10th Annual Drug Discovery Technology^® Europe And Infotechpharma^® Conference

Abstract

The 10th Annual Drug Discovery Technology^® Europe and InfoTechPharma^® conference and exhibition were held on 14 – 16 March 2006 at the Novotel in London. The conference saw > 110 international speakers contribute their views on the latest topics in drug discovery, from novel experimental methods to future business models. This meeting offered an excellent platform for scientists and pharma IT specialists working along the drug discovery pipeline to debate the merits of various research strategies and exchange cutting edge ideas and R&D solutions. Selected presentations from the conference are further discussed in this meeting report, which covers ribosome display technology, translational medicine, research strategies for cardiovascular diseases and computer-aided molecular design.

Keywords::

• cardiovascular disease
• computerised molecular design
• ribosome display
• translational medicine