EBF 2009 Open Meeting "The Broadening Scope of Validation"

Draft Program outline

December 2nd 2009

10:00 Registration desk opens

14:00 Welcome and introduction

14:10 – 16:30 Plenary session 1: Towards EMEA guidelines for Bioanalysis

In this session, key speakers will be invited to bring a broader/global perspective on the emerging EMEA guidelines. EBF anticipates and is actively contacting speakers from EBF, EMEA, FDA, AAPS , PEI and CRO to give a contribution to this session. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion.

16:30 – 17:00 Break

17:00 – 18:30 Poster session 1, including short plenary presentations

18:30 – 20:00 Cocktail reception

20:00 – 20:30 Evening speaker

20:30 – 22:00 Conference dinner



December 3rd 2009

08:00 – 09:30 Plenary session Biomarkers: Validation and Analytical Challenges

08:00 – 08:30 Keynote speaker
08:30 – 08:50 Oral presentation
08:50 – 09:10 Oral presentation
09:10 – 09:30 Oral presentation

09:30 – 09:50 Coffee break

09:50 – 11:00 Plenary session: Novel approaches for the Analysis of proteins and peptides MS technology

09:50 – 10:20 Keynote speaker
10:20 – 10:40 Oral presentation
10:40 – 11:00 Oral presentation

11:00 – 13:00 Plenary Pt Sponsors session

Scientific update from our Platinum Sponsors

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Plenary session: Challenges in metabolite quantification

14:00 – 14:30 Keynote speaker from EBF
14:30 – 14:50 Oral presentation
14:50 – 15:10 Oral presentation
15:10 – 15:30 Oral presentation

15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break

15:50 – 17:30 Breakout sessions

Breakout session 1: Dried Blood Spots
· Invited speaker from GSK
· Application in discovery
· Reflections on spot size
· Application in clinical studies

Breakout session 2: focus on LBAs
· Topic : EBF-IGM to identify topic for discussion

Breakout session 3: Analytical challenges of non-standard matrices
· Tissues
· CSF
· Others

17:30 – 18.30 Poster session 2, including short plenary presentations


December 4th 2009

08:00 – 10:00 Plenary session

08:00 – 09:00 Feedback on EBF closed meetings and recommendations
09:00 – 10:00 Feedback from breakout sessions

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 12:30 Plenary session: Unresolved issues in Method Validation

10:30 – 10:50 keynote speaker from EBF
10:50 – 11:10 Oral presentation
11:10 – 11:30 Oral presentation

11:30 – 12:30 Coffee break

12:30 - 13:30 Plenary session: Latest Developments and Current Hot Topics in LBAs

12:30 – 12:50 keynote speaker from EBF
12:50 – 13:10 Oral presentation
13:10 – 13:30 Oral presentation

13:30 – 14:00 Final comments and adjourn

14:00 End of the meeting