The MIBio 2019 Venue
We are pleased to announce that the venue for the MIBio 2019 conference is The Howard Theatre at Downing College, University of Cambridge. Downing College sits amidst 20 acres of lawns and trees and yet it is within half a mile of the historic centre of Cambridge. The buildings date back to the beginning of the 19th century and are predominantly neo-classical in style conveying a sense of elegance and spaciousness. Downing is a College of the University of Cambridge which was founded in 1800 through a bequest made by Sir George Downing. It is home to a lively and diverse scholarly community, including about 420 undergraduates, 220 graduates and 53 fellows, supported by over 130 staff. More information about our conference venue including links to location information can be found at this link.
The Howard Theatre
The Howard Theatre is unique in that it combines the latest technologies with traditional classic architecture. Inside the theatre, the decorative ceiling evokes the spirit of Georgian theatre and has been designed by Francis Terry of Quinlan and Francis Terry LLP, while the front-of-house curtain has been designed by Francis Terry as a Grecian street scene, portraying the College among images of classical Greek architecture. The tiered flooring houses auditorium seats crafted from the finest Italian leathers, with upright seating along the side galleries on the first and second floor.
The Howard Theatre is an environmentally-sustainable building with the following features:
- Ground-source heating and cooling throughout the building.
- Solar panels fitted to the Welsh slate roof provide an additional water heating source.
- An exterior structure made from Ketton stone, giving the building both grace and thermal efficiency.
- Rain water harvesting for flushing the toilets and maintaining the allied landscaping.
Call for posters
Abstracts for poster presentations at MIBio 2019 are now being invited.
Please submit a 200 – 250 words abstract as a Word document to:
Please note that you will need to register to be able to present your poster at MIBio 2019.
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge!
On behalf of MIBio 2019:
- Jan Jezek (Arecor)
- Nicholas J. Darton (Arecor)
- Tejash Shah (GSK)
- Stephen Harding (University of Nottingham)
- Bernardo Perez-Ramirez (Sanofi)
MIBio 2019 - Online Registration and Payment
Fees:
Delegate fees for attendance at all sessions, coffee breaks and lunch:
Non RSC/SCI/APS members:
- £225
RSC/SCI/APS members:
- £205
Students:
- £45
Please click below to register on the Conference Secretariat website
Register Here
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9th Annual MIBio Conference
MIBio 2019: Stability of Biopharmaceuticals – From molecular interactions to successful products
The MIBio conference series engages world leading experts from industry and academia in a discussion on how the latest molecular interaction based discoveries can be exploited in biopharmaceutical formulation to produce more effective, patient-friendly and safer therapeutic products.
The biopharmaceutical product development landscape is rapidly changing. There are an increasing number of novel product modalities, including multi-specific antibodies, RNA based products, fusion proteins or various types of g
ene and cell therapies. Each of those products poses specific and different challenges that need to be addressed in the development process. In addition, stronger focus on patient-centric product strategies, increasingly more complex regulatory requirements and patent coverage further contributes to the challenge of developing robust drug products. MIBio 2019 will focus on discussing these challenges as well as strategies to overcome them, particularly focusing on protein-protein interactions, formulation, drug product development and competitive product profiles.
We expect more than 100 delegates from industry and academia to create a stimulating event fostering new collaborations and discoveries that will help steer the development of the next generation formulation technologies. We will be inviting abstracts for poster submissions and welcome applications for sponsor and exhibitor slots for the day.
MIBio 2019 is organised by the Formulation Science & Technology Group (FSTG) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Joint Colloids Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) / Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS). The event will be held on 13th November 2019, Howard Theatre, Downing College, Cambridge, UK.
We look forward to seeing you at MIBio 2019!
Thank you to our sponsors
The MIBio organising committee is:
- Jan Jezek (Arecor)
- Nicholas J. Darton (Arecor)
- Tejash Shah (GSK)
- Stephen Harding (University of Nottingham)
- Bernardo Perez-Ramirez (Sanofi)
MIBio 2019 Programme
08:00 Registration opens
09:00 Opening remarks
09:15 IgG Interactions - from biophysics to biology
Tom Laue - Professor of Biochemistry, University of New Hampshire, USA
09:45 Size matters: role of aggregates in protein immunogenicity
Wim Jiskoot - Professor of Drug Delivery, Biologics Formulation Group, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
10:15 Speed Networking
11:15 Comparative evaluation of chelating agents to prevent polysorbates and API degradation in biologic formulations
Riccardo Torosantucci - Section Head, Formulation & Process Development, Biologics Drug Product Development, Sanofi-Germany
11:45 Patent protection for improved biopharmaceutical formulations: Significant commercial opportunities and legal challenges
Trevor Crosse - Partner, Marks & Clerk Law LLP, UK
12:15 Lunch Break, Exhibition and Posters
13:30 Introduction to the afternoon session
13:45 Discussion panel
14:45 Exhibitors highlights
15:30 Coffee break, Exhibition and Posters
16:00 Peptide aggregation and physical instability: a challenge in the development of parenteral formulations
Sophie Houvenagel - Scientist I Dosage Form Design and Development, Astra Zeneca, UK
16:30 Understanding formulations: looking beyond preferential exclusion
Paul Dalby - Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, UCL, UK
17:00 Concluding remarks
17:10 Conference ends