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EBF 3rd Focus Meeting

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Sheraton

Brussels, Belgium

12-13 June 2012

This year, the EBF Focus meeting will host plenary sessions as well as a half day of chromatography and ligand binding focussed break out sessions.

Day 0 - 11 June 2012

  16.00h 20.00h   Registration and Information Desk open

Day 1 - 12 June 2012

  7.30h 12.30h   Registration and Information Desk open
 

Morning plenary sessions

 

Introduction and aim of the meeting

  8.30h 8.45h   Welcome and introduction, aim of the meeting   Philip Timmerman
(on behalf of EBF)
             
  8.45h 9.15h   Keynote: Bringing New Technologies into Regulatory Space   CT. Viswanathan
(
CT Viswanathan & Associates, Inc.) 
             
 

Special Topics and Interesting Techniques

  Chair: Hans Mulder (Astellas)
  9.15h 9.35h  

iHUMITE: A cost efficient and accurate human drug metabolite profiling workflow

  William van Dongen
(TNO Triskelion) 
             
  9.35h 9.55h   Advantages and recent developments in the use of photo-spray ionisation for quantitative bioanalysis   Martijn Hilhorst
(PRA International)
             
  9.55h 10.15h   Pushing the limits of increased selectivity, dynamic range and sensitivity for bioanalytical applications   Bruce Thompson
(AB Sciex)
             
  10.15h 10.45h  

Break

             
             
 

Alternative MS-techniques for quantitative bioanalysis

  Chair: Philip Timmerman (Janssen Research & Development)
    10.45h 11.10h   Keynote: Towards High Resolution MS in Regulated Bioanalysis   Benno Ingelse
(MSD)
             
  11.10h 11.30h   Application of ICP-MS and LC-ICP-MS in Drug Development   Jaap Wieling
(QPS)
             
  11.30h 11.50h   ICPMS and tailored sample preparation for unusual bioanalyical applications   Erik Baltussen
(WIL)
             
  11.50h 12.10h   High Resolution and Accurate Mass Spectrometry for Specific and Sensitive Quantification of Target Compounds in Complex Matrices   Steven Watt
(A&M)
             
    12.10h 12.30h   HR-MS in High Throughput Regulated Bioanalysis: A thorough and Practical Evaluation of Performance, Roubustness and Return on Investment   Fabio Garofolo
(Algortihm Pharma)
             
  12.30h 12.50h   Accurate Mass MS/MS an Attractive Option For the Quantification of Biotherapeutics in DMPK Studies   Diego Rodriguez Cabaleiro
(Waters Europe)
             
  12.50h 14.00h  

Lunch and poster session

             
 

Afternoon plenary sessions

 

Miniaturization and/or automation of sample preparation techniques?

  Chair: John Smeraglia (HLS)
  14.00h 14.30h   Keynote presentation: Development of Quantitative Nanoscale Techniques for Ultra Trace Analysis of Biological Microsamples   Kevin Bateman
(MSD)
             
  14.30h 14.50h   Blood microsampling and bioanalysis in preclinical species   Lieve Dillen
(Janssen R&D)
             
  14.50h 15.10h   Capillary Microsampling: "Better science – Fewer animals"   Ove Jonsson
(AstraZeneca)
             
  15.10h 15.30h   Microdialysis as a tool in drug research and development   Brigitte Buscher
(TNO Triskelion)
             
  15.30h 15.50h   The Application of Solid - Phase Micro-Extraction and Micro-Sampling/ a Multipurpose Micro-Technique for Bioanalysis   Sheelan Ahmad
(GSK)
             
  15.50h 16.15h  

Break

             
 

Tissue Analysis

 

Chair: Margarete Brudny-Kloeppel (Bayer Healthcare)

  16.15h 16.45h   Keynote presentation: We Can See - Mass Makes the Difference   Markus Stoeckli
(Novartis)
             
  16.45h 17.05h   Maldi imaging of small histological tissue applied to ophthalmology: qualitative and quantitative approach in drug discovery   Jonathan Stauber
(ImaBiotech)
             
  17.05h 17.25h   MALDI Tissue Imaging: More than Just a Pretty Picture?   Andrew McEven
(Quotient Bioresearch)
             
  17.25h 17.45h   Some practical aspects in tissue analysis   Hermann Mascher
(Pharm-Analyte Labor)
             
  17.45h 18.00h   EBF Topic team on tissue analysis: plans   Nathalie Mokrzycki
(MSD)

Day 2 - 13 June 2012

 

Morning breakout sessions

 

Focus on Large molecules: Emerging platforms in support of LBA

  Chair: Neil Henderson (AstraZeneca)
  8.30h 9.00h   Keynote presentation: New and Automated Technology Platforms in Bioanalysis    John Allinson
(ICON Development Solutions)
             
  9.00h 9.20h   A Hybrid LBA-QPCR Technique (Proseek) for Improved Assay Sensitivity   Karen Dowers
(CRL)
             
  9.20h 9.40h   Homogeneous immunoassay using AlphaLISA technology – the “no wash” high-throughput alternative to ELISA for PK, PD and immunogenicity measurement during drug development   Denise Sickert
(Novartis)
             
  9.40h 10.00h   Mass Spectrometric Immunoassays   Bryan Krastins
(ThermoFisher Scientific)
             
  10.00h 10.20h   Open Slot   Open Slot
             
             
 

Focus on Small molecules: Miniaturization and diversification in LC-MS interfacing

  Chair: Benno Ingelse (MSD)
  8.30h 9.00h   Keynote: Incorporating Multifunctionality into Microchip Separations   Sabeth Verpoorte (University of Groningen)
             
  9.00h 9.20h   Hatching sensitivity in Bioanalysis The promise of chip based micro LC/MS   Marc De Meulder
(Janssen R&D)

             
  9.20h 9.40h   Capillary Scale LC/MS/MS for High Sensitivity Bioanalysis Is This A Reality and Where Are The Pit Falls   Robert Plumb
(Waters Corporation)
             
   9.40h 10.00h    Micro LC/MS: Miniaturizing LC for LC/MS applications in bioanalysis  

Tina Settineri
(Eksigent)


           
  10.00h 10.20h   Going round again: Lessons learnt from establishment and validation of methods on the Gyrolab Workstation   Graig Stovold
(Quotient Bioresearch)
             
  10.20h 10.50h  

Break

             
 

Morning plenary sessions

             
 

Applications and validation approaches for Emerging platforms in support of LBA

  Chair: Arjen Companjen (Crucell)
    10.50h 11.20h   Keynote presentation: Challenges in Development and Validation of an Intracellular Cytokine Staining assay   Jenny Hendriks
(Crucell)
             
  11.20h 11.40h   Validation of a PCR for the quantification of residual plasmid DNA in samples from a biodistribution study for a therapeutic RNA vaccine
  Carsten Lindemann
(EUFETS GmbH)
             
  11.40h 12.00h   Case Studies on ultra-sensitive immunoanalytics based on Imperacer® (Immuno-PCR) in clinical settings.   Beena Punnamoottil
(Chimera Biotec GmbH)

             
  12.00h 12.20h   Validation of a multiplexed cytokine panel in human serum using a Randox Evidence analyser and comparison to other platforms (Luminex and MSD)
  Jason Cook
(AstraZeneca)
             
   

Plenary panel discussion

     
   12.20h 12.50h    Panel discussion connecting back on scope of FM   Philip Timmerman and C.T. Viswanathan
             
   12.50h 14.00h   

Lunch and poster session

   
             
 

Afternoon plenary sessions

 

GBC feedback

  Chair: Peter van Amsterdam (Abbott Healthcare Products)
  14.00h 14.10h   Feedback from GBC Harmonization team leaders Face to face (March 2012)   Peter van Amsterdam
(on behalf of GBC)
 

14.10h

14.40h

 

Feedback and input A2 – Tiered approaches to method validation

 

Philip Timmerman
(Janssen R&D)

  14.40h 15.30h   Feedback and input S teams    
        S1 – Small molecule specific run acceptance harmonization team progress report
  Ben Gordon
(on behalf of Servier)
        S2 – Small molecule specific assay operation   Steve White
(GSK)
 
        S3 – Chromatographic run quality assessment   Stuart McDougall (Covance)
        Panel discussion   GBC-SC members and session presenters
             
  15.30h 16.00h  

Break

         
  16.0h 17.00h   Feedback and input L teams    
        L1 – Large molecule specific run operation
  Chris Beaver
(Pharmanet)
        L2 – Large molecule specific assay operation
  Chris Beaver
(Pharmanet)
        L3 – Assay Formats   John Smeraglia
(HLS)
        A8 – Documentation   Tom Verhaeghe 
(Janssen Research and Development)

        Panel discussion   GBC-SC members and session presenters
             
  17.00h    

Closing remarks and Adjourn