Academic Rates Available for SMi's Peptides Conference June 2014

Online, May 27, 2014 (Newswire.com) - The comprehensive two-day programme features an array of specialists and just some of the sessions featured include:

• The use of Guanylate Cyclase-C Agonists for the treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Mark Currie, President of R&D, Chief Scientific Officer, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc

• Targeting Mitochondria with Cationic Amphipatic Short Peptides
Vincenzo Abbate, Research Associate, Kings College London

• Reviewing peptide engineering for the optimisation of drug like properties
Ved Srivastava, Head, Peptide Chemistry, GSK

Plus an exclusive workshop on extending the half-life of Peptides
Yvonne Angell, Director of Peptide and Protein Chemistry, IPSEN Inc.

Delegates can expect to hear from leading experts including;

• Thomas Vorherr, Director Peptide Discovery, Novartis Pharma AG

• Mark Currie, President of R&D, Chief Scientific Officer, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.

• Nuno Madeira do O, Associate Scientist II, Formulation Sciences, MedImmune

• David Price, Senior Director, Pfizer

• Ved Srivastava, Head, Peptide Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline

• Dieter Deforce, Professor at the University of Gent, Belgium, Member of the Scientific Advice Working Party of the EMA, Gent University

• Dinesh V. Patel, President and CEO, Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.

• Annette Friebe, Head, Late Discovery, Nexigen GmbH

• Christian Luber, Senior Scientist, Novo Nordisk

For further information or delegate booking enquiries contact Fateja Begum now on +44(0) 20 7827 6184 to reserve a place. Academic companies are entitled to attend at a discounted rate of £699, terms and conditions apply. Contact Fateja Begum for more information.

Notes to editor

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event, please contact Alia Malick on +44(0) 20 7827 6168.

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