25th  International Reid Bioanalytical Forum – Program Announcement

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25th International Reid Bioanalytical Forum – Program Announcement 

4-7 September 2023, The Cambridge Belfry, Cambourne, Cambridge, UK 

Presented by the Forum Syndicate of the Chromatographic Society 

The Belfry Hotel, Cambourne will once again be the venue for the 25th Reid Bioanalytical Forum. We will be sticking to our principles of presentations and discussions on cutting-edge science, and providing a supportive environment for early career bioanalysts, all performed in an inclusive and congenial atmosphere. There will be a single stream of oral presentations given by lecturers from pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, instrument manufacturers and academics, supported by poster presentations and vendor exhibitions. 

 

Lecture Programme 

The in-person conference program will run from Tuesday 5 September to midday on Thursday 7 September 2023. The conference has once again attracted a number of world-renowned speakers from academia, pharma, CROs and industry regulators on topical subjects in bioanalysis.  The conference also prides itself on providing emerging bioanalytical professionals the opportunity to present their solutions to complex bioanalytical problems. 

From amongst the rapidly developing program, notable speakers currently include: 

  • Ben Herbert (Sangui Bio) 
  • Ian Wilson (Imperial College London) 
  • Georgina Page (De Montfort University) 
  • Heather Jane Hughes (Sciex) 
  • Sahand Shams (Liverpool University) 
  • Philip Timmerman (EBF) 
  • Johannes Stanta (Celerion) 
  • Daniel Weston (GSK) 
  • Ben Smith  (Evotec) 
  • Sergio Menta (Roche) 
  • Svenja Stiltz (Nuvisan) 
  • Rajit Kolamunne (Astra Zeneca) 
  • Bas Sleumer (ICON) 

The conference program will cover topics in the following areas: 

  • Bioanalysis of the future
  • Regulatory bioanalysis 
  • Bioanalysis beyond pharma 
  • Bioanalysis beyond LC-MS 
  • How I learned from things that did not go to plan 
  • Open session 

There are currently a number of oral presentation slots remaining. If you would like to offer a poster or oral presentation on any of the themes listed above, or other topics you may consider relevant, please register an abstract for consideration by the scientific committee using the following link: 

https://na.eventscloud.com/eSites/726972/Home 

Workshop and Poster Sessions 

We will be hosting a session on ‘Bridging the skills gap’ with breakout groups focussing on career stories and real bioanalytical issues encountered by attendees. We will also have poster sessions which will be accompanied by the authors making short presentations to entice us all to ask questions and interact. 

Evening Social Events 

At the heart of the Reid program are the social events. An opportunity to establish new contacts and meet old friends. Our 2023 proceedings will keep this tradition going with amongst other events, a fun quiz, cocktail reception and conference dinner where we will have a guest speaker and an offsite dinner at Peterhouse College in Cambridge.  

Exhibition 

A vendor exhibition will be held on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 September, allowing delegates to keep abreast of the latest developments relevant to the field of Bioanalysis.  

If you would like to exhibit at the meeting or sponsor an event, please contact Tim Sangster ([email protected]). 

Training Course on ‘A Working Guide to Immunogenicity’ 

The Reid Bioanalytical Forum will be preceded on Monday 4 September 2023, by a training course ‘A Working Guide to Immunogenicity’ for a maximum of 20 delegates, led by John Cook (Charles River Laboratories), Veerle Snoeck (UCB) and Lysie Champion (Celerion) 

Course Synopsis 

The course will begin with an introduction to immunological responses and the impact and context of these on drug development, focusing on the immunogenicity risk assessments, presented by Veerle Snoeck from UCB. The focus will then shift to cover the development of the assays as defined in the risk assessments highlighting assays to assess the presence of antidrug antibody responses, which will be led by Lysie Champion from Celerion. 

We will then move to discuss the validation of these assays and their application to sample analysis to support drug development, focusing on the clinical phases, but also explaining the differences in the pre-clinical stages, with John Cook from Charles River Laboratories leading the training. Finally, we will present a number of case studies to help highlight the different challenges and potential solutions that are encountered in relation to immunogenicity in drug development. 

Bursaries for Early Career Bioanalysts 

To reflect the heritage of the Reid Bioanalytical Forum encouraging the active participation of early career scientists, we are running a competition to win attendance at the event (including travel and accommodation). Those receiving bursaries will be expected to make an oral, or poster presentation on their work at the event:  

Registration 

Registration for attendance, exhibitions and sponsorship is also available now, with a discount for early registration.  

https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=726972 

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing [email protected]