title: Conference Report: update on screening methodologies.
abstract: The conference was organized by Select Biosciences and was co-located with the 2009 MedChem and ADMET Europe conferences. Screening Europe, which was attended by 350 delegates from academia and industry, focused on the current techniques being used for assays, including high-throughput screening (HTS) and high-content screening (HCS). The meeting also presented case studies of candidates for drug discovery, as well as protein kinases, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels as drug targets. The scientific program was split into two concurrent themes with six sessions overall: screening methods (sessions: high-content screening and cell-based assays, advances in screening techniques and label-free screening) and drug targets (sessions: ion channels, kinases and GPCRs).
authors.affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline, Centro de Investigación Básica S.L., Santiago de Grisolia, 4, 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Bardera
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D049490:Systems Biology; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D011494:Protein Kinases