SMi's Biobanking Conference - Collaborating for Global R&D and Investment

March 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Join the industry professionals in attendance at the Crowne Plaza - The City, London, UK on the 11th - 12th July 2011 for a chance to discuss the latest trends and developments in Biobanking.

Vast sums of money are being made available for research initiatives and development tactics worldwide, Biobanks are proving to be a fundamental instrument in the future of drug discovery. Despite the number of Biobanks increasing, and the pivotal role they play in drug development and discovery, Biobanks are under constant pressure to meet quality standards, international regulations and to attract further investors for progressive expansion.

SMi’s Biobanking conference tackles these issues with a fresh perspective; join our unique forum today and discover innovative research methods from leading pharma companies, understand what it takes to operate a successful Biobank and develop working relationships to ensure you are implementing frameworks which promote the globalisation of Biobanks.

The conference will focus on main areas of:

•Enforcing standardisation on global scale
•Utlising biobanks for research and development
•The impact of sample type and DNA concentration on experimental Genotyping outcomes
•Regenerative medicines - putting it all into practice
•Implementing and developing new technologies within biobanking
•Managing biobanks - overcoming issues and plan for future demand
•Informatics: as good as paper?

Hear keynote addresses from:

•David Pulford, Investigator Genetics Capabilities for EU & Asia/Japan, GlaxoSmithKline
•Julia Corfield, Biobank Head, AstraZeneca
•Dr Diane Leong, Associate Director, Sample Repository, Genentech
•Rivka Ravid, Director, Brain Bank Consultants

For further information and the opportunity to register online please visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/bio-banking-event36.asp

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SMi have had an established portfolio of Pharmaceutical, Defence, Energy, Finance and PPP/PFI events running since 1993. We are at the forefront of linking businesses with information, organising over 150 Conferences, Workshops and Masterclasses every year. All our events are research driven and highly targeted towards senior level professionals, designed to help you make informed decisions and remain at the cutting edge of business information.