Conference Report: Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis 2009 Conference

The 5th annual Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis (APA) Conference recently convened in Boston, affording a unique opportunity for analytical scientists and pharmaceutical opinion leaders to exchange ideas on subjects related to drug disposition. The theme for this year’s meeting, The Role of Bioanalysis and Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion in Translational Medicine, was evident throughout the sessions. Consistent with past meetings, the sessions were grouped into three workshops representing different areas of focus: regulated bioanalysis, biotransformation and discovery. A total of 68 talks were presented at APA 2009, along with nine posters. While MS was the main analytical tool represented, several...