller, Group Leader, Biology, British Biotech
Dr Mark Nelson, Senior Director, Exploratory Chemistry, Paratek Pharmaceuticals

Benefits of Attending:
· Genomics: understand the function of genomics in drug discovery
· Antibiotics - old or new? learn where progress is being made
· Natural products: discover their application in targeted drug discovery
· Business development: gain insight into the present and future in the antimicrobial industry
· Building an anti-infectives business: learn from experienced industry leaders

“…An important series of meetings that are well recognised externally…”
Professor Ian Chopra, University of Leeds

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairmen's Opening Remarks

Prof Ian Chopra

Prof Ian Chopra, Professor, Microbiology & Director, Antimicrobial Research Centre, University of Leeds

Dr Richard Bax

Dr Richard Bax, Chief Scientific Officer, Biosyn

Dr Richard Bax

Dr Richard Bax, Chief Scientific Officer, Biosyn

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9:10

SUPERBUGS & SUPERDRUGS

Dr Jeffrey Stein

Dr Jeffrey Stein, Chief Scientific Officer, Quorex Pharmaceuticals

  • Emerging superbugs: threats and opportunities
  • Understand molecular & cellular mechanisms of resistance
  • New targets and creative approaches for treatment
  • Anti-infective drug discovery: the need for speed
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    9:40

    MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE

    Dr Beat Weidmann

    Dr Beat Weidmann, Head, Infectious Diseases, Preclinical Research, Novartis

  • MRSA & VRE
  • Pathogenicity and transmission
  • Impact, problems and revolution
  • Controlling and preventing resistance
  • Developing new antibacterials: the current state
  • Will new antibiotics solve the resistance problem? The case for PDF-inhibitors
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    10:20

    MECHANISMS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH IN THE SUPERBUG S.Aureus

    Dr Alex O’Neill

    Dr Alex O’Neill, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds

  • Resistance to linezolid and vancomycin arrive
  • Exogenous and endogenous sources of antibiotic resistance in S.Aureus
  • Re-evaluation of unexploited antibiotics
  • Exploitation of existing (validated) targets
  • Exploitation of existing drug-binding pockets
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    ANTI-SENSE DISCOVERY PLATFORM

    Dr Gordon Foulkes

    Dr Gordon Foulkes, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Elitra Pharmaceuticals

  • Introductions to anti-sense technology
  • Target ID
  • Target prioritization
  • Hypersensitive screens
  • Mechanism-based whole-cell screens
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    12:00

    BACTERIAL TARGETS TO ANTIMICROBIAL LEADS

    Dr Bruce Rogers

    Dr Bruce Rogers, Senior Director, Anti-Infectives Research, Genome Therapeutics

  • New target discovery using genomics
  • Antibacterial targets and validation
  • Hits from screening and compound profiling
  • Molecular tools for rapid MOA determination
  • Success plus challenges
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    13:40

    GENOME-WIDE DRUG SCREENING

    Dr Phil Youngman

    Dr Phil Youngman, Vice President, Discovery Biology, Elitra Pharmaceuticals

  • Introduction to the Fitness Test concept
  • Screening all targets simultaneously
  • Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial Fitness Testing
  • Determining mechanism of action
  • De-replication of natural products
  • A tool for guiding lead-optimization chemistry
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    14:20

    DEVELOPING A NEW CLASS OF ANTIBIOTICS

    Dr Andrew Waller

    Dr Andrew Waller, Group Leader, Biology, British Biotech

  • The potential of metalloenzymes as anti-bacterial targets
  • Use of targeted metalloenzyme inhibitor libraries
  • PDF inhibitors, a potential new class of antibiotics
  • Challenges and progress
  • Promises for the future
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    15:00

    APPROACHING ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH

    Dr David Knowles

    Dr David Knowles, Chief Scientific Officer, RiboTargets

  • Conducting antibiotic research
  • Targeting the ribosome “Ribotargets”
  • Challenges and outlook for this new technology
  • State of research across pharmaceutical companies
  • Where will this technology lead antibiotic research?
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    SURVIVAL OF ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH

    Dr John Barrett

    Dr John Barrett, Senior Director, Antibacterial Drug Discovery, Merck

  • Infectious diseases, an ever changing panorama
  • Medical need vs business need
  • Clinical requirements of antibiotics
  • Research initiatives
  • Business opportunities
  • Where is the antibiotic research being done?

    Ensuring the continuation of antibiotic research

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    16:40

    HIV & AIDS

    Prof Helga Ruebsamen-Waigmann

    Prof Helga Ruebsamen-Waigmann, Director, Anti-Viral Research, Bayer

  • Understanding and researching HIV & AIDS
  • Drug pipeline
  • HIV fusion inhibitors
  • Reverse transcripase drugs
  • Creating drugs without side effects
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    17:20

    Chairmen's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Mark Nelson

    Dr Mark Nelson, Senior Director, Exploratory Chemistry, Paratek Pharmaceuticals

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    9:10

    ICLAPRIM

    Dr Stephen Hawser

    Dr Stephen Hawser, Director, Biology, Arpida

  • The resistance problem
  • Developing new drugs to combat resistance
  • Iclaprim, a novel broad-spectrum antibiotic
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    9:40

    PHARMACOKINETICS & PHARMACODYNAMICS

    Dr William Weiss

    Dr William Weiss, Principal Research Scientist, Group Leader, Wyeth Research

  • Establishing pharmacodynamic parameters
  • Dosing regimens
  • Free vs bound drug
  • Use in setting breakpoints
  • Monte Carlo simulations
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    10:20

    ANTI-VIRALS

    Margaret Walsh

    Margaret Walsh, Head, Business Development, Arrow Therapeutics

  • Where else in anti-virals?
  • Commercial opportunities
  • Clinical need
  • Case study: Hepatitis C
  • Case study: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    ANTIMICROBIAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

  • Review of last 25 years
  • Trends and predictions for the next 5 years
  • Products, people and processes
  • Industry trends
  • Dr Richard Bax

    Dr Richard Bax, Chief Scientific Officer, Biosyn

    Dr Richard Bax

    Dr Richard Bax, Chief Scientific Officer, Biosyn

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    12:00

    TARGETING NON-MULTIPLYING LATENT BACTERIA

    Prof Anthony Coates

    Prof Anthony Coates, Professor of Medical Microbiology, St George’s Hospital Medical School and Biotherapies

  • New strategy targeting non-multiplying latent bacteria
  • A review of the importance of non-multiplying bacteria
  • Shortening the duration of chemotherapy and reducing emergence of antimicrobial resistance
  • New tests and new terminology
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    14:00

    BACTERIAL GENOMICS TO DELIVER NEW ANTIBIOTICS

    Dr David Payne

    Dr David Payne, Director, Microbiology, GlaxoSmithKline

  • Exploiting multiple genomes for new target discovery
  • Target validation of novel antibacterial targets
  • Target examples:some surprises, successes and failures
  • Screening - what went wrong and what can we do about it?
  • Has genomics delivered?
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    14:40

    NATURAL PRODUCTS & ANTI-INFECTIVE RESEARCH

    Prof Malcolm Page

    Prof Malcolm Page, Head, Biology, Basilea Phamaceutica

  • Evolution & natural products
  • New approaches to natural product discovery
  • Current leads
  • Can natural products still deliver effective drugs?
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    THE RIBOSOME AS A DRUG TARGET

    Dr Joyce Sutcliffe

    Dr Joyce Sutcliffe, Vice President, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals

  • Obtaining high resolution crystal structures
  • Structure based drug design
  • Identifying drug targets
  • Can the ribosome deliver anti-infectives?
  • Genomics vs ribosomes
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    16:20

    ESTABLISHING A NEW ANTIBIOTIC COMPANY

    Dr Lloyd Czaplewski

    Dr Lloyd Czaplewski, Director, Research, Prolysis

  • Exploiting biology in antibiotic discovery
  • Building and finacing a new antibiotic research and development company
  • Demonstrating effective technology development
  • Creating new product opportunities
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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