1. Biobanking 2011
Biobanking - principles, practices and controversies
10th - 11th March 2011, Thistle City Barbican, London, UK BOOK NOW!
Key Speakers
Julie Corfield, Human Tissue Research Project Leader, AstraZeneca
Dr. Glyn Stacey, Director of the UK Stem Cell Bank, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
Janine Swifka ,Site Representative Research Biobank, Bayer
Dr. Anne Bahr, R&D Data Privacy Officer, Sanofi-Aventis
Martin Locher, Technical Project Manager, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharma
Dr. Holger Zetzsche, Head of Molecular Laboratory, DNA Bank Botanic Garden and
Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem
Morag McFarlane, Chief Scientific Officer, Tissue Solutions
Julian Hitchcock, Director, EESCN & Consultant Solicitor, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
Mark W Lowdell – Director, UCL-Royal Free BioBank
Dr. David Bunton, Chief Executive Officer, Biopta
Dr. Robert Coleman, Pharmaceutical Industry Consultant & Consultant, Safer Medicines Trust
Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, PhD Health law, Researcher Toulouse, University Le Mirail, Laboratoire
Interdisciplinaire, Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires
Dr. Karine Sargsyan, Managing Director, Biobank Graz
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2. Conference Introduction
Biobanking 2011
10th - 11th March 2011, London, UK
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$31.50bn in 2020 and $44.59bn by 2025’ (Source: Visiongain Report
‘Biobanking for Medical R&D: Technology and Market 2010-2025’)
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3. Day 1
Biobanking 2011
Thursday 10th March 2011
09:00 Registration and refreshments 12:40 Networking lunch
09:30 Opening address from the chair
13:40 Changing human tissue requirements for today’s
Dr. Robert Coleman
drug discovery/development and biomarker research
Pharmaceutical Industry Consultant & Consultant
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10:20 Biobanking: informed consent in practice Director, East of England Stem Cell Network
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 - UNESCO, Art29 WP, Council of Europe and OECD recommendations
Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, PhD Health law
- Two local examples: The French and the Chinese Regulations
Researcher Toulouse
Dr. Anne Bahr University Le Mirail, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire,
R&D Data Privacy Officer Solidarités, Sociétés,Territoires
Sanofi-Aventis
11:00 Morning refreshments 16:00 Banking and Working with Human Stem Cell Lines
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Dr. Glyn Stacey
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Director of the UK Stem Cell Bank
ronald.magali@visiongainglobal.com
National Institute for Biological Standards
and Control
12:00 Optimising human biological sample life cycle
management in the UK: an ethical and 16:40 Closing remarks from the chair
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Julie Corfield relationships in a relaxed and informal setting
Human Tissue Research Project Leader
AstraZeneca
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4. Day 2
Biobanking 2011
Friday 11th March 2011
09:00 Registration and refreshments 12:40 Networking lunch
09:30 Opening address from the chair 13:40 The role of biorepositories in decision making in
oncology drug development
Christopher Womack
09:40 Biobanking – limitations and opportunities Clinical and biobank histopathologist
The DNA Bank Network – DNA and tissue banking Astrazeneca
for biodiversity genomics
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15:00 Afternoon refreshments
Dr. Holger Zetzsche
Head of Molecular Laboratory
DNA Bank, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum
Berlin-Dahlem 15:20 The use of fresh human tissues to better predict
drug safety and efficacy
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Chief Executive Officer
Biopta
11:20 Sponsor Spotlight Session
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16:00 Governing an academic Biobank: What are the
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12:00 Biobanking of human and animal tissue defined ethical, legal and social frames
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Dr. Karine Sargsyan
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Bayer 16:50 End of Conference

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Biobanking 2011
10th - 11th March 2011, London, UK
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