

| Advances In Chemical Sciences Symposium Sponsored by NESACS, IUPAC and RSC-US Friday the 11th of April, 2008 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM This 2nd Annual Symposia was held at: Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, MA Confirmed Speakers: Magid Abou-Gharbia Wyeth “Contrasting Tactics in Lead Optimization” Erik J. Sorensen Princeton University “Rapid Formation of Molecular Complexity in Natural Product Synthesis” Timothy F. Jamison Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Epoxide-Opening Cascades” Mathew Shair Harvard University “Synthesis Studies of the Lomaiviticins Leading to Discovery of New Reactions” Mark Goulet Merck Research Laboratory “Discovery of Taranabant: A Novel Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Inverse Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity” John Piwinski Schering Plough “Meeting Challenges in the Discovery of New Pharmaceuticals” The symposium was followed by a vendor exhibition and networking reception. Extensive hors d’oeuvres were served. Advance registration was required (click for registration form) |
| For additional details, please contact any of the Organizing Committee: Mukund Chorghade Les McQuire (Novartis) John McKew (Wyeth) Leslie.McQuire@Novartis.com Scott Cowen (Astrazeneca) Ralph Scannell John Amedio (Ziopharm) Gurmit Grewal (Astrazeneca) Gabriel Martinez-Botella (Vertex) Kristin.Rosner (Schering-Plough) Raj (SB) Rajur (CreaGen Biosciences) Yanhong Li (Pfizer) RRajur@CreagenBio.com |
| The Organizing Committee John Amedio Mukund Chorghade Scott Cowen Gurmit Grewal Bayard Huck Gabriel Martinez-Botella Yanhong Li John McKew Les McQuire Raj Rajur Kristin Rosner Ralph Scannell The Organizing Committee thanks the sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support. Without their contributions this meeting would not have been possible. Industrial Sponsors EMDSerono Abbott AstraZeneca Creagen Biosciences Genzyme Merck Novartis Schering Plough Sirtris Vertex Wyeth Ziopharma Exhibitors |