CNS and Ageing
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09.40 - Opening Plenary Session
09.45 - Working with AstraZeneca in the CNS field - Timothy Herpin, AstraZeneca
10.15 - The Genetic Basis of Neurodegenerative Disease Institute of Neurology - Professor John Hardy FRS
11.15 - Approaches to Neuroprotection
Introduction from the Chair, Alan Palmer, MS Therapeutics
11.20 - Innovation at the Academia-Industry Interface to Enhance Translational Research - Mark Tricklebank, Eli Lilly
11.45 - Sapogenins as Neuroprotective Agents - Tim Sharpington, Phytopharm
12.05 - SEN1500: Targeting β-amyloid Assemblies for Neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease - Mark Treherne, Senexis
12.25 - Leveraging the Scale of International Collaboration Consortia to Inform Drug Discovery and Development - Yves Joanette, CIHR IRSC
14.00 - Addressing Autoimmune Disorders in the CNS
Introduction from the Chair - Michael O’Neill, EOLAS
14.05 - Advances in the therapy of Multiple Sclerosis: Opportunities and Challenges - Christopher Holloway, ERA Consulting
14.30 - In Vitro Models to Assess Neuroprotective Efficacy - Lars Sundstrom, SARTRE
14.50 - ATX-MS-1467 a Peptide-Based Therapeutic Approach to MS - Keith Martin , Apitope
15.10 - Sodium Channel Blockers as Neuroprotectants - Michael Leach, CenTRion Therapeutics
16.00 - Technologies and Models in CNS Drug Development
Introduction from the Chair - Philip Oliver, Eli Lilly
16.10 - In Vitro and In Vivo BBB Models - Mo Alavijeh, Pharmidex
16.30 - The Use of Clinical PD Models to Accelerate the Development of CNS Drugs Through Phase 1 - John Connell, ICON Development Solutions
16.50 - Translational Research in Motor Neurone Diseases - Pamela Shaw, University of Sheffield
17.10 - The Application of Imaging Technologies to Neurodegenerative Disorders - Ian Wilson, GE Healthcare
17.30 - Supporting Innovation and Development to Meet Future Healthcare Demand - Susan Windham-Bannister, Massachusetts Office for Life Sciences, USA