title: 4th European Antibody Congress 2008: December 1-3, 2008, Geneva, Switzerland.
abstract: The Fourth European Antibody meeting, organized by Terrapin Ltd., was held in Geneva, a center of the European biopharmaceutical industry. Merck-Serono, NovImmune, Pierre Fabre and Therapeomic are located nearby, as are R&D centers of Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis, Roche and Sanofi-Aventis. Over 40 speakers and more than 200 delegates attended the event. Companies represented included Abbott, Ablynx, Adnexus/ BMS, Astra-Zeneca/ CAT/ Medimmune, BiogenIdec, BioRad, Centocor (Johnson & Johnson), Crucell/ DSM, Domantis, Dyax, Genmab, Genzyme, Glycart/ Roche, Haptogen, Immunogen, Kyowa-Kirin, LFB, Medarex, Merck-Serono, Micromet, Novartis, Pierre Fabre Laboratories, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Seattle-Genetics, Transgene, UCB Celltech and Wyeth. Other attendees included those based in academe or government (University of Amsterdam, University of Zurich, University Hospital-Lyon, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, INSERM, Tufts University, US National Institutes of Health), consultants, and patent attorneys (Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge). The meeting was very interactive and included exchanges during the many scheduled networking times (exhibitions, speed-networking, lunches and evening receptions). The first day of the three day conference was dedicated to advances in understanding antibody structure-function relationships. Challenges and opportunities in antibody development were the focus of the second day and the third day featured discussion of innovative antibodies and antibody alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physico-Chemistry; Center of Immunology Pierre Fabre, Saint-Julienen-Genevois, France.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanala
authors.forename: Janice M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reichert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001709:Biotechnology; D015195:Drug Design; D004345:Drug Industry; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051379:Mice; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G