Featured Speakers

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  Sandra EngleSenior Principal Scientist, Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology Laboratory of the Primary Pharmacology Group Pfizer

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  Rudolf JaenischFounding member, Whitehead Institute and Professor of Biology MIT

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  Raymond KemperHead of Mechanistic Safety-US Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceuticals

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  Hans KeirsteadProfessor of Anatomy and Neurobiology University of California, Irvine

iPS cells are completely changing the way we study disease and develop drugs. But understanding how to use this technology is critical.

The rapid progress in our understanding of iPS cell technology has been remarkable. But the next step is using iPS cells to meet research, therapeutic and commercial objectives.

So how are you keeping up to date with the latest advances? How are other drug developers generating and using iPS cells? What about applications in research?

In our research you told us that there is no other commercial event specifically designed to help the field drive forward the practical utility of iPS cells. Until now.

For the first time, the World iPS Cell Summit delivers 19 leading industry and academic speakers who will help you tackle the key issues in translating innovative iPS cell research into drug and therapeutic development. Arm yourself with the tools you need to advance your iPS cell reprogramming, differentiation, disease modeling and drug development approaches.

What's covered on the agenda?

1. Pfizer, NIH, Roche, Novartis, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Takeda will discuss how they are successfully integrating iPS cells into drug discovery to improve drug screening and safety/toxicology assessments 
   
    
2. Explore how Tottori University is using human artificial chromosomes as new gene delivery vectors for iPS cell formation and learn from MSKCC about how you can generate safe iPS cells with efficient reprogramming techniques
    
3. Pfizer, Novartis and AVEO Pharmaceuticals will compare the use of iPSCs and ESCs and discuss how stem cells are currently helping to establish reliable human models with better predictability
    
4. Discover how iPS cells are being used to model diseases and obtain new insights into disease pathophysiology with The Whitehead Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard University and Boston University School of Medicine 
    
5. Massachusetts General Hospital will outline how they are developing reproducible differentiation protocols and STEMCELL Technologies and University of California will discuss how you can control stem cell fate to generate specific cell lineages
    
6. Understand how derivation and culture conditions can impact the number of genetic and epigenetic aberrations among hiPS cell lines and examine different approaches to suppress this variability with University of California and NIMH Stem Cell Resource, RUCDR

For more information about what will be covered, view the agenda pages, or download the brochure now. 

Who should attend?

The World iPS Cell Summit is the world’s only meeting focusing on the commercial potential of this promising science. Build relationships with industry peers and future clients by meeting and networking with all the key stakeholders involved in iPS cell research and application. This means it’s for:

• Pharmaceutical companies looking to better understand how to overcome current barriers in iPS cell research and how other pharma are utilizing iPS cells for current applications in drug discovery
• Not for profit institutes who are interested to see how research is being translated into therapeutic and drug development and those who are looking for collaborations and funding opportunities
• Biotechs interested in showcasing their iPS cell research to large pharma and other drug developers
• iPS cell and technology providers who are able to provide solutions to the problems experienced by the current field

What's next? 

1. Download a copy of the final brochure to view the agenda sessions

2. Join the discussions and network with your peers in the run up to the meeting by searching LinkedIn groups for iPS cells.

3. Something you want to share; white papers or articles? Then let us know... just email any questions to info@hansonwade.com

4. Don't waste time! If you're planning on joining us then get the best rates by securing your place now – Book online: call +1 212 537 5898 or email register@hansonwade.com