ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: From Molecular Mechanisms to Drug Discovery

 

April 17-20, 2007   -   Dominican Republic

CHAIRS: RATAN BHAT, PhD, and BENGT WINBLAD, MD, PhD

General Info  :  Program  :  Speakers  :  Abstracts :  Accommodations  Sponsorship/Exhibit   Supporters  :  Registration  2004 Edition

 

 

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 L E A D   S P O N S O R

AstraZeneca

As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca's business is focused on turning good ideas into innovative, effective medicines that make a real difference in important areas of healthcare. 

We discover new medicines that are designed to improve the health and quality of life of patients around the world - medicines which are innovative, effective and which offer added benefits such as reduced side effects or better ways of taking the treatment. We also focus on getting the best from every medicine we make by exploring all the ways it can be used or improved.

At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organisation by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success - ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. And we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers.

With a global business comes a global responsibility for consistently high standards of behaviour worldwide. We aim to effectively manage that responsibility and help to find new ways of bringing benefit to society to ensure that AstraZeneca continues to be welcomed as a valued member of the global community.

We are committed to continued achievement in all of these areas to ensure a healthy future for our business so that we can continue to help improve the lives of, and add value for, all those who benefit from it.

 


 

 P L A T I N U M   S P O N S O R S

LUNDBECK

www.lundbeck.com  

H. Lundbeck A/S is an international pharmaceutical company dedicated in research and development to find new drugs for treatment of CNS disorders including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Research has been the foundation of our activities for more than 50 years, and our mission is to improve the quality of life for people suffering from psychiatric and neurological disorders. In 2005, the company's revenue was DKK 9.1 billion (approximately EUR 1.2 billion or USD 1.5 billion). The number of employees is approximately 5,000 globally.
 
Lundbeck launched EbixaŽ (memantine) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in 2002. Memantine is currently the second-most prescribed pharmaceutical for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease worldwide and in Europe.

 

FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

www.frx.com

Our Mission:

We develop distinguishable pharmaceutical products that improve the health and well-being of patients.

 

Our Values:

Integrity: We do the right things for the right reasons

Creativity: We look for better ways to achieve our goals

Flexibility: Changing the way we do things is always an option

Collaboration: We foster collaboration with Forest Laboratories, with our partners and with external organizations

Accountability: Every employee is empowered to make decisions and is responsible for his/her actions.

 


 

GOLD SPONSORS

www.merz.com

 

www.ds-pharma.co.jp/english/index.html

Dainippon Pharmaceutical and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals merged on October 1, 2005, to create Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, a new corporation committed to serving the social good through research and development programs designed to empower people to lead fuller, healthier lives.

Among the capabilities being deployed to create new value for shareholders and customers alike are research and development programs that excel in sophistication and creativity, quality and production systems that ensure the enduring trust of our customers, some of Japan’s most developed sales and marketing resources, and an unmatched ability to provide reliable data to medical decision-makers.

www.alzforum.org

The Alzheimer Research Forum, founded in 1996, is the web's most dynamic scientific community dedicated to understanding Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Access to the web site is free to all. Our editorial priorities are as diverse as the needs of the research community. The web site reports on the latest scientific findings, from basic research to clinical trials; creates and maintains public databases of essential research data and reagents, and produces discussion forums to promote debate, speed the dissemination of new ideas, and break down barriers across the numerous disciplines that can contribute to the global effort to cure Alzheimer's disease.


SILVER SPONSOR

www.rpeptide.com


 

Media Partner

 

 

Community Partner

 

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