Moving Forward Together: First Call for Speakers

6th Open Symposium Moving Forward Together

Science, Technology and Regulations Embracing New Paradigms

Date: 20^th – 22^nd November 2013

Hesperia Tower, Barcelona, Spain

With already five great Barcelona Symposia behind us, the EBF Organizing Committee is ready to share the program outline of the 6^th Open Symposium: MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER. Hence, we announce our

1^st CALL FOR SPEAKERS

This year we identified 4 major themes where we want to move forward together:

• ·       Regulations
• ·       Technology and process improvement
• ·        Increasing the added value of connectivity outside Bioanalysis
• ·       The impact of new technologies, strategies and requirements on our day-to-day executing of bioanalysis.

For each of these themes we identified a number of program topics from which we will build the sessions. Please check our website to see a full list of program topics: http://bcn2013.europeanbioanalysisforum.eu/Program/.

We anticipate bringing an exciting program and candid discussions. Depending on your submissions, some program topics will become stand-alone sessions, others will be integrated into dedicated theme sessions or workshops. In the spirit of a true Forum, we plan to build the agenda reflecting your interest, contributions and engagement.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

In comparison to previous years, the deadlines for submission have changed significantly. Speakers are requested to submit their contribution to open@europeanbioanalysisforum.eu, before May 26^th 2013, providing the title of the presentation, a recent bio (max 150 words) and an abstract (max 350 words). You can find detailed instructions on: http://bcn2013.europeanbioanalysisforum.eu/Speakers/. We intend to publish the agenda before summer.

POSTERS

We would also like to invite you to register your posters. Please submit your poster contribution (before September 15^th 2013) to open@europeanbioanalysisforum.eu using the poster registration form at: http://bcn2013.europeanbioanalysisforum.eu/Posters/

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	Meeting Organisation Richard Abbott (Shire), Begona Barroso (Astellas), Magnus Knutsson (Ferring), Steve White (GSK), Peter van Amsterdam (Abbott), Margarete Brudny-Kloeppel (Bayer Healthcare), Arjen Companjen (Crucell), Michaela Golob (Merck-Serono), Benno Ingelse (MSD) and Philip Timmerman (Janssen R&D)
SPONSOR RELATIONS, MARKETING AND LOGISTICS: Christina Smith, Bavalan Bioconference SARL The conference is organised as a non-profit event on behalf of the EBF vzw . The organisation of the conference is independent of all EBF member companies and conference sponsors.