PROGRAM
Download detailed program: Program2008.pdf (116kb)
Topics
- EpCAM in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy
- Molecular functions of EpCAM in health and disease
- Regulation of the epcam gene
- Cancer stem cells
- CD133 and cancer stem cell markers
Speakers
- Patrick A. Baeuerle, Munich, Germany
- Walter Bodmer, Oxford, UK
- Jürgen Borlak, Hannover, Germany
- Edwin Bremer, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Jennifer Brown, Ontario Canada
- Denis Corbeil, Dresden, Germany
- Sabine Denzel, Munich, Germany
- Günther Gastl, Innsbruck, Austria
- Will Gillanders, Saint Louis, USA
- Antonio Giordano, Philadelphia, USA
- Barbara Gonzalez Carvajal, Munich, Germany
- Marco Harmsen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Christopher Heeschen, Munich, Germany
- Dorothee Herlyn, Philadelphia, USA
- Wijnand Heldrich, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Timothy Hoey, San Francisco, USA
- Christoph Klein, Regensburg, Germany
- Francois LeNaour, Paris, France
- Horst Lindhofer, Munich, Germany
- Glen MacDonald, Ontario Canada
- Dorothea Maetzel, Munich, Germany
- Rugerro de Maria, Rome, Italy
- Gerd Moldenhauer, Heidelberg, Germany
- Markus Münz, Munich, Germany
- Dirk Nagorsen, Berlin, Germany
- Klaus Pantel, Hamburg, Germany
- Marianne Rots, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Eva Schmelzer, Pittsburgh, USA
- Gilbert Spizzo, Innsbruck, Austria
- Nikolas Stoecklein, Düsseldorf, Germany
- J. VanKrieken, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Xin Wei Wang, Bethesda, USA
- Uwe Zangemeister-Wittke, Zürich, Switzerland
- Margot Zöller, Heidelberg, Germany
- Robert Königsberg, Vienna, Austria
Sponsors:
Micromet is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and design of novel antibody derived drugs. The Company has built a well-staged pipeline of highly differentiated products for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. All candidates were generated as part of the Company´s own R&D programs. Micromet´s strong pipeline generating and developmental capabilities have enabled the Company to pursue a growth-oriented business strategy and to generate significant revenues through partnerships with companies like Serono and MedImmune Inc. In parallel, Micromet has consolidated key intellectual property in the antibody sector, secured a strong IP position on its candidates and technologies and established an active out-licensing business.
TRION Pharma develops a new class of trifunctional antibodies (triomab®) for highly effective cancer treatments. A state-of-the-art production plant allows cost-effective large-scale manufacture according to international GMP standards. The efficacy of triomab® antibodies in terms of tumour elimination and induction of a polyclonal humoral and cellular anti-tumour immunity has been proven in animal models and in in vivo applications. Catumaxomab and ertumaxomab are currently being developed in a clinical programme featuring several clinical trials together with our cooperation partner Fresenius Biotech. Market entry for the first antibody is expected in 2007.

