Drug Discovery 2022: driving the next life science revolution

Tue 4 October
5 October
[Schedule with Presentations]
DAY 1Auditorium 1Auditorium 2Auditorium 3Auditorium 4
DAY 2
8:00 Registration
Early Career Professional (ECP) Meet & Greet
 8:00:
8:10: 8:10:
8:20: 8:20:
8:30: 8:30:
8:40: 8:40:
8:50: 8:50:
9:00 9:00:
9:10:
ELRIG Annual Review
Chairs: Catherine Kettleborough, LifeArc, The Accelerator  Sanj Kumar, ELRIG  
 9:10:
9:20: 9:20:
9:30:
Conference Welcome and Keynote Introduction
Chairs: Katie Chapman, VC funded Biotech Company   Simon Chell, AstraZeneca  Jon Hutchinson, GlaxoSmithKline  Simon Ward, University of Cardiff  
 9:30:
Keynote Presentation
9:40: 9:40:
9:50: 9:50:
10:00 10:00
10:10 10:10
10:20 Refreshment Break
DDW - Taking your first steps towards liquid handling automation - Sponsored by SPT Labtech
Chairs: Anne Hammerstein, SPT Labtech  
Langton Howarth- Understanding the needs of talent acquisition departments to start a career in a life-science corporations: Ask an Expert!’
Chairs: Chris Luche, Sanger Institute  Sue Ward, Illumina  
 10:20
10:30 10:30
10:40 10:40
10:50 10:50
11:00 11:00
High Content Imaging in Drug Discovery
Chairs: Sian Lewis, MSD  Michael Howell, The Francis Crick Institute  
Overcoming Challenges and New Directions in Medicinal Chemistry
Chairs: Allan Jordan, Sygnature Discovery  Sarah Skerrat, CHARM Therapeutics  
Cell & Gene Therapy Sponsored by Miltenyi
Chairs: Chris Herring, Adaptimmune  Claire Dobson, AstraZeneca  
Drug Discovery and Development in COPD
Chairs: Anna Morgan, Physiology & Pharmacology, Kingston University  Simon Pitchford, King's College London  
11:10 11:10
11:20 11:20
11:30 11:30
11:40 11:40
11:50 11:50
12:00 12:00
12:10 12:10
12:20 12:20
12:30 12:30
12:40 12:40
Refreshment Break - Poster Session 13.15 - 13.45
DDW - The role of AI and automation in personalised medicine: How can AI help in the post drug discovery process.
Chairs: Yahya Anvar, OKRA.ai  
Cytek Bio Workshop - Full Spectrum Profiling (FSP)™, adaptable solutions to deep immunophenotyping using the Cytek Aurora: a practical walkthrough
12:50 12:50
1:00 1:00:
1:10: 1:10:
1:20:
DDW - Data handling and choosing the right informatics systems for your lab requirements - Sponsored by CDD
Chairs: Samantha Kanza, University of Southampton  
 1:20:
1:30: 1:30:
1:40: 1:40:
1:50: 1:50:
2:00
High Content Imaging in Drug Discovery
Overcoming Challenges and New Directions in Medicinal Chemistry
Cell & Gene Therapy Sponsored by Miltenyi
Drug Discovery and Development in COPD
 2:00:
2:10: 2:10:
2:20: 2:20:
2:30: 2:30:
2:40: 2:40:
2:50: 2:50:
3:00 3:00:
3:10: Refreshment Break 3:10:
DDW - Accelerating Drug Discovery: Getting to the right molecule smarter & faster with automation- Sponsored by Bio Rad
Chairs: Zoe Hughes-Thomas, GSK  
Singular Talent - Growing your company through great story telling
Chairs: Tom Froggatt, Singular Talent  
3:20: 3:20:
3:30: 3:30:
3:40: 3:40:
High Content Imaging in Drug Discovery
Overcoming Challenges and New Directions in Medicinal Chemistry
Cell & Gene Therapy Sponsored by Miltenyi
Drug Discovery and Development in COPD
3:50: 3:50:
4:00 4:00:
4:10: 4:10:
4:20: 4:20:
4:30: 4:30:
4:40: 4:40:
4:50: 4:50:
5:00
Networking Event - Poster Session 18.30 - 19.00
 5:00:
5:10: 5:10:
Early Career Professionals: Careers in drug discovery - Network like a Boss
5:20: 5:20:
5:30: 5:30:
5:40: 5:40:
5:50: 5:50:
6:00 6:00:
6:10: 6:10:
6:20: 6:20:
6:30: 6:30:
6:40: 6:40:
6:50: 6:50:
7:00
ELRIG’s Celebration of Drug Discovery, sponsored by Synthego, at The Fox, ExCel
 7:00: