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Neurodegenerative Disorders
21 May - 22 May 2003
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Expert industry speakers include:
Dr Patrick May, Head, Neuroscience Discovery Research, Eli Lilly
Dr Guy Seabrook, Director, Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience, Merck
Dr Ivan Lieberburg, Chief Scientific & Medical Officer, Elan
Prof Ruggero Fariello, Chief Scientific Officer, Newron Pharmaceuticals
Prof Alan Kingsman, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford BioMedica
Dr Rudolf Urbanics, Deputy Director, Research & Development, Biorex
Dr Roman Urfer, Vice President, Drug Discovery & Development, AGY Therapeutics
Dr David Rubinsztein, Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow, University of Cambridge
Dr Christian Gilles, Director, Research & Development & Head, CNS Ageing Research, Forenap

Benefits of Attending
BRAIN IMAGING: Gain insight into imaging amyloid plaques for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease
MOLECULAR GENETICS: Understand gene delivery to the nervous system for dopamine replacement therapy
THERAPEUTIC TARGETS: Discover JNK inhibitors as neuroprotectors against inflammatory destruction
COGNITIVE DECLINE: Assess the differing profiles and implications for therapy
NEW DRUGS ON TRIAL: Investigate unique new therapeutic agents and innovative model systems for treating neurodegenerative diseases

“Informative, Intensive, Interesting”
Rudolf Urbanics, Deputy Director, Research & Development, Biorex
Attendee, SAE Media Group’s Neurodegenerative Disorders Conference 2002

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Dr David Rubinsztein

Dr David Rubinsztein, Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow, University of Cambridge

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9:10

INTRODUCTION TO PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Dr Michael Wess

Dr Michael Wess, Vice President, Scientific & Medical Affairs, Amarin Pharmaceuticals

  • Aetiology of the disease
  • Neuronal apoptosis and neurodegeneration
  • Markers of chronic CNS inflammation and immune activation in Parkinson’s disease
  • Influence of genetics in the pathophysiology and treatment of Parkinson’s disease
  • Should dopamine replacement yield constant or pulsatile dopamine levels; is levodopa toxic?
  • Controversies in treatment: MAO-B inhibition and COMT inhibition
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    9:40

    INTRODUCTION TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND AD ANIMAL MODELS

    Dr Rudolf Urbanics

    Dr Rudolf Urbanics, Deputy Director Research & Development, Biorex

  • Cellular and molecular neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease
  • Role of oxidative damage initiating chronic neurodegenerative diseases
  • Mitochondrial damage in AD
  • Introduction of chronic mitochondrial in vivo rat poisoning model
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    10:20

    TREATING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Dr Patrick May

    Dr Patrick May, Head, Neuroscience Discovery Research, Eli Lilly

  • Amyloid hypothesis of AD
  • Gamma-secretase inhibitors
  • Beta-secretase inhibitors
  • Active and passive immunization
  • Future therapeutics
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    THE NEW MOLECULAR GENETICS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

    Professor Alan Kingsman

    Professor Alan Kingsman, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford BioMedica

  • The requirement for molecular genetic analysis
  • Gene delivery to the nervous system
  • Targets and models
  • ProSavin – genetic dopamine replacement therapy
  • Clinical development
  • Neuroprotective approaches for Parkinson’s disease
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    12:00

    CONNECTION WITH HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

    Dr David Rubinsztein

    Dr David Rubinsztein, Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow, University of Cambridge

  • Genetics of Huntington’s disease
  • Role of aggregates in Huntington’s disease
  • How do cells manage aggregate-prone proteins?
  • Proteinopathies – polyglutamine expansion diseases
  • Proteinopathies – Parkinson’s disease
  • Proteinopathies – Alzheimer’s disease
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    CONNECTION WITH PRION DISORDERS

    Dr Celine Adessi

    Dr Celine Adessi, Scientist, CNS Research, Hoffman-La Roche

  • Prions: infectious proteins
  • Molecular mechanism of prion protein misfolding and aggregation
  • How do misfolded prions induce neurodegeneration? Is there a common pathway of brain damage?
  • Using prion replication principles to design novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
  • Using prion replication principles to design novel diagnostic procedures for neurodegenerative diseases
  • How common is the prion phenomenon of propagation of biological information by transmission of protein folding?
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    14:20

    DISCOVERY OF NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

    Dr Roman Urfer

    Dr Roman Urfer, Vice President, Drug Discovery & Development, AGY Therapeutics

  • Target identification by gene expression profiling of disease models
  • Pathway building by interactor analysis
  • Target validation using RNAi technology in neurons
  • Compound identification by assay development and high-throughput screening
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    15:00

    IMAGING AMYLOID PLAQUES IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Dr Henry Engler

    Dr Henry Engler, Medical Director, Uppsala Research Imaging Solutions

  • In vitro validation of PIB
  • The current human study
  • PIB uptake in healthy volunteers
  • PIB uptake in Alzheimer patients
  • PIB and FDG uptake
  • Tact plots for AD patients and healthy volunteers
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    THE ROLE OF BIOMARKERS IN EARLY AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Dr Ann vanden Wyngaerd

    Dr Ann vanden Wyngaerd, Neurodegenerative Disease Program Manager, Innogenetics

  • Consensus guidelines on biomarkers
  • Major outcome of the literature
  • Application in clinical routine
  • Utility for pharmaceutical companies in drug selection and clinical trials
  • Future perspectives
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    16:40

    AD BIOMARKERS FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND DRUG TREATMENT RESPONSE

    Dr Huw Davies

    Dr Huw Davies, Manager, European Biomarker Discovery Centre, Ciphergen Biosystems

  • Application of protein profiling and bioinformatics to find novel biomarkers
  • Validation of markers in patient cerebrospinal fluid samples
  • Sequence identification of discriminatory markers for mechanistic understanding
  • Antibody arrays for screening disease related proteins
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    17:20

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Linda Surh

    Dr Linda Surh, Director, Disease Genetics, GlaxoSmithKline

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    9:10

    MODEL SYSTEMS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE

    Dr Stefaan Wera

    Dr Stefaan Wera, Chief Executive Officer, reMYND

  • Validation of lead compounds in APP transgenic mice
  • Alpha-synuclein-transducted mice and rats: novel and better Parkinson’s disease models
  • Budding yeast: a versatile model system
  • Processing of APP in yeast
  • Yeast as a screening tool for tauopathy lead discovery
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    9:40

    DIFFERING PROFILES OF COGNITIVE DECLINE IN VARIOUS NEURODEGENERATIVE DEMENTIAS

    Professor Keith Wesnes

    Professor Keith Wesnes, Chief Executive Officer, Cognitive Drug Research

  • Aspects of cognitive dysfunction, particularly attention, are under-recognised in all non-degenerative dementias
  • The profile of deficits to attention varies greatly between different dementias
  • Data to illustrate this in PD, PDD, DLB, AD, VaD & HC
  • Data and the differential response of various cognitive deficits to anti-cholinesterase inhibitors in AD, DLB & PDD
  • Implications for future therapies
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    10:20

    FUNCTIONAL SCREENING IN BRAIN RESEARCH

    Dr Cara Heers

    Dr Cara Heers, Manager, Business Development, KeyNeurotek

  • Introduction to stroke pathology
  • Common models for stroke research
  • TELOMICS ex vivo and in vivo technologies for functional screening and target identification/validation
  • Applications for TELOMICS technologies
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

    Dr Christian Gilles

    Dr Christian Gilles, Director, Research & Development & Head, CNS Ageing Research, Forenap

  • Safety assessment
  • Proof of concept
  • Human models
  • Biomarkers/surrogate markers
  • Can we avoid lengthy patients’ studies?
  • Placebo effect
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    12:00

    MEMANTINE: A NEW APPROACH TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Dr Hans Moebius

    Dr Hans Moebius, Managing Director & Vice President, Global Research & Development & DRA, Merz Pharmaceuticals

  • Memantine basics
  • Mode of action
  • Phase III results
  • Long-term treatment
  • Combination therapy of memantine with donepezil
  • Future prospects
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:40

    NEW DRUG CANDIDATE FOR PARKINSON’S

    Professor Ruggero Fariello

    Professor Ruggero Fariello, Chief Scientific Officer, Newron Pharmaceuticals

  • Safinamide strengthens the resistance of neurons
  • Mechanism of action
  • Phase II study result
  • Potential as a neuroprotectant
  • Use in combination therapies
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    14:20

    ANOTHER NEW DRUG CANDIDATE FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE

    Dr Guy Seabrook

    Dr Guy Seabrook, Director, Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience, Merck

  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Improving the function of mitochondria
  • Potent antioxidant
  • Possible neuroprotection
  • Placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial results
  • FDA regulation
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    15:00

    HEPATIC PARASYMPATHETIC NEUROPATHY, A NEW PARADIGM IN INSULIN RESISTANCE IN DIABETES

    Professor Wayne Lautt

    Professor Wayne Lautt, President & Chief Scientific Officer, DiaMedica

  • Parasympathetic nerves
  • Insulin resistance
  • Acetylcholinesterase antagonists
  • Phosphodiesterase antagonists
  • Muscarinic agonists
  • Hepatic insulin sensitizing substance (HISS)
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    JNKs AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS

    Professor Thomas Herdegen

    Professor Thomas Herdegen, Head, Pharmacology Institute, University of Kiel

  • JNKs mediate neurodegeneration in animals in particular oxidative-mitochondrial stress and cytoskeletal disarrangements
  • JNKs accumulate in post-mortem brain of Alzheimer’s patients
  • JNKs mediate activation of inflammatory microglia
  • JNK inhibitors successfully protect against inflammatory destruction in humans and animals
  • Knockout and pharmacological inhibition of JNKs rescue otherwise dying neurons in the brain
  • Shift from physiological to pathological functions of JNKs underlies some broadness of therapeutic window
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    16:40

    IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

    Dr Ivan Lieberburg

    Dr Ivan Lieberburg, Chief Scientific & Medical Officer, Elan

  • Background
  • Approaches
  • Clinical trial status
  • Where do we go from here?
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    17:20

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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