SMi Reports: the agenda and speaker overview of the upcoming SMi 22nd Annual Superbugs & Superdrugs Conference 2020, in London is now available to view.
This year, the two-day agenda will focus on novel drugs and approaches, highlighting non-traditional and traditional therapies that provide an innovative means to tackle the continued rise of antibiotic resistance, while placing significant emphasis on the much-needed support for these innovations.
For those interested in attending, there is an early bird offer with a �400 saving for bookings made by 29 November 2019, visit www.superbugssuperdrugs.com/PR1 to register.
Key Featured speakers include:
- Yuri Gleba, Professor, Founder, Nomad Bioscience
- Mark Albrecht, Branch Chief, Antibacterials Program, BARAD/HHS
- Paul Finn, CEO, Oxford Drug Design
- Cara Cassino, Chief Medical Officer, Contrafect
- Martin Everett, CSO, Antabio
- Samareh Lajaunias, Director, Combioxin SA
- Francois Moreau, Scientific Director, Mutabilis
- Emma Leire, Microbiology Lead, Centauri Therapeutics
- Lorenzo Corsini, Co-Founder/CEO/R&D, Phagomed
- Stephen Barat, VP, Preclinical Research and Early Development, Scynexis
- Colm Leonard, Consultant Clinical Adviser/Consultant Thoracic Physician/Honorary Pro
Topics covered will include:
- Discuss the new classes of non-antibiotic antibacterial proteins: Colicins and Colicin-like Bacteriocins from Nomad Bioscience
- Gain valuable insight towards fighting severe and resistant infections through neutralising bacterial virulence effectors from Combioxin
- Examine a UK project looking at novel value assessment and reimbursement for novel antimicrobials from NICE/Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Explore direct lytic agents (DLAs) and their potential as a successful disruptive anti-infective technology with Contrafect
- Evaluate the utility of machine learning and AI in antibiotic drug discovery with Oxford Drug Design
In addition to the agenda, there will be two half-day interactive workshops held on 1 April 2020. Workshop A on Development of Non-Traditional Agents and Alternatives to Antibiotics will be held in the morning, led by Peter Warn, SVP Anti-infective Discovery, Evotec (UK) Ltd., where the workshop will explore the development of agents � specifically, how they kill or don�t kill microbes, or alter the host.
Workshop B on Anti-Microbial Resistance and Pathogenic Fungi will be held in the afternoon, led by Stephen Barat, Vice President, Preclinical Research and Early Development, Scynexis. The workshop will explore anti-microbial resistance in the fungal arena, resistance in candida SPP and other pathogenic fungi, as well as discuss the challenges in treating MDR strains and the need for new anti-fungal drugs.
The full agenda and speaker line-up brochure is available to download online at www.superbugssuperdrugs.com/PR1
For sponsorship enquiries contact Alia Malick on +44 (0)20 7827 6164 or [email protected]
For media enquiries, contact Simi Sapal on +44 (0) 20 7827 6000 or [email protected]
Superbugs & Superdrugs 2020
Conference: 30 � 31 March 2020
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
www.superbugssuperdrugs.com/PR1
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