April 2008

Essential Catalysis: Practical Processes for Organic Synthesis

Event dates: 1 - 2 April 2008
Event summary: Essential Catalysis is a two-day course comprising lectures and problem sessions designed to illustrate how state-of-the-art catalytic methods can be applied to practical issues in small molecule sy
Event Venue: Nice, France

Careers Surgery

Event dates: 1 - 2 April 2008
Event summary: Whether you are actively job seeking or just reviewing your options, an appointment with the ��ϲʿ��¼’s Careers Adviser offers the opportunity to discuss: planning and managing your career; job search st
Event Venue: Novotel Manchester Centre, Manchester, M1 4LX, United Kingdom

Adsorption and Other Interfacial Phenomena in Carbon Materials

Event dates: 1 - 2 April 2008
Event summary: A two-day meeting on adsorption and other surface and interfacial phenomena in porous carbons and related materials such as carbon fibres, nanotubes, carbon blacks, composites, catalytic and biomedi
Event Venue: The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2008

Event dates: 1 - 2 April 2008
Event summary: Thermal analysis and calorimetry are being applied across a wide range of industries from aerospace and petroleum engineering to medicine and packaging. The increasing role of thermal analytical tec
Event Venue: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom

Organic Synthesis Begins with Lithium: Today's Perspective

Event dates: 1 - 3 April 2008
Event summary: Lithium is the ribbon that threads its way into a variety of organolithium compounds to form a complex and rich embroidery which initiates much synthetic organic chemistry. To substantiate this clai
Event Venue: Florence, Italy

Many-core and Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference (M��ϲʿ��¼)

Event dates: 1 - 3 April 2008
Event summary: The established Manchester Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference is, for 2008, being broadened to include many core and accelerator technologies, reflecting the feedback from attendees and the si
Event Venue: Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT3 9DT, United Kingdom

Fundamentals of Radiochemistry

Event dates: 1 - 3 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Richland, Washington, 99354, United States

CANCELLED: ��ϲʿ��¼ High Throughput Technologies 4 Chemists

Event dates: 2 - 3 April 2008
Event summary: This course is intended to cover the basic principles, methodologies and current practices of High Throughput Technologies (HTT) for chemists and chemistry users. It will focus on the needs of thos
Event Venue: University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Matters of the Heart: Applying ECG and Echocardiography in Clinical Trials

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary: Join us for this 90-minute webinar in which industry experts will discuss and describe the current regulatory environment in cardiac safety, specifically in the development of oncology compounds. Re
Event Venue: Online, United States

Springtime Social for Retired Members

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary: A Year in the Life of a Shepherdess on a Peak District Hill Farm
Event Venue: University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF, United Kingdom

Nuclear Medicine and PET Focused meeting

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary: An open Forum meeting for the discussion of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography approaches and techniques with particular emphasis on your experience in this field of research. An opp
Event Venue: Perkin Elmer, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2FX, United Kingdom

Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Neuropeptidomics: Profiling, Imaging and Predicting Neuropeptides in the Brain.

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼ Organic Division North East Regional Meeting

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

The GC seminar

Event dates: 2 April 2008
Event summary: Comprehensive 1 day Seminar covering: Fundamentals of GC, Capillary GC Columns, GC Instrumentation, GC Column Selection, GC:GC/MS, GC Troubleshooting;
Event Venue: Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom

North West Study Tour

Event dates: 2 - 4 April 2008
Event summary: The Study Tour provides an opportunity to observe industrial processes at first hand
Event Venue: Residential base in Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

Faster and smarter analysis

Event dates: 3 - 4 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University London School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom

NMR Discussion Group Spring Meeting 2008

Event dates: 3 - 4 April 2008
Event summary: The NMRDG will be holding a 2-day meeting on the subject of NMR In Structural Biology.
Event Venue: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom

Faster and Smarter Analysis

Event dates: 3 - 4 April 2008
Event summary: The pharmaceutical sector is under increasing commercial and social pressure to discover and develop important new medicines while reducing cost and improving productivity. These two symposia
Event Venue: University of London, London, WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom

Faster & Smarter Analysis

Event dates: 3 - 4 April 2008
Event summary: The pharmaceutical sector is under increasing commercial and social pressure to discover and develop important new medicines while reducing cost and improving productivity. These two symposi
Event Venue: University of London, WC1A 1AX, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼-CCS: New Approaches to Nanotechnology

Event dates: 3 April 2008
Event summary: This joint ��ϲʿ��¼ and CCS symposium is the third in the series and brings together leaders in the field of Nanotechnology from the UK and China. This symposium series celebrates the successful partners
Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom

Fast Chromatography - Facts from Fiction

Event dates: 4 April 2008
Event summary: This meeting will bring together users and manufacturers interested in the development and implementation of fast chromatography, especially fast LC (UPLC). These techniques promise substantial impr
Event Venue: Guys Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

The GC seminar

Event dates: 4 April 2008
Event summary: Comprehensive 1 day Seminar covering: Fundamentals of GC, Capillary GC Columns, GC Instrumentation, GC Column Selection, GC:GC/MS, GC Troubleshooting;
Event Venue: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Neuropeptidomics: Profiling, Imaging and Predicting Neuropeptides in the Brain

Event dates: 4 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: MIB, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom

Back stage theatre tour

Event dates: 5 April 2008
Event summary: A back stage tour of Nottingham Theatre Royal and Concert Hall
Event Venue: Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

QT and Arrhythmia Issues in Drug Development

Event dates: 6 - 8 April 2008
Event summary: This meeting will focus on the new direction in the development of pharmaceutical Agents as well as the practical challenges and possible solutions. Specific areas of concentration will include:
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda, 20814, United States

Food Colloids 2008: Creating Structure, Delivering Functionality

Event dates: 6 - 9 April 2008
Event summary: Food Colloids 2008 is the twelfth in the series of biennal European conferences dedicated to the area of food colloids. The conference will be concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of food
Event Venue: Conference Centre of Le Mans, Le Mans, France

Society for Biomolecular Sciences

Event dates: 6 - 10 April 2008
Event summary: SBS 14th Annual Conference & Exhibition to be held in St. Louis, MO, April 6-10, 2008. The conference theme is Enhancing Research Productivity: Quality Tools, Leads & Candidates. Sessions will inclu
Event Venue: America’s Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, Missouri, 63101, United States

Enhancing Research Productivity: Quality Tools, Leads and Candidates

Event dates: 6 - 10 April 2008
Event summary: Enhancing Research Productivity: Quality Tools, Leads and Candidates
Event Venue: America’s Center, St. Louis, MO, 63101, United States

Regulatory Affairs Part I: The IND Phase & Part II: The CTD/NDA Phase

Event dates: 7 - 10 April 2008
Event summary: This course combines the two three-day courses into one extended four-day offering. It describes the regulatory background of the IND and NDA and provides an overview of the requirements and recomm
Event Venue: Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, 60143, United States

Spring School in Colloid Science

Event dates: 7 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Spring School in Colloid Science
Event Venue: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom

GC/GC-MS Training Course - Dublin, Ireland

Event dates: 7 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Three-day Practical Essentials of GC
Event Venue: To be confirmed, Ireland

Clinical Data Management

Event dates: 7 - 9 April 2008
Event summary: This course is designed for data management professionals who have less than one year of pharmaceutical or related industry experience. It combines lectures and in-depth discussions with hands-on ex
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

Drug Safety Surveillance and Epidemiology

Event dates: 7 - 9 April 2008
Event summary: This course is designed to provide an overview of US and international safety surveillance, including the role of epidemiology and risk management, from both industry and FDA perspectives. This over
Event Venue: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, 19102, United States

BIO-Europe Spring 2008 – International Partnering Conference

Event dates: 7 - 9 April 2008
Event summary: The event brings together international decision-makers from all sectors of the biotechnology industry, and features the successful combination of one-on-one meetings, company presentations and a li
Event Venue: Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Campo de las Naciones, Madrid, 28042, Spain

Water Contamination Emergencies: Collective Responsibility

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Drugs from Natural Products IV

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: New Hall, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Separation of Enantiomers: Classical Resolution Demystified

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary: Optically active compounds are increasingly important in organic chemistry and in industry. Approximately half of the thousands of drugs known have chiral structures, many of which show dramatic dif
Event Venue: Nice, France

Clinical Statistics for Nonstatisticians

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary: This course is designed to be an introduction of basic statistical concepts fundamental to clinical research, for professionals who have regular exposure to statistics either through studies or prof
Event Venue: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, 19102, United States

GMP Auditor Training

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary: Participants will learn about the key techniques and thought processes which may be used by auditors to maximize the benefits of each type of audit. These include planning and preparation, the audi
Event Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Cork, Ireland

��ϲʿ��¼ Carbohydrate Group Spring Meeting

Event dates: 7 - 8 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Oxford, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼ Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Unravelling the secrets of the brain, cell by cell, with new analytical techniques

Event dates: 7 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

The Role of Radiochemistry in the Sentencing and Disposal of Radioactive Waste

Event dates: 7 April 2008
Event summary: The regulatory, radiochemical and alternative strategies aspects of the disposal of radioactive waste in the UK
Event Venue: The Atkins Axis Building, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Molecular Basis for Chromatin Modifications and Epigenetic Phenomena

Event dates: 7 - 12 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Showmass, Colorado, United States

Photonics Europe 2008 Conference

Event dates: 7 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Make your mark when you join the most innovative minds working in optics, photonics, and imaging. · Micro/Nano Technologies: Metamaterials, Photonic Crystal Fibers + Devices, MEMS, MOEMS,
Event Venue: Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, France

��ϲʿ��¼ Seminar with Professor Chris Schofield

Event dates: 8 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼ Writing for Impact

Event dates: 8 - 9 April 2008
Event summary: Encourages you to build on your existing writing skills and learn techniques to make writing easier, more enjoyable and more readable.
Event Venue: ��ϲʿ��¼, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Genomes 2008 – Functional Genomics of Microorganisms

Event dates: 8 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Genomes 2008 – Functional Genomics of Microorganisms
Event Venue: Institut Pasteur , Paris 15 , 75724 , France

Integrated Tablet Formulation Development

Event dates: 8 - 10 April 2008
Event summary: This unique course introduces and integrates the key elements of tablet development based on the principles of Quality by Design (QbD) set out in ICH Q9 and explains the important links between each
Event Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Cork, Ireland

Secrets of Batch Process Scale-Up

Event dates: 8 - 10 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: San Francisco, United States

Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 9 - 11 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: London, United Kingdom

4th CEFood Congress

Event dates: 9 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: 4th CEFood Congress
Event Venue: Hotel Croatia , Cavtat , 20210 , Croatia

AGICHEM 2008 - International conference on Inorganic Chemistry

Event dates: 9 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: A three-day meeting with invited speakers encompassing the breadth of Inorganic Chemistry
Event Venue: Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

EudraVigilance - Electronic Reporting of ICSRs in the EEA

Event dates: 9 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: This course will be the only training programme officially recognised by the EMEA. The EMEA will present successful candidates with a 'EudraVigilance User Training Course Certificate' based on a com
Event Venue: AGES Pharmmed, Vienna, 1226, Austria

Hit generation & exploration: Inhibitors of Aurora kinases

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

From Dyestuffs to Diversity

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD13DH, United Kingdom

How to Audit API Manufacturers

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary: Participants will learn about the legislators' perspectives and the key differences between APIs and products, which lead to different audit techniques and thought processes when auditing API manufa
Event Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Cork, Ireland

Scottish Regional Dalton Meeting

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

NanoMaterials Showcase - Collaborate to Create Wealth

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The Heath Runcorn, United Kingdom

Site Visit: Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Skelton Grange Landfill site

Event dates: 9 April 2008
Event summary: Visit re: Landfill management
Event Venue: Biffa, Leeds, LS15 9AD, United Kingdom

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients - Development, Supply and Commercial Manufacture

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: This 2 day course is designed to give an overview of the development of chemical processes for the supply of APIs for human consumption both in clinical trials and commercial manufacture
Event Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Cork, Ireland

Electrostatic effects in softmatter 2008

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: The objective of the workshop will be to promote discussion and interaction between scientists with different backgrounds or different approaches, bringing together the most significant results from
Event Venue: Barcelona Materials Science Institute ICMAB-CSIC, Bellaterra (Near Barcelona), E-08193, Spain

Strategies for Life Science Cluster Development Conference

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Held within the BioValley Cluster region, this meeting will showcase best practice in cluster development with presentations that promise to be interactive and stimulating at an event with a proven
Event Venue: Freiburg, Germany

New Directions in Molecular Genetics and Genomics - Applications in Natural Product Producing Organisms Conference

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Produced in association with Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Universität des Saarlandes, and Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie. This conference will benefit a
Event Venue: Freiburg, Germany

New Directions in Chemical Process Design conference

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: Delegates who will benefit from attending the conference are senior R&D scientists, managers and decision makers from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies looking to develop new routes to econ
Event Venue: Freiburg, Germany

Developments in Ceramic Science and Engineering: the last 50 years

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary: A meeting in honour of Professor Sir Richard Brook’s 70th Birthday. Professor Sir Richard Brook has been a leading figure of engineering ceramics in the UK. This meeting will cover advances in ceram
Event Venue: University College, London, United Kingdom

Liverpool Section AGM

Event dates: 10 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The Liner at Liverpool Hotel, L3 5QB, United Kingdom

Brain Training: secrets, drugs and analysis

Event dates: 10 April 2008
Event summary: ��ϲʿ��¼ Analytical Division Theophillus Redwood Half Day Symposium
Event Venue: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom

Outsourcing

Event dates: 10 April 2008
Event summary: "Would outsourcing work for you?" This event will feature a range of different aspects of outsourcing with pros, cons and case studies as appropriate.
Event Venue: The Heath Business & Technical Park, Runcorn, United Kingdom

Advances in Synthetic Chemistry

Event dates: 10 - 11 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Frankfurt, Germany

Retired Members Luncheon and Talk: Let's Erupt Together

Event dates: 11 April 2008
Event summary: A talk by Mike Maunder on volcanoes and vulcanology.
Event Venue: ��ϲʿ��¼, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Antibacterials and Modulators of Bacterial Resistance from the Coniferae

Event dates: 11 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8JL, United Kingdom

Advanced Concepts in Radiochemistry

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: Advanced radiochemistry courses
Event Venue: Burlington, Vermont, United States

Clinical Data Management

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: This course is designed for data management professionals who have less than one year of pharmaceutical or related industry experience. It combines lectures and in-depth discussions with hands-on ex
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

Spring Solid State Group meeting: Functional Oxides

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: The aim of the meeting is to highlight the contributions and future opportunities of both experimental and computational techniques in the study of oxides with important physical and chemical functi
Event Venue: University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom

Advanced Topics in Clinical Research/Drug Development

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: With the drug development process becoming increasingly more competitive, complex, and global, it is necessary for clinical research professionals to clearly understand their role, and the role of o
Event Venue: Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion, Washington, 20015, United States

2nd Annual FDA/DIA Statistics Forum

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: This conference will provide a venue to discuss important statistical issues associated with the development and review of therapeutic drugs and biologics. A primary focus for this meeting will be t
Event Venue: Marriott Bethesda, Bethesda, 20814, United States

Reactions, Nanostructures, Polymers and Solids

Event dates: 14 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Biomedical Asia 2008

Event dates: 14 April 2008
Event summary: A week of business festivals that bring together pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, research institutions, regulators, investors, physicians
Event Venue: Suntec International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Singapore

Evidence Based Medicine Meeting

Event dates: 14 - 15 April 2008
Event summary: Health technology assessments (HTAs) of health care goods and services play a vital role in coverage and patient cost-sharing options. Diverse connotations and implementation of evidence-based medic
Event Venue: Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, 22314, United States

Water Management Congress Europe

Event dates: 14 - 15 April 2008
Event summary: In this unique format, Water Expansion Congress Europe is hosting up to 150 upper-level executives from industry and municipality water services looking for in-depth technical knowledge and com
Event Venue: Prague, Czech Republic

LogiChem08

Event dates: 14 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: www.logichemeurope.com is now in its 7th year and is the chemical industry's annual supply chain management conference, each year attracting over 200 senior logistics and supply chain executives fro
Event Venue: Hilton Düsseldorf, Germany

10th World Filtration Congress

Event dates: 14 - 18 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Congress Center Leipzig, 04356 Leipzig, Germany

INDEX 08,

Event dates: 15 - 18 April 2008
Event summary: INDEX 08,
Event Venue: Geneva Palexpo, Grand-Saconnex (Geneva), CH-1218, Switzerland

New developments in measurement uncertainty in chemical analysis

Event dates: 15 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: The meeting will cover the uncertainty arising from sampling and the use of uncertainty in compliance assessment as desribed in two new guides recently published.
Event Venue: Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, 12205, Germany

Hazards XX - Process Safety & Environmental Protection - Harnessing Knowledge, Challenging Complacency

Event dates: 15 - 17 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Weston Building, Manchester, United Kingdom

Cationic Rhodium Mono-Phosphines: From C-H Activation to Hydrogen Storage

Event dates: 15 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Nuclear Energy in the UK - Part II: The Physics of the Potential New Build Reactors

Event dates: 15 April 2008
Event summary: A two part meeting organised by the Energy Group of the Institute of Physics. Part I: History of UK Nuclear Energy: Harwell, Dounreay and Sellafield will take place on 18 March 2008
Event Venue: The Institute of Physics, London, W1B 1NT, United Kingdom

SUSAR's in the EEA

Event dates: 15 April 2008
Event summary: Join us online for a 90 minute webinar to learn more about SUSAR Reporting for Interventional Clinical Trials in the EEA. WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTS In this webinar we will look at the following documen
Event Venue: Online, United States

Chilterns and Middlesex Local Section AGM, Lecture and Buffet

Event dates: 15 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: ��ϲʿ��¼, London, United Kingdom

POSTPONED: Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS3

Event dates: 15 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre West Midlands, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Legal and Regulatory Risks in Clinical Trials

Event dates: 15 - 16 April 2008
Event summary: Successfully Complying with Regulations, Meeting Emerging Transparency
Event Venue: Renaissance Brussels Hotel, Brussels, 1050, Belgium

Practical Business Plans & Presenting your Proposition

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: This seminar, which is part of our Investor Readiness Programme, will teach you how to put together a comprehensive, compelling business plan and articulate your key messages and vision. Find out wh
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom

23rd Intelligent Sensing Programme

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: The quarterly ISP meeting is the national forum for developers, suppliers and end-users of sensors and instrumentation. It is a great opportunity for networking and building collaboration The
Event Venue: IET, Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom

The 28th ��ϲʿ��¼ Theoretical Chemistry Group Graduate Student meeting

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: Contributions of talks (by final year postgraduates) and posters (by postgraduates from any year) are welcomed and titles should be submitted to the Secretary of the Group,Professor Jonathan Hirst b
Event Venue: University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

North Humberside Section Annual Dinner

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: During and after dinner Ivan Pamplin challenges diners to identify unusual objects from his collection of bygones.
Event Venue: University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

A Noble Cause: Modern Gold and Platinum Group Catalysis

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: An opportunity for organic chemists in industry and academia to update themselves on current developments in this rapidly expanding research area.
Event Venue: SCI International Headquarters, London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Dermal Absorption of Chemicals from Formulated Products and Human Risk Assessment

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

High Throughput Formulation Screening II: Progress and Challenge

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: Unlike the use of high throughput methods in compound discovery and early pharmacology, mechanisation of formulation requires the integration of an extremely wide range of physical processes. The t
Event Venue: Thornton Hall, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom

NSCCS User Meeting 2008

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: The NSCCS will be holding a joint CCWP/User meeting on the 16th April 2008. This will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 16th April at Imperial College London. The meeting will have the same form
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Galactic Cosmic Rays

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: 'The galactic comic-rays a link between star formation, the synthesis of elements and particle physics'
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Essex Section Members' Spring Lunch

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary: A lunch together with a talk entitled "An illustrated account of the history of explosives and of the Watham Abbey Gunpowder Mills"
Event Venue: The County Hotel, Chelmsford, CM1 2PZ, United Kingdom

Ludwig Mond Lecture: The Structure and Function of the Catalytic Centres of the Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxotransferase Enzymes

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

The Acid Test: chemical solutions for oil industry problems

Event dates: 16 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 16 - 17 April 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Thurston Community College, (Science Learning Centre East of England), Suffolk, IP31 3PB, United Kingdom

An Introduction to Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineers and Other Scientists

Event dates: 16 - 18 April 2008
Event summary: This course aims to bridge some of the knowledge gaps by providing a basic introduction to the principles of organic chemistry suitable for chemical engineers and other scientists in industry, who a
Event Venue: London, United Kingdom

European Forum for Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance

Event dates: 17 - 18 April 2008
Event summary: •To evaluate the Future Vision for the EU Pharmacovigilance System and the place of the QPPV. •To further explore the impact of Volume 9a one year on. •To understand the challenges of Small and Me
Event Venue: Hilton London Canary Wharf Hotel, London, E14 9SH, United Kingdom

TURBOMOLE Workshop

Event dates: 17 - 18 April 2008
Event summary: The EPSRC National Service for Computational Chemistry Software is pleased to announce a two-day training workshop on the software package TURBOMOLE. The workshop will be held in the Chemistry Depar
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Analytical Challenges for Biopharmaceutical Products

Event dates: 17 April 2008
Event summary: This meeting will focus on the chemistry, manufacturing and control aspects of bringing new biopharmaceuticals products to market & will highlight the difference between small and large molecule pha
Event Venue: HFL Ltd, CB7 5WW, United Kingdom

Symposium on Vibrational Spectroscopy

Event dates: 17 April 2008
Event summary: One day symposium on vibrational spectroscopy jointly organsed with Infrared and Raman Discussion Group
Event Venue: Dublin City University, Ireland

Huddersfield Section AGM and Dinner

Event dates: 17 April 2008
Event summary: 19.00hrs for 19.30 Please note revised date
Event Venue: The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD13DH, United Kingdom

Intermediate Training Meeting on Particle Size Measurement

Event dates: 17 April 2008
Event summary: Focussed Training Meeting concentrating on the four principal techniques of particle size analysis, Laser diffraction, electrozone sensing, microscopy and sedimentation.
Event Venue: Pride Park Stadium, Derby, DE24 8XL, United Kingdom

The Devil Within?

Event dates: 17 April 2008
Event summary: The Chemistry of Food and Cancer
Event Venue: University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF, United Kingdom

Annual Dinner - Mid-Southern Counties Section

Event dates: 18 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Brookfield Hotel, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Ask The Expert Business Quest

Event dates: 18 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The Met Leeds Hotel, West Yorkshire, LS1 2HQ, United Kingdom

Chemical Biophysics Symposium

Event dates: 18 - 20 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3H6, Canada

Proteinase 2008: From Molecules to Medicines

Event dates: 21 - 22 April 2008
Event summary: The symposium will cover progress in the design and synthesis of aspartic, serine, cysteine and metallo protease inhibitors for a diverse range of target indications.
Event Venue: SCI, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

Comprehending Copy Number Variation

Event dates: 21 - 22 April 2008
Event summary: Tools, Applications and Results
Event Venue: Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California, United States

Fundamentals of Alpha Spectroscopy

Event dates: 21 - 23 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Richland, Washington, 99354, United States

IBC’s 4th International Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials

Event dates: 21 - 23 April 2008
Event summary: IBC’s 4th International Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials conference is the leading forum to provide you with solid knowledge of the methodology, recent advancements and strategic guidance on how
Event Venue: Hyatt Harborside, Boston, MA, United States

Eudravigilance - Electronic Reporting of ICSRs in the EEA

Event dates: 21 - 23 April 2008
Event summary: This course will be the only training programme officially recognised by the EMEA. The EMEA will present successful candidates with a 'Certificate of Completion' based on a competency assessment at
Event Venue: EMEA, Canary Wharf, E14 4HB, United Kingdom

REACH Training - Testing and Data Analysis for Hazard Assessment

Event dates: 21 - 25 April 2008
Event summary: Module 2 looks at definitions of substances, how testing requirements are determined and how to search for available data. A stand-alone week, also available as individual days.
Event Venue: The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

World Vaccine Congress Washington 2008

Event dates: 21 - 24 April 2008
Event summary: World Vaccine Congress Washington is the biggest, fastest, up-to-date vaccine event in North America. You have to take this opportunity to meet the industry shapers, hear the leading case studies an
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, 22202, United States

International Metrology Conference CAFMET 2008

Event dates: 22 - 24 April 2008
Event summary: International Metrology Conference CAFMET 2008
Event Venue: Abou Nawas Tunis Hotel (5*) , Tunis , 1080 , Tunisia

EuroPACT 2008 1st European Conference on Process Analytics and Control Technology

Event dates: 22 - 25 April 2008
Event summary: EuroPACT 2008 1st European Conference on Process Analytics and Control Technology
Event Venue: DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main, 60486, Germany

Science and Energy - demonstration lectures for Schoolchlidren

Event dates: 22 - 23 April 2008
Event summary: These are demonstration lectures for schoolchildren in study groups 5,6&7 where the children carry out the experiments
Event Venue: Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard, SA65 9AD, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼ Tilden Lecture/Symposium: Molecular and Carbon based Electronics

Event dates: 22 April 2008
Event summary: Key lecture by Prof David E Logan, Oxford University with lectures also by Prof G Ashwell, Bangor, Prof M Bryce, Durham, Prof R Nichols, Liverpool and Prof C Lambert, Lancaster.
Event Venue: University of Bangor, Bangor, United Kingdom

A Quest for Chiral Dendrimers

Event dates: 22 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Bradford, United Kingdom

Bio Fuels: Are They The Answer?

Event dates: 22 April 2008
Event summary: A general survey of the latest developments in this subject and what impact they will have on energy provision in the future.
Event Venue: Preston College Fulwood Campus, Preston, United Kingdom

Measurement and Analysis in the Pharma Value Chain

Event dates: 23 April 2008
Event summary: The workshop will assess how effectively measurement and analytical science currently services the pharma sector and what will be required in the future.
Event Venue: Future Focus, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom

Bioinspired and Bioactive Organic Chemistry Symposium

Event dates: 23 April 2008
Event summary: Talks include “A Transaminase Ribozyme - RNA Catalysed Proton Transfer from Carbon” “Probing Intracellular Signalling with Phosphoinositides” “Macromolecular Architectures Inspired by Nature”
Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

Nottingham Trent Chemistry Lecture: Title to be announced

Event dates: 23 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent Universtiy, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Three Key Aspects of Risk Management during Phase 3 Clinical Trials

Event dates: 23 April 2008
Event summary: Risk Minimization Action Plans (Risk MAPs) evolve as clinical and safety data emerge in a product’s lifecycle. Risk MAPs should begin to be developed as early in the product life cycle as possible,
Event Venue: Online, United States

Probing Intracellular Signalling with Phosphoinositides

Event dates: 23 April 2008
Event summary: Professor A B Holmes, University of Melbourne, Australia will be giving an interesting lecture.
Event Venue: University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

Understanding Polymorphism & Crystallisation

Event dates: 23 - 25 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Basel, Switzerland

CANCELLED: Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS3/4

Event dates: 23 - 24 April 2008
Event summary: The course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist secondary school science teachers
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre North East, Durham, DH1 5BZ, United Kingdom

The Challenge of Antibacterial Drug Development

Event dates: 23 - 24 April 2008
Event summary: Integrating Chemistry & Biology Development
Event Venue: Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California, United States

EudraVigilance: Medicinal Product Dictionary

Event dates: 24 April 2008
Event summary: The EMEA has prepared this special EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary (EVMPD) course in the light of the implementation of the EU Directive on Clinical Trials (Directive 2001/20/EC). Thi
Event Venue: EMEA, Canary Wharf, E14 4HB, United Kingdom

19TH Symposium on Medical Chemistry in Eastern England

Event dates: 24 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Hertforshire, Hatfield, AL10 9TP, United Kingdom

Site and Sponsor Recruitment Preparations Prior to the Investigator Meeting - Second in a Patient Recruitment Webinar Series

Event dates: 24 April 2008
Event summary: Many sponsors and CROs do not have clinical research associates with the expertise to conduct optimal site selection and site initiation. Sub-optimal site selection and inadequate training in enroll
Event Venue: Online, United States

��ϲʿ��¼ Presentation Skills

Event dates: 24 April 2008
Event summary: Present to a small group and then receive feedback on aspects of your work, such as content, the level of interest gained, your use of visual aids and your overall effectiveness
Event Venue: ��ϲʿ��¼, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Joint ��ϲʿ��¼/SCI Lecture: Rocks and Landscapes of the Bristol area

Event dates: 24 April 2008
Event summary: The talk will look at the geology of the Bristol area and discuss Bristol’s movement through time.
Event Venue: University of Bristol, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom

Data Validation & Laboratory QA

Event dates: 24 - 25 April 2008
Event summary: Objective of this course is to provide participants with the fundamental skills necessary for proper Data Validation & Review of Radiometric Data
Event Venue: Richland, Washington, 99354, United States

Industrial Biotransformations

Event dates: 24 - 25 April 2008
Event summary: Latest advances in the field of biotransformations
Event Venue: San Francisco, United States

Mid-Scotland Local Section AGM and Dinner

Event dates: 25 April 2008
Event summary: Section AGM and dinner followed by an after dinner speaker
Event Venue: Leapark Hotel, Grangemouth, FK3 9BX, United Kingdom

Boy Fat - Genetics, Environmental Factors and Wishful Thinking

Event dates: 25 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8JL, United Kingdom

Methods in Organic Synthesis: From Natural Products to New Materials

Event dates: 25 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

Annual Guest Evening

Event dates: 25 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Reading, United Kingdom

Merck Research Lectureship and Local Section AGM

Event dates: 28 April 2008
Event summary: A lecture delivered by Prof AB Holmes, winner of the ��ϲʿ��¼ Merck Research Lectureship 2007: Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocyclic Natural Products
Event Venue: University College Dublin, Ireland

C5's EU Pharma Law & Regulation

Event dates: 28 - 29 April 2008
Event summary: C5’s two day event is the essential one-stop shop providing you with the critical tools and guidance to stay a-step-ahead of changes in IP, competition law and regulation impacting the pharma indust
Event Venue: Crowne Plaza, St. James, London, United Kingdom

DIA 1st Indian Annual Regulatory Conference Building Bridges Between the Regulators and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Indian Regulatory Landscape in the Next Decade

Event dates: 28 - 29 April 2008
Event summary: DIA 1st Indian Annual Regulatory Conference continues the DIA tradition of premier multidisciplinary, neutral, and international events. This conference launches the establishment of a DIA office
Event Venue: Inter Continental The Grand Mumbai, Mumbai, 400059, India

International Catalysis Conference 2008( ICC 2008), Tehran, Iran

Event dates: 28 - 30 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran

Metchnikoff's Legacy in 2008

Event dates: 28 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: In 1908, twenty years after having joined the newly created Institut Pasteur, Elie Metchnikoff shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine with Paul Ehrlich. This prize was awarded to Metchnikof
Event Venue: Institut Pasteur, Paris, 75015, France

Fundamentals of Gamma Spectroscopy

Event dates: 28 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: fundamental principles of gamma spec
Event Venue: Richland, Washington, 99354, United States

Drug Discovery Chemistry

Event dates: 28 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: Enabling Drug Discovery
Event Venue: La Jolla, California, United States

Bio-IT World Conference & Expo

Event dates: 28 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: A Must-Attend Event for the Life Science IT & Informatics Community
Event Venue: World Trade Center, Boston, United States

Environmental Stewardship of Pharmaceuticals and Policy Instruments

Event dates: 29 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: This workshop aims to bring together a wide range of stakeholders to explore: - How the impact of PPs can be reduced at all stages in their lifecycle - Approaches to monitor the potential impacts
Event Venue: University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Environment Stewardship of Pharmaceuticals & Policy Instruments

Event dates: 29 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: This DG Research-funded event will bring together stakeholders to explore this area through a mix of presentations & breakout sessions to make suggestions for future actions.
Event Venue: Central Science Laboratory, York, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom

Careers Surgery

Event dates: 29 - 30 April 2008
Event summary: Whether you are actively job seeking or just reviewing your options, an appointment with the ��ϲʿ��¼’s Careers Adviser offers the opportunity to discuss: planning and managing your career; job search st
Event Venue: Jurys Inn Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH, United Kingdom

Interdisciplinarity in Science

Event dates: 29 April 2008
Event summary: Featuring a diverse panel of leading researchers and government advisors, chaired by Quentin Cooper, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Material World, we will debate how the increasingly interdisciplin
Event Venue: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom

Wheat for Biofuels, Bioenergy and High Value Bioproducts

Event dates: 29 April 2008
Event summary: The UK is a world leader in growing wheat and also in the science and technologywhich have underpinned this success. This one day conference will focus on wheat as a feedstock for biorefineries to p
Event Venue: Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, RG42 4 HH, United Kingdom

Getting into Shape: Biological Molecules in the Gas Phase

Event dates: 29 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

��ϲʿ��¼ Seminar with Professor Jonathon Cleyden

Event dates: 29 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Bangor Universtiy, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

Salters' Festival of Chemistry

Event dates: 29 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

South East Wales Local Section Event

Event dates: 30 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

Mystery Outing within 10 miles of Bristol involving a Pub Lunch

Event dates: 30 April 2008
Event summary: A ramble to something of chemical/historical interest in the Bristol Area
Event Venue: United Kingdom

A Biomimetic Approach towards Understanding Interfacial Interactions in Biominerals

Event dates: 30 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

Nottingham Trent Chemistry Lecture: Quantum Biospectroscopy

Event dates: 30 April 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent Universtiy, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

April 2008

Essential Catalysis: Practical Processes for Organic Synthesis

Careers Surgery

Adsorption and Other Interfacial Phenomena in Carbon Materials

Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2008

Organic Synthesis Begins with Lithium: Today's Perspective

Many-core and Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference (M�������ϲʿ�����¼)

Fundamentals of Radiochemistry

CANCELLED: �������ϲʿ�����¼ High Throughput Technologies 4 Chemists

Matters of the Heart: Applying ECG and Echocardiography in Clinical Trials

Springtime Social for Retired Members

Nuclear Medicine and PET Focused meeting

Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Neuropeptidomics: Profiling, Imaging and Predicting Neuropeptides in the Brain.

�������ϲʿ�����¼ Organic Division North East Regional Meeting

The GC seminar

North West Study Tour

Faster and smarter analysis

NMR Discussion Group Spring Meeting 2008

Faster and Smarter Analysis

Faster & Smarter Analysis

�������ϲʿ�����¼-CCS: New Approaches to Nanotechnology

Fast Chromatography - Facts from Fiction

The GC seminar

Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Neuropeptidomics: Profiling, Imaging and Predicting Neuropeptides in the Brain

Back stage theatre tour

QT and Arrhythmia Issues in Drug Development

Food Colloids 2008: Creating Structure, Delivering Functionality

Society for Biomolecular Sciences

Enhancing Research Productivity: Quality Tools, Leads and Candidates

Regulatory Affairs Part I: The IND Phase & Part II: The CTD/NDA Phase

Spring School in Colloid Science

GC/GC-MS Training Course - Dublin, Ireland

Clinical Data Management

Drug Safety Surveillance and Epidemiology

BIO-Europe Spring 2008 – International Partnering Conference

Water Contamination Emergencies: Collective Responsibility

Drugs from Natural Products IV

Separation of Enantiomers: Classical Resolution Demystified

Clinical Statistics for Nonstatisticians

GMP Auditor Training

�������ϲʿ�����¼ Carbohydrate Group Spring Meeting

�������ϲʿ�����¼ Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Unravelling the secrets of the brain, cell by cell, with new analytical techniques

The Role of Radiochemistry in the Sentencing and Disposal of Radioactive Waste

Molecular Basis for Chromatin Modifications and Epigenetic Phenomena

Photonics Europe 2008 Conference

�������ϲʿ�����¼ Seminar with Professor Chris Schofield

�������ϲʿ�����¼ Writing for Impact

Genomes 2008 – Functional Genomics of Microorganisms

Integrated Tablet Formulation Development

Secrets of Batch Process Scale-Up

Medicinal Chemistry

4th CEFood Congress

AGICHEM 2008 - International conference on Inorganic Chemistry

EudraVigilance - Electronic Reporting of ICSRs in the EEA

Hit generation & exploration: Inhibitors of Aurora kinases

From Dyestuffs to Diversity

How to Audit API Manufacturers

Scottish Regional Dalton Meeting

NanoMaterials Showcase - Collaborate to Create Wealth

Site Visit: Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Skelton Grange Landfill site

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients - Development, Supply and Commercial Manufacture

Electrostatic effects in softmatter 2008

Strategies for Life Science Cluster Development Conference

New Directions in Molecular Genetics and Genomics - Applications in Natural Product Producing Organisms Conference

New Directions in Chemical Process Design conference

Developments in Ceramic Science and Engineering: the last 50 years

Liverpool Section AGM

Brain Training: secrets, drugs and analysis

Outsourcing

Advances in Synthetic Chemistry

Retired Members Luncheon and Talk: Let's Erupt Together

Antibacterials and Modulators of Bacterial Resistance from the Coniferae

Advanced Concepts in Radiochemistry

Clinical Data Management

Spring Solid State Group meeting: Functional Oxides

Advanced Topics in Clinical Research/Drug Development

2nd Annual FDA/DIA Statistics Forum

Reactions, Nanostructures, Polymers and Solids

Biomedical Asia 2008

Evidence Based Medicine Meeting

Many-core and Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference (M��ϲʿ��¼)

CANCELLED: ��ϲʿ��¼ High Throughput Technologies 4 Chemists

��ϲʿ��¼ Organic Division North East Regional Meeting

��ϲʿ��¼-CCS: New Approaches to Nanotechnology

��ϲʿ��¼ Carbohydrate Group Spring Meeting

��ϲʿ��¼ Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Unravelling the secrets of the brain, cell by cell, with new analytical techniques

��ϲʿ��¼ Seminar with Professor Chris Schofield

��ϲʿ��¼ Writing for Impact

The 28th ��ϲʿ��¼ Theoretical Chemistry Group Graduate Student meeting

��ϲʿ��¼ Tilden Lecture/Symposium: Molecular and Carbon based Electronics

��ϲʿ��¼ Presentation Skills

Joint ��ϲʿ��¼/SCI Lecture: Rocks and Landscapes of the Bristol area