2012 SLAS Asia : Advances in Drug and Life Sciences R&D Through Laboratory Technology

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2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition 实验室自动化与筛选协会2012亚洲会展

Advances in Drug and Life Sciences R&D Through Laboratory Technology

实验技术创新推动药物及生命科学研究

Jun 19-21, 2012 | Grand Hyatt Shanghai

http://www.asia-slas.org/conference/

Dear Attendee,

On behalf of SLAS, I cordially invite you to the 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China from 19-21 June 2012 with the theme of “Advances in Drug and Life Sciences R&D Through Laboratory Technology”.

This year’s conference hosts approximately 350 attendees over three days bringing together scientists, academicians, and business leaders from Abbott, DSM, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, Novartis, Otsuka, Pfizer, Roche, Perkin Elmer, Tecan, GE Healthcare, Chempartner, Sundia, WuXiApptech, and many others.

Our world-class educational program features 20 renowned local and international speakers. Podium presentations address topics related to drug discovery technologies, stem cells in drug discovery, and drug discovery from screening to therapy. The event also offers two pre-conference short courses on Label-Free/Biophysics Methods for Screening, High Content Screening: Instrumentation, Assay Development, Screening, Image and Data Analysis.

The exhibition highlights approximately 50 multi-national companies showcasing the latest in laboratory technologies and automation. It is where new innovation is unveiled, energy runs high and collaborations begin. Only at 2012 SLAS Asia can attendees see, hear, touch and feel the most advanced and some of the most important technologies to hit the marketplace while networking with leaders in the field who have come together from around the globe.

We are proud to provide this unique platform to support pharmaceutical professionals and bio-scientists to exchange ideas, network, seek partnership overseas, pinpoint and identify opportunities and global drug R&D market demand, get updated on latest breakthroughs in innovative new drugs, and explore business development in a cross-cultural environment.

It is our wish that all attendees in this conference can gain a greater understanding of the current situation of the market, such as the strategies of major pharmaceutical companies for integrating scientific, technological, and business resources to increase company competitive capacities, in order to succeed in their respective fields.

My special thanks to our volunteer leaders whom have worked so hard to make 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition a successful event. The SLAS Asia Conference Scientific Program Advisory Committee includes:

     • Chair Mike Zhang of Becton Dickinson;
     • Xin Xie of the National Center for Drug Screening of the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica at the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
     • Ying Yang of LBD Life Sciences; and
     • Zhong Zhong of GlaxoSmithKline.

For those who are not currently an SLAS Member, I encourage you to visit:

    • www.slas.org to take advantage of SLAS global networking opportunities and resources;
    • www.asia-slas.org to learn more SLAS Asia membership and join as an Emerging Economy Member; and
    • www.asia-slas.org/conference for more conference updates.

Finally, my appreciation to all participants of this conference! It is due to your keen interest that this field is expanding and exploring new frontiers. We hope you enjoy the conference and that your participation will contribute to your professional development and relationships. Let us know if there is any way that we can make your experience at 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition an even better one.

Sincerely,
Gregory Dummer, CEO
SLAS – Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening

Program Topics：

Schedule at a Glance:

Date	Program
19 June	Short Courses 1: Label-Free/Biophysics Methods for Screening
	Short Courses 2: High Content Screening: Instrumentation, Assay Development, Screening, Image and Data Analysis
	Short Courses 3: What Editors Want: An Author Guide to Publishing in Scientific Journals
Day 1, 20 June	Keynote 1
	Session 1: Drug Discovery Technologies
	Lunch
	Posters near Exhibit Hall
	Exhibitor Tutorials
	Session 2: From Screening to Therapy
	Reception in Exhibit Hall
Day 2, 21 June	Keynote 2: Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
	Session 3: Stem Cells in Drug Discovery
	Lunch
	Posters near Exhibit Hall
	Exhibitor Tutorials
	Session 4: Innovation Award Finalists

Scientific Program

2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition Planning

Keynote Speaker:

Xiaodong Wang, Director
National Insititute of Biological Science, China

Mahendra Rao Ph.D. Director

NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine, USA

Renowned Speaker

Daniel Sipes,M.S. Director of Advanced Automation Technologies, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, USA.

Kenneth M. Comess, Ph.D. Abbott Laboratories , Lead Discovery,USA

Jinfeng Hu, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Dept Natural Products Chemistry School of Pharmacy,Fudan University, China

Ying Huang, M.S. Head of Compound Management, GlaxoSmithKline R&D China

Jim Wu, Ph.D. Senior Director, Roche Pharma Research and Early Development China

Lusong Luo, Ph.D , Head, Beigene, China

Biju(Bill) Zhang, CSO, Guangzhou RiboBio Co., Ltd., China

Ming Yan,Ph.D. China Pharmaceutical University, China
Duanqing Pei, Ph.D. Professor and Director General, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Group Leader , Group Leader, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, USA

Xianmin Zeng, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, CIRM Shared Research Laboratory for Stem Cell & Aging; Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA
Yi Sun, Ph.D. Professor, Stem Cell Research Center, Tongji University / Translational Center for Stem Cell Research, Tongji Hospital
David Nolte,Ph.D. Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Rosemary Drake, D.Phil , Chief Secientific Officer, TAP Biosystems, United Kingdom

Sunghoon Kwon,Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea

Dan Dongeun Huh,Ph.D. Harvard University,USA

Registration

Online Registration, please click here.

Onsite registration rate will be CNY400/USD60 higher than Normal & Late Rate

Group Discount:

A discount of 20 percent off of each full-conference registration (applicable rate above applies) is available for groups of five (5) registrants from the same company who are registered at the same time. This discount program is only available to registrants who pre-register for the conference and will not be available on-site. Group discounts are only applicable to full-conference registration fees and all registrations must be received by 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition Registration at the same time. We will send the updated invoice to your group leader once your group registration is verified by registration service. For more details, please contact registration service at 86-21-51081565

**Conference Non-Member rate include a pro-rate membership in one section validity from the first week upon the receipt of full payment to 31 December, 2012, include standard membership; include emerging economy membership. We will contact you about the membership type once the full payment received within one week.Please note the Short Course Non-Member Rate is not eligible to the complimentary membership program.

*Please Note: Registration rates are based on an exchange rate of approximately US$1=RMB6.2, but if exchange rates change appreciably, there may be a need to adjust registration rates accordingly.
*Payment notification will be provided to delegates once the registration form is received. Registrations will not be processed until payment has been received.

Sponsor Oppotunity

Sponsor and Exhibitor Prospectus (Download）

Good News! In June 2012, the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) proudly hosts its second annual conference in China, the 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai. Drawing on the experience and energy of the former Society for Biomolecular Sciences and the Association for Laboratory Automation, the 2012 SLAS Asia Conference and Exhibition will be a seminal gathering of all those involved in the drug discovery and development efforts both from the region and internationally.

The highest calibre of speakers and delegates in attendance will ensure that sponsors of this event will receive maximum exposure to promote their message to the regional and international community. In addition, the topical theme of the conference – Advances in Drug and Life Sciences R&D through Laboratory Technology – will foster a high-level of interest from organizations and press/media internationally. Educational podium presentations will address topics related to drug discovery technologies, stem cells in drug discovery, and drug discovery from screening to therapy. The event also will offer two full-day pre-conference short courses on related topics.

Exhibitor Floor Plan (Download）