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Diabetes
27 October - 28 October 2003
Diabetes
Diabetes is the only non-infectious condition that is classified by WHO as an epidemic. With the increasingly sedentary lifestyle, high fat/high sugar diets and the ageing populations of the developed word, it has been estimated that over the next 12 years the number of diabetes sufferers will increase from 2.1% to 3% of the global population, with the most significant increases in Asia. A recent report in the Journal of Diabetic Medicine concluded that the number of people with diabetes will double to 220 million by the year 2010.

In our 5th annual conference, SAE Media Group will be looking once again to bring together the leading experts from the pharmaceutical industry to determine how much progress has been made in realising the potential for more efficacious therapies and diagnostics.

As current blockbusters approach their patent expiry, the conference will include presentations from the market leaders, specialist companies and renowned academics to talk about the latest innovations in diabetes treatment.

Benefit from industry presentations by:
· Dr Jacques Mizrahi, Director, Global Therapeutic Area Head, Vascular & Metabolic Diseases, F Hoffmann-La Roche
· Dr Michael Trautmann, Medical Advisor, Eli Lilly
· Dr Richard Carr, Scientific Vice President, New Antidiabetic Agents, Novo Nordisk
· Dr SAE Media Grouplinia Ristic, Global Head, Diabetes Clinical Research, Novartis
· Dr Michael Goldberg, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Emisphere Technologies
· Richard Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aradigm
· Dr Marianne Olholm Larson, Department Head, Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk
· Dr Christopher Price, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nobex
· Dr Andrew Young, Vice President & Senior Research Fellow, Amylin
· Dr Andrew Swick, Manager, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases, Pfizer
· Dr Harold Van Wart, President & Chief Executive Officer, Metabolex
· Dr Cord Dohrmann, Chief Scientific Officer, DeveloGen

Key issues that will be addressed at this Conference include:
· BETA-CELLS: learn about Pax4, a marker of early beta-cell development that is required and sufficient for beta-cell regeneration
· EFFECTIVE GLUCOSE AND LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS: discuss the benefit of PPAR-gamma insulin sensitizers in diabetes treatment
· GLP-1 ANALOGUES: hear about exenatide and current studies on effects on glycemic control and weight control
· INHIBITORS: assess PDH kinase inhibitors as potential therapy for type II diabetes
· ORAL INSULINS: evaluate the conversion of liquid or dry insulin into a breathable medicine
· INDUSTRY LEADERS: network and discuss ideas with the leaders in the field

“Great update on emerging drugs”
Christen Anderson, Director, Metabolic Diseases, Mitokor (Attendee, SAE Media Group’s DIABETES 2002)

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Dr Richard Carr

Dr Richard Carr, Scientific Vice President, New Antidiabetic Agents, Novo Nordisk

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9:10

MARKET OVERVIEW

Carole Gleeson

Carole Gleeson, Analyst, Immune & Inflammatory Disorders, Decision Resources

  • Increasing prevalence
  • Unmet needs
  • Global variations (US, Europe, Japan)
  • Drugs on the market
  • Drugs in the pipeline
  • Market opportunities
    What developments are expected in the next 3-5 years?
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    9:40

    A NEW PARADIGM FOR POST PRANDIAL INSULIN RESISTANCE?

    Prof Wayne Lautt

    Prof Wayne Lautt, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

  • The hepatic insulin sensitizing substance (HISS)hypothesis
  • The rapid insulin sensitivity test (RIST)
  • Meal induced HISS release
  • Cholinergic and nitridergic permissive control of HISS release
  • Therapeutic reversal of postprandial insulin resistance
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    10:20

    GENOMICS OF TYPE I AND II

    Dr Bentley Cheatham

    Dr Bentley Cheatham, Director, Metabolic Disease Research, Ribonomics

  • A novel approach for refining array analysis
  • Defining pathway information
  • Identification of novel drug targets
  • What are the goals for the future?
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    BETA-CELLS

    Dr Cord Dohrmann

    Dr Cord Dohrmann, Chief Scientific Officer, DeveloGen

  • Pax4: a marker of early beta-cell development that is required and sufficient for beta-cell regeneration
  • HTS for small molecule activators of Pax4 expression
  • Secreted factor screen for regulators of beta-cell
  • DG70: a kinase involved in the control of food intake and fat metabolism
  • DG70 transgenic mice closely mimic various aspects of obesity such increased food intake, increased fat storage (particularly in liver and adipose tissue) as well as insulin resistance
  • A hit series of DG70 inhibitors has been identified, potential lead is active in human adipocytes
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    12:00

    BETA-CELL REST

    Dr Richard Carr

    Dr Richard Carr, Scientific Vice President, New Antidiabetic Agents, Novo Nordisk

  • Pharmacology of ATP sensitive potassium channels
  • NN414: pharmacology and pre-clinical profile
  • Position of beta-cell rest in treatment of type II diabetes
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    THE GÖTTINGEN MINIPIG IN DIABETES RESEARCH

    Dr Marianne Olholm Larson

    Dr Marianne Olholm Larson, Department Head, Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk

  • The Göttingen minipig as a model of diabetes
  • Past achievements and current developments
  • Investigating different functional tests as predictors of beta-cell mass in the Göttingen minipig
  • Evaluation of beta-cell mass in vivo
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    14:20

    GLUCOCORTICOIDS, OBESITY AND DIABETES

    Dr Andrew Swick

    Dr Andrew Swick, Manager, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases – Obesity, Pfizer

  • Glucocorticoid receptor antagonists
  • Tissue-specific regulation of glucocorticoids – 11âHSD
  • Leptin as a counter-regulatory hormone
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    15:00

    EFFECTIVE GLUCOSE AND LIPID-LOWERING AGENTS

    Dr Harold Van Wart

    Dr Harold Van Wart, President & Chief Executive Officer, Metabolex

  • Attractiveness of PPAR-gamma insulin sensitizers in diabetes treatment
  • Need for second generation compounds with reduced side effects
  • Advantages of partial PPAR-gamma agonists
  • MBX-102: glucose and lipid lowering without edema
  • MBX-2044: newer analogs of MBX-102
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    SYNDROME X

    Dr Jacques Mizrahi

    Dr Jacques Mizrahi, Director, Global Therapy Area Head, Vascular & Metabolic Diseases, F Hoffmann-La Roche

  • Diabetes, obesity, vascular and dyslipidemia contribution to the metabolic syndrome
  • Impact on cardiovascular diseases
  • Cluster of inter independent risk factors or distinct entity?
  • From where to start treating a metabolic syndrome patients?
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    16:40

    EXPLOITING THE PEROXISOME-PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR PLATFORM FOR TREATMENT OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME

    Dr Mark Leibowitz

    Dr Mark Leibowitz, Director, Pharmacology, Ligand Pharmaceuticals

  • Introduction to the RXR:PPAR heterodimers
  • Insulin sensitization
  • Dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis
  • Combined activities
  • Alternative approaches and new opportunities
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    17:20

    Chairman’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

    Professor David Leslie

    Professor David Leslie, Professor, Diabetes & Autoimmunity, Queen Mary College, University of London

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    9:10

    GLP-1 ANALOGUES AND EXENATIDE

    Dr Michael Trautmann

    Dr Michael Trautmann, Medical Advisor, Eli Lilly

  • Overview of GLP-1 physiology and potential therapeutic application
  • An agent stimulating insulin production and secretion through activation of the GLP-1receptor
  • Multiple modes of action contribute to improved glycemic control
  • Effects on beta-cell preservation
  • Protection against rapid proteolytic breakdown
  • Current studies on effects on glycemic control and weight control
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    9:40

    PEPTIDERGIC CONTROL OF NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION AS A THERAPEUTIC MODE IN METABOLIC DISEASE

    Dr Andrew Young

    Dr Andrew Young, Vice President & Senior Research Fellow, Amylin

  • Role of nutrient appearance vs disappearance in fuel homeostasis
  • Points of control for nutrient appearance
  • Actions of pramlintide, exenatide and PYY[3-36]
  • Effects in animal models
  • Clinical data
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    10:20

    DPP IV INHIBITORS

    Dr Smilinia Ristic

    Dr Smilinia Ristic, Global Head, Diabetes Clinical Research, Novartis

  • Structure and expression of DPP IV
  • DPP IV inhibition in animal models of diabetes
  • Clinical efficacy and safety of DPP IV inhibitors
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    THERAPY FOR TYPE II DIABETES

    Rachel Mayers

    Rachel Mayers, Team Leader, CVGI Discovery, AstraZeneca

  • Discovery of novel inhibitors by functional screening
  • Isoform selectivity
  • Activation of PDH in vitro and in vivo
  • Effectiveness in animal disease models
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    12:00

    IMPACT OF CURRENT AND EMERGING THERAPIES ON DISEASE PROGRESSION

    Dr Janice Parker

    Dr Janice Parker, Principal Research Investigator, Pfizer

  • Current therapies for diabetes mellitus are designed to treat the symptoms of the disease and most have little impact on the progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or pre-diabetes to full-blown diabetes mellitus
  • Therapies that are disease modifying would offer obvious advantages in reducing progression from IGT to diabetes and ultimately to end-stage complications.
  • This presentation will review the activity of existing agents and evaluate the potential of novel emerging therapies, to modulate diabetes progression.
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    NEW INSIGHTS INTO SIGNALLING PATHWAYS IN METABOLISM AND INSULIN ACTION

    Prof Maria Paula Borges Macedo

    Prof Maria Paula Borges Macedo, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, New University of Lisbon

  • Hepatic control of peripheral insulin sensitivity
  • Hepatic glutathione, nitric oxide and insulin sensitivity
  • The role of the liver in animal models of insulin resistance
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    14:40

    EMERGING NON-INJECTABLE PROTEIN DRUGS FOR DIABETES

    Dr Christopher Price

    Dr Christopher Price, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nobex

  • Protein drugs in development for diabetes
  • Convenience, compliance, clinical advantages of non-injectable products
  • The key challenges for success
  • The marketplace: competition, product pricing and reimbursement
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    ORAL INSULIN: MORE THAN SIMPLY ELIMINATING INJECTION

    Dr Michael Goldberg

    Dr Michael Goldberg, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Emisphere Technologies

  • Oral insulin - replaces first phase insulin response
  • Oral insulin - targets the liver
  • Oral insulin - clinical data in type I and type II patients
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    16:20

    AERX PULMONARY INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM

    Richard Thompson

    Richard Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aradigm

  • Are inhalers as effective as injections?
  • Inhalers: a more expensive alternative?
  • Concerns about the long-term effects of an inhaler on people with respiratory problems
  • A drug especially for asthmatic patients
  • The problem: exhibition of less insulin absorption
  • Asthma patients require a greater intake of insulin to control blood glucose
    Results from the phase II programme
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks & End of Conference

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