Preliminary programme
08.45 Arrival/Registration/ Breakfast
09.30 Introduction
Chris Doherty, Alderley Park
Opening Keynote
09.40 Challenges and Opportunities
Ruth Roberts, ApconiX
10.00 Enhancing the detection of cardiovascular change: where Maths meets medicine
Manasi Nandi, KCL
Session 1: Target
10.45 Using AI to enhance our understanding of target biology
Daniel Jamieson, Biorelate
11.15 Target Safety Assessment
Claire Sadler, ApconiX
Short presentations
11.45 Metabolite profiling of drug molecules in 3D human liver microtissue incubations. A correlation with cellular toxicity
Lloyd King, UCB
11.55 Managing genotoxicity positive results in discovery – challenges and mitigation
Matthew Tate, Gentronix
12.05 Development of a human keratinocyte-based assay to predict likelihood of skin rash in response to EGFR inhibitors
Ambra Bianco, AstraZeneca
12.15 Imaging applications in toxicologic pathology
Juliana Maynard, Medicines Discovery Catapult
12.25 Lunch, exhibition, tour and poster session
Session 2: Chemistry
13.30 New Tools for Early Prediction of Hepatotoxicity at GSK
Melanie Sakatis, GSK
14.00 The use of human liver Microtissues in de-risking drug induced liver injury
Paul Walker, Cyprotex
14.30 Discovery Safety – Early impact of chemical design to achieve molecules with the Right Safety
Mikael Persson, AstraZeneca
Session 3: Patient
15.00 Focusing on the patient; recent learning from EGFR TKI clinical development
Paul Dickinson, SEDA & Richard Knight, ApconiX
Closing Keynote
15.30 Biomarkers to improve patient outcomes
Caroline Dive CBE, CRUK
16.15 Poster Prizes and Prosecco Reception
17.30 Close
   

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