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eCheminfo Drug Discovery Community of Practice InterAction Meeting, 16-19 October 2006, Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia

The eCheminfo Community of Practice InterAction Meeting "Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Design & Planning Methods" will take place 16-19 October 2006, Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, USA

Program themes include Structure-based Drug Design (SBDD), Screening & Docking, Cheminformatics & Modeling supporting Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacophores, Metabolomics, Quantum Biochemistry, Knowledge Management, Electronic Lab Notebooks, Critical Path Innovation in Drug Development, Biomarkers, Predictive Toxicology & ADME. In addition to morning presentations and panel discussions, workshops will run each afternoon expanding on the discussion of topics and methods and working through the application of new methods and software to drug discovery & development problems, with bbq, social activity and poster sessions running on campus during the evenings.

The SBDD session will be chaired by Frank Hollinger (Locus Pharmaceuticals) and includes presentations from himself and Erin Duffy (Rib-X), Mike Malams (Wyeth), Debananda Das (NCI), and Max Cummings (J&J PR&D)

The screening session will include Stan Young (NISS), John Irwin (UCSF), Deepak Bandyopadhyay (J&J PR&D), Daryll Reid (Simbiosys), Gregory Warren (GSK), and William Douglas Figg (NCI). We will also host a screening forum to discuss current virtual screening and docking methods and software, results of existing validation and comparison studies, and procedures for community of practice studies to be undertaken.

Bench Scientists & Modellers will discuss their experiences in using Discovery Tools & Modeling in experimental drug discovery and will include Chris Cooper (BMS), James Arnold (Astra-Zeneca), Phil Edwards (Astra-Zeneca), Pete Connolly (J&J PRD), Dimitris Agrafiotis (J&J PRD), and Jim Wikel (Coalesix).

The Pedictive Tox day brings together leading ADME & Tox experts and includes a Keynote from Tudor Oprea and seminars from Navita Mallalieu (Roche), Alex Tropsha (UNC), Curt Breneman (RPI), Karim Kassam (ACD/Labs), Michael Bolger (USC School of Pharmacy), Bob Clark (Tripos), and Gilles Klopman (Multicase).

The program also includes InnovationWell sessions on Drug Development, Metabolomics, Biomarkers, Knowledge Management, and Decision Support which are also available to all registrants to attend.

The preliminary program and schedule can be viewed at http://www.echeminfo.com/COMTY_conferences/

Reduced rates apply for early registration through 30 June. Academic discounts apply.  All registrants are eligible to submit an abstract (ca. 300 words) for the poster sessions.

Please address any questions related to the conference, exhibition or workshop program to Dr. Barry Hardy, eCheminfo Community of Practice Manager, +41 61 851 0170, barry.hardy [at] douglasconnect.com.  Registration enquiries should be directed to eCheminfo [at] douglasconnect.com

Barry Hardy

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The Electronic Laboratory Notebook – Systems for Managing Research Knowledge, Supporting Collaboration and Driving Innovation

We are holding the following Open Event at Oxford University on discussing the role of Electronic Lab Notebooks in supporting R&D on July 6.  For those of you able to make this free event, please simply send an RSVP via email to innovationwell [at] douglasconnect.com.

InnovationWell Open Seminar & Reception

The Electronic Laboratory Notebook – Systems for Managing Research Knowledge, Supporting Collaboration and Driving Innovation

Wolfson Seminar Room
Chemistry Research Laboratory
Mansfield Road, Oxford University

Thursday July 6, 4.30pm-8pm

Join us to discuss the emerging roles of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in managing multidisciplinary research activities, innovation and collaboration

This is an Open Seminar and involves no registration fee. However seated places are limited and will be restricted to a confirmed guest list. Please send an RSVP with your name and organisation via email to innovationwell [at] douglasconnect.com

Agenda

4.30pm Welcome coffee

5.00pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and the Management of Modern Scientific Research and Development – an Industry Perspective
John Trigg, Managing Director, phaseFour Informatics, UK

John Trigg has over 20 years’ experience of working in the field of R&D data, information and knowledge management including 10 years experience of the world’s first enterprise level implementation of an Electronic Lab Notebook at Kodak. He will provide an overview of the critical emerging role of ELNs in modern industry research.

5.30pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks as Engines of Knowledge for Research and Development – a Knowledge Management Perspective
Dr. Barry Hardy, Founder of the InnovationWell Community of Practice and Director, Knowledge Management Institute, Switzerland

Barry Hardy will provide an overview of the critical knowledge management strategies and methodologies for enabling productivity and successful outcomes in collaborative-based R&D. He will discuss knowledge assessment approaches aimed at the continuous improvement of the innovation and performance of the R&D organisation and its support ELN systems.

6.00pm ELN Framework Requirements to Support Collaborative Multidisciplinary R&D – A Solutions Perspective
Dr. Jeff Spitzner, President & Chief Science Officer, Rescentris; Ohio, USA

Jeff Spitzner is a leading expert in bioinformatics, knowledge management, and electronic laboratory notebook systems. In 1997 he co-authored the BSML data standard for bioinformatics, the pioneering XML technology in the life sciences; today he provides the vision and guides the development of Rescentris products. He will discuss the design and implementation of collaboration frameworks for the management of scientific research, and the role of semantic web technologies in record-keeping solutions that support the integrated R&D organization.

6.30pm Panel Discussion with Audience

The speakers and audience will discuss Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and their role in managing and supporting R&D in today’s complex multidisciplinary scientific environment.

7.00pm Reception

Drinks, Snacks, Software Demos … and more discussions!


This event takes place alongside the following workshop activities running in Oxford that week:

Innovation & Knowledge Management in Research & Product Development
a 3 day Interactive Management Workshop, 5-7 July 2006
Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

led by leading industry experts and practitioners including Victor Newman, Paul Lefrere, David Gurteen, David Snowden, Jeff Spitzner, John Trigg, Iain Bitran and Barry Hardy

Program Brochure:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/theferryman/files/innovationwellrd_oxford_web1.PDF

These workshops are aimed to bring leading best practice and issue discussion to industry researchers and managers striving to use the latest innovation and knowledge management techniques and tools to maximise productivity and return in investment from R&D activities. Workshop groups will work through and discuss complex issues highlighted by detailed case studies presented by instructors. The following topics will be discussed:

Strategic Knowledge Management in R&D
Intellectual Property, Licensing & Valuation
Effective Deployment Strategies for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
Knowledge Assessment & Auditing
Ontologies & Knowledge Discovery
Integrating Innovation Management & Research Activities
Communication & Collaboration between Research Teams & Partners
Organisational Development & Culture in R&D
Decision Support for Research Project & Portfolio Management
Integration of Tools & Data in R&D
Complex Systems Approaches to Product Development

More Information at:
http://innovationwell.net/COMTY_rpdtraining/


Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Design & Planning Methods
a Hands-on 5 Day eCheminfo Advanced Training Workshop Week
3-7 July 2006, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

These workshops are aimed to provide a set of stimulating workshops using latest advanced modelling techniques of relevance to chemists, life scientists and modellers working in drug discovery. Participants should return to their labs with new ideas, best practices and software experiences to maximise productivity in their own drug discovery research activities.

You can download a copy of the program brochure from:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/files/eChemProgramOxford06-v7web.pdf

Further information is available at:
http://echeminfo.colayer.net/COMTY_training


Barry Hardy, PhD
Douglas Connect, Switzerland
+41 61 851 0170 (office)
www.douglasconnect.com