AAPS Annual Meeting Takes Place in Indianapolis, Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 ARLINGTON, Va. -- More than 7,500 pharmaceutical scientists will gather in Indianapolis, October 29 - November 2 at the 2000 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition to explore Unmet Medical Needs: Therapies for the New Millennium. Scientists from around the world will learn, network and explore new scientific research and technologies.
"The AAPS Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of pharmaceutical scientists worldwide," said AAPS President Richard Bergstrom, Ph.D. "Scientists at this meeting will present close to 2,000 contributed papers featuring important scientific findings."
The plenary session, "Unmet Medical Needs: Therapies for the New Millennium," takes place on Oct. 30, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The session will reflect on outstanding achievements in the pharmaceutical sciences during the 20th Century and the future of drug discovery, drug development, clinical research and new technologies in the new millennium. Plenary topics and speakers are:
"The plenary session features leading experts in the pharmaceutical sciences discussing unmet needs in the various therapeutic areas they represent," said AAPS Annual Meeting Program Chair Diane Burgess, Ph.D. "The session will highlight the unmet medical needs for several non-communicable and communicable disease states including diabetes, cancer, CNS disorders, and AIDS, along with the impact of the pharmaceutical sciences on the discovery, delivery, and development of new therapies."
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Contact: Debbie Werfel
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American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
18-Jun-2000