ELRIG UK Celebrates 10th Anniversary Drug Discovery Event

ELRIG (European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group) has announced its 10^th Drug Discovery meeting, which this year will take place at ACC in Liverpool, UK, beside the historic Albert Docks, from 13^th-14^th October 2016.

 First established in Nottingham in 2006, the meeting this year expects over 1,200 delegates and 80 exhibiting companies, bringing together world-leading scientists to discuss cutting-edge advances in the application of laboratory technology, disease biology and development of novel chemical and biological candidate drugs.

 The 2016 program will include exciting sessions on the development of new medicines in oncology and immunotherapy, the application of innovative technologies in assay development, drug screening and chemistry and the application of new technologies to identify and validate drug targets.  New for this year is a track discussing ground-breaking developments in the use of cells as biological tools and therapeutics.

“Through my involvement with ELRIG over the past ten years I have seen many changes in the industry, and within ELRIG. While the science and vision of ELRIG have evolved, the underpinning values of the organisation have not,  and we continually adapt to meet the needs of our members whilst maintaining integrity,” said ELRIG chairman Sanj Kumar. He continued: “ELRIG’s growth from a small gathering of like-minded individuals to hosts of the largest drug discovery event in Europe in itself speaks volumes for the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm of the team. I am immensely proud of what we have achieved and look forward to celebrating the 10^th anniversary of Drug Discovery with our most inspiring meeting yet.”

Full details of the event can be found at http://elrig.org/portfolio/drug-discovery-2016/.