3rd... World
Epigenetics Summit
Unlocking the Commercial and Therapeutic Potential of Epigenetics Research
24 - 26 July 2012 | Boston
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Robert CopelandExecutive VP and CSO Epizyme
Nessa CareyHead of Epigenetics, Strategic Research Partnerships Pfizer
Rajesh ChopraVP, Translational Research Celgene
Jim AudiaCEO Constellation Pharmaceuticals
Jay BradnerInstructor Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Jeff SettlemanSenior Director, Discovery Oncology Genentech
Stephen BaylinProfessor Johns Hopkins University
Sasha TarakhovskyProfessor Rockefeller University
As the bridge between genotype and phenotype, the field of epigenetic research has enormous potential to progress diagnosis and therapy in oncology and the wider disease spectrum.
The enormous pan-disease potential of epigenetic based drugs is now beginning to encourage floods of investment as excellent basic research is being translated into clinical utility. In 2009, sales of the 4 approved epigenetic drugs reached $519m. Now, such is the pace of development that Global Industry Analysts are expecting market value to grow to $18.2bn by 2015.
Realizing such immense potential will require thought leaders to address very specific challenges. Calls to action are being made to identify and validate new targets and confront attendant issues in assay development and the availability of quality reagents. Industry and academia also agree that more must be done to productively integrate recent advances in the basic and clinical sciences.
With strong representation and candid discussion guaranteed from senior level figures at Pfizer, GSK, Celgene, Constellation Pharmaceuticals and Epizyme, the 3rd World Epigenetics Summit will address these concerns directly and deliver commercially directed insight into the most pressing technical and strategic issues at hand.
This year’s World Epigenetics Summit will look to build on the successes of our two previous events and thereby provide a platform to help speed the development of better, more effective epigenetic drugs.
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