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Asthma Therapeutics
20 March - 21 March 2002
Asthma Therapeutics
With asthma being one of the most chronic diseases and affecting over 130 million people worldwide, drug developers and physicians have been prompted to review current treatments and improve therapeutic appoaches to asthma management.

SAE Media Group’s latest international pharmaceutical conference Asthma Therapeutics, will provide all the developments and latest advances of revolutionary therapeutic agents designed for the treatment of asthma.

Benefits of attending:

  • Keep up to date with industry developments in this important area
  • Explore the latest developments in asthma therapeutics
  • Learn about the latest delivery methods of asthma therapeutics
  • Meet the key players: Merck, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Roche, Pharmacia and Bayer

But that’s not all, with all the key players under one roof, you will be able to meet and discuss the issues with our top line up of speakers and delegates. Networking couldn’t be easier.

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Introduction to the in and out-licensing process

  • The importance of collaborative agreements for the biotechnology industry and big pharma
  • Increased financing
  • Shared risk when working with new technologies
  • New product flow
  • Cultural differences between big pharma and biotech companies
  • Managing the collaboration: effective communication
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    9:40

    Approaches to licensing

  • Licensing out products following pre-clinical development
  • Value of late-stage development products
  • Identifying the correct product to license in
  • Gaining or giving access to technologies
  • Deciding which route to take: comparison of different agreements
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    10:20

    Negotiating licensing agreements in various geographical locations

  • Focus on Europe
  • Focus on Japan
  • Focus on the United States
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    11:00

    Morning coffee

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    11:15

    Impact of the regulatory process on licensing of pharmaceutical products - Do regulatory differences in Japan, Europe & U.S. affect licensing strategy?

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    11:45

    Case Study

  • Big pharma in-licensing
  • Biotech out-licensing
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    12:30

    Discussion and questions - review of the session

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    13:00

    Close of briefing

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    13:30

    Coffee & Registration

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    14:00

    'Market sensing' - understand the market

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    15:00

    Market-lead strategy - 3 components

  • Market choices
  • Value proposition
  • Key customer relationships
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    15:30

    Close of briefing

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    15:45

    Afternoon tea

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    16:15

    Company organisation

  • Cross-culture
  • Virtual teams
  • Change management
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    17:00

    Summary

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Ratko Djukanovic

    Dr Ratko Djukanovic, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Consultant Physician, University of Southampton

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    9:10

    GENERAL OVERVIEW

    Dr Joan Soriano

    Dr Joan Soriano, Director, Worldwide Epidemiology, GlaxoSmithKline

  • Disease overview and burden
  • Causes of asthma
  • Existing therapies: drug groups, efficacy and safety
  • Future trends in disease and treatment
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    9:40

    UNMET NEEDS

    Dr Theodore Reiss

    Dr Theodore Reiss, Executive Director, Respiratory & Allergy, Merck

  • New methods for reduction of side effects caused by asthma therapeutics
  • Improving patient compliance
  • Generic versus branded medications
  • Recombinant monoclonal antibodies
  • Genes and asthma
  • Predictions for future direction of asthma research
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    10:20

    CLINICAL STUDIES

    Dr Trevor Hansel

    Dr Trevor Hansel, Medical Director, NHLI Clinical Studies Unit

  • Medical burden and needs, GCP and CPMP guidelines
  • Inhaled beta-agonists, inhaled steroids and leukotriene antagonists
  • Phase II proof of concept studies
  • Anti-IgE, anti-IL-5, CCR3 antagonism, IL-4 and TNFƒÑ directed therapy
  • Immunotherapy and disease modification
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR ASTHMA

    Dr Alan Lewis

    Dr Alan Lewis, President, Signal Research Division of Celgene

  • New Products
  • Kinase inhibitors (JNK, p38, IKK)
  • Cytokine modulators
  • Options for oral immunotherapy
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    12:00

    A NEW DIMENSION IN LUNG IMAGING

    Dr Peter Hirst

    Dr Peter Hirst, Head, Inhalation Business Development, Pharmaceutical Profiles

  • A new dimension in lung imaging
  • Introducing radionuclide imaging studies
  • Improving 2D data analysis
  • Using 3D SPECT imaging
  • Development of a novel radiolabelling technique
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    THE ROLE OF IL-4R IN ASTHMA

    Dr Joel Tocker

    Dr Joel Tocker, Staff Scientist, Immunex

  • The immune response in asthma patients
  • Interactions between immune system proteins in asthma
  • IL-4R-mediated responses in asthma
  • Therapeutic efficiency of blocking IL-4 vs IL-4R
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    14:20

    TREATMENT FOR PERSISTENT ASTHMA

    Dr Daniel Levitt

    Dr Daniel Levitt, President, Research & Development, Protein Design Labs

  • Asthma is a T-cell mediated disease
  • TH2 cells are important components of the asthma pathophysiology
  • IL-4 is an important mediator of TH2 cell development and IgE production
  • Blocking IL-4 may suppress some of the more severe and chronic symptoms of asthma
  • Activated T cells are prominent in the lungs of asthmatics
  • Blocking IL-2- mediated stimulation of T cells may reduce T cell activation in this disease
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    15:00

    ANTIINFLAMMATORY THERAPIES

    Dr Paul Gater

    Dr Paul Gater, Principal Scientist, Roche

  • Chemokine receptors and their ligands
  • Chemokines as mediators of inflammation
  • Eotaxin, eosinophils and the CCR3 receptor
  • Development of small molecule CCR3 antagonists
  • Effect of CCR3 antagonists in animal models of asthma
  • Future directions
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    THERAPEUTICS FOR CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES

    Dr Rikki Alexander

    Dr Rikki Alexander, Principal Scientist, Celltech

  • The role of PDE4 in modulating the activity of inflammatory and immunocompetent cells
  • Dual benefits of PDE4 selective inhibitors
  • Advantages of PDE4 inhibitors over existing therapies
  • Clinical efficacy of oral PDE4 inhibitors
  • Animal models
  • Reducing the side effects of PDE4 inhibitors
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    16:40

    SELICIDS

    Dr David Stirling

    Dr David Stirling, Chief Scientific Officer, Executive Vice President, Pharm. R & D, Celgene

  • Novel PDE4 inhibitors
  • Unique chemistry
  • PDE4 subtype selectivity
  • Cytokine modulation
  • Improved therapeutic index
  • Clinical progress
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    17:20

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Michael Placke

    Dr Michael Placke, Vice President & Chief Scientist, Battelle Pulmonary Therapeutics

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    9:10

    GENETIC TARGETS FOR ASTHMA THERAPY

    Dr Kevin Bacon

    Dr Kevin Bacon, Head, Asthma Research, Bayer

  • Identifying human genes associated with asthma
  • Genes showing potential as targets for asthma therapy
  • Target validation using viruses
  • Developing drugs from genes associated with asthma
  • Case study
  • Speeding up drug discovery via strategic alliances
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    9:40

    THE SEARCH FOR ANTI-ASTHMA DRUGS

    Dr Ivan Richards

    Dr Ivan Richards, Distinguished Scientist, Pharmacia

  • Potential therapeutic targets (chemical, cellular, molecular)
  • Approaches for the identification of novel targets
  • Target validation: the new challenge
  • Applicability of animal models in target identification
  • Influence of infections
  • Case studies; Future Directions
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    ALLERGY VACCINATION

    Dr Torbjorn Bjerke

    Dr Torbjorn Bjerke, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, ALK Abello

  • Basic mode of action
  • Clinical efficacy; disease modification, curative potential
  • Novel approaches to allergy vaccination therapies
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    RESPIRATORY AND NASAL DRUG DELIVERY

    Dr Steve Nichols

    Dr Steve Nichols, New Technology Coordination Manager, Aventis

  • Alternatives to CFC inhalers
  • Extra fine droplets for improved delivery to the airways
  • Dose counters
  • Powder inhaler technologies
  • Bronchodilators, an example of delivery
  • Metered dose powder inhalers
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    12:00

    SUCCESSFUL PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY

    Johnathan Rigby

    Johnathan Rigby, Head of Business Development (Europe & Japan), Profile Therapeutics

  • Understanding the problems facing delivery of drugs to the lungs
  • An overview of novel inhalation devices and technologies
  • Adaptive Aerosol Delivery (AAD™) - improving the interface between the patient the medication and the device
  • The patient centred benefits of 'Intelligent Inhalation' technology
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    DRY POWDER INHALER TECHNOLOGY

    Dr Mark Parry-Billings

    Dr Mark Parry-Billings, Director, Research & Development, Innovata Biomed

  • Dry powder inhalers in the context of other delivery formats
  • The future for dry powder inhalers
  • Critical development challenges and regulatory hurdles
  • New technologies which provide solutions
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    14:20

    CONTROLLING ASTHMA

    Dr David Fakes

    Dr David Fakes, Technical Affairs Director, IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK

  • How well is asthma currently controlled
  • BTS & NICE Guidance
  • The problems of drug delivery
  • Improving delivery and Easi-Breathe case study
  • Asthma drug delivery in the future
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    15:00

    INCREASING DRUG APPLICABILITY

    Dr Stephen Farr

    Dr Stephen Farr, Vice President, Research & Development, Aradigm

  • Liquid formulation technology
  • High drug loading per breath
  • Point-of-use aerosol generation and active breath control for efficiency and precision of drug delivery
  • Electronic compliance monitoring
  • Case studies involving drugs for respiratory disease
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    RESPIRATORY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

    Dr Paul Wright

    Dr Paul Wright, Associate Director, Product Development, AstraZeneca

  • MDI propellants and the environment
  • Industrial property
  • CMC regulatory
  • Feedback from systemic and competitors
  • Complexity versus cost
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    16:40

    BUILDING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY

    Dr Neil Bacon

    Dr Neil Bacon, Chief Executive, Doctors.net.uk

  • How pharmaceutical companies use the web
  • A doctor-only community
  • Patient information: compliance tools/ educational literature
  • Integrating with offline methods and the sales force
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    17:20

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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