From its headquarters in the Greater Philadelphia Region, Cephalon has achieved a broad international presence and earned distinction for its proprietary pharmaceutical products for the treatment of neurological diseases, sleep disorders, cancer and pain.

Pennsylvania Bio members receive 25% discount.

Now in its 9th year, The Drug Discovery Technology^® Congress is committed to providing high quality, cutting edge science discovery and innovation.  The Drug Discovery Technology ® Congress has expanded its scientific coverage to provide five in-depth symposia that will allow researchers and executives access to cutting-edge science in their various areas of expertise.  The Drug Discovery Technology^® Congress anticipates attracting over 6,000 attendees in 2004.  In 2003 alone there were 72 new product launches, 150+ speakers, 370+ exhibit booths and attendees from 2,000 companies and 39 countries. 

An exciting line-up of keynote speakers for The Drug Discovery Technology^® Congress 2004 include:

• David Baltimore, Ph.D., President, California Institute of Technology—Biotech Has a Future;
• Mark Fishman, M.D., President, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research—The Frontier of Science and Medicine; and
• Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Health—NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.

For more information or to register, visit www.drugdisc.com

Pennsylvania Bio’s Annual Joint Symposium with the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey will be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Watch www.Biotech2004.org for the coming details.

The Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance
Virtual Institute for Professional Training
Summer Session 2004 - More information

Five-week Module/Short Courses
Week 1 System Biology Beginner Level
Monday, June 7 th – Thursday, June 10 th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Dr. Peter Lelkes & Dr. Mark Lechner, Drexel University

Week 2 Microarrays and Differential Gene Expression
Monday, June 14 th – Thursday, June 17 th (3 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Dr. Don Baldwin, University of Pennsylvania & Dr. Michael Ochs, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Week 3 Pattern Recognition and Gene Expression Profiles
Monday, June 21 th – Thursday, June 24 th (3 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Dr. Don Baldwin, University of Pennsylvania & Dr. Michael Ochs, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Week 4 Gene and Protein Networks
Monday, June 28 th – Thursday, July 1 st (3 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Dr. Don Baldwin, University of Pennsylvania & Dr. Michael Ochs, Fox Chase Cancer Institute

Week 5 Proteomics
Monday, July 5 th – Thursday, July 8 th (3 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Dr. David Speicher, The Wistar Institute & Dr. Wade T. Rogers, Cira Discovery Sciences

Workshops A & B Introduction to Bioinformatics
Dr. Chip Coward & Geoffrey T. Gipson, Drexel University

Workshop A > Saturday, June 12 th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Beginner Level
Workshop B > Saturday, June 26 th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Beginner Level

This one-day workshop, held twice in June, provides basic information and hands-on experience with the biomolecular databases commonly used in system biology and medicine. This is a beginner level workshop.

Workshop C & D Biomedical Imaging

Workshop C > Saturday, June 19 th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Beginner Level
Dr. Chip Coward & Sokol Peti Petushi, Drexel University
Workshop D > Friday, July 2 nd (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Advanced Level
Dr. Andres Kriete, Drexel University

This one-day workshop provides a basic review of image processing and hands-on experience with automated image processing of histology slides. Workshop D takes a more advanced approach to the same material.

University of Pennsylvania School of Enginneering and Applied Science Short Summer Course
The Biotechnology Space.
An Advanced Course in Genomics, Drug Discovery, Therapeutics and New Innovations
July 20 and 21, 2004 - Philadelphia, PA

More information (http://www.pabiotech.org/cgi-bin/calendar_view.cgi)