You will gain access to:
» 110+ Exhibiting and Sponsoring Companies
» Network with 1,100 Attendees – 74% Biotech & Pharma
» Access to Exhibit Hall
» Access to Plenary Keynote Program: Wednesday, September 18
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Participate in 30+ Roundtable Breakout Discussions
» View 115+ Scientific Posters
» Network during Receptions and Coffee Breaks
» Poster Competition Awards
» Speed Networking
Schedule
America Ballroom unless specified
Participate in our Exhibit Hall Game Card for a chance to win raffle prizes and a turn at our spinwheel prizes!
Tuesday, September 17
9:40 am - 7:10 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
9:40 - 10:25 am
Grand Opening Coffee Break with Poster Viewing
1:15 - 1:50 pm
Refreshment Break with Poster Viewing
1:20 - 1:35 pm
Speed Networking
3:25 - 4:05 pm
Refreshment Break with Poster Viewing
3:45 pm
Poster Competition Winner Announced
5:05 - 6:05 pm
Interactive Breakout Discussion Groups – Essex Ballroom
Join a breakout discussion group. These are informal, moderated discussions with brainstorming and interactive problem solving, allowing participants from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences and develop future collaborations around a focused topic. View all discussion topics and moderators here.
6:05 - 7:10 pm
Welcome Reception with Poster Viewing
7:00 pm
$100 Gift Card Raffle!*
Wednesday, September 18
9:35 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
9:35 - 10:20 am
Coffee Break with Poster Viewing
9:55 - 10:10 am
Speed Networking
12:20 - 2:00 pm
Plenary Keynote Program – Essex Ballroom
Join 1,100 of your colleagues for the Discovery on Target Plenary Keynote Program. Bridging both halves of the event, it's the only time our whole community of drug discovery professionals assembles in one room to learn about big-picture perspectives, innovative technologies, and thought-provoking trends from luminaries in the field.
PLENARY KEYNOTE PROGRAM
12:20 pm Event Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
An-Dinh Nguyen, Team Lead, Discovery on Target 2019, Cambridge Healthtech Institute
12:30 Plenary Keynote Introduction
Anjan Chakrabarti, Vice President, Discovery Chemistry, Syngene International Ltd
12:40 Base Editing: Chemistry on a Target Nucleotide in the Genome of Living Cells
David R. Liu, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University
1:20 PROTACs: Past, Present, and Future
Craig M. Crews, PhD, Professor, Chemistry; Pharmacology; Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology; Yale University
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Dessert Break with Poster Viewing
2:35 pm
Fitbit Charge 3™ Raffle!*
4:25 - 5:00 pm
Refreshment Break with Poster Viewing
4:50 pm
$300 Amazon Gift Card Raffle!*
Thursday, September 19
10:15 am - 2:05 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 - 8:30 am
Interactive Breakfast Breakout Discussion Groups – Essex Ballroom
Grab a cup of coffee and join a breakout discussion group. These are informal, moderated discussions with brainstorming and interactive problem solving, allowing participants from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences and develop
future collaborations around a focused topic. View all discussion topics and moderators here.
10:15 - 10:55 am
Coffee Break with Poster Viewing
10:35 am
Poster Competition Winner Announced
1:25 - 2:05 pm
Refreshment Break with Poster Viewing
1:35 - 1:50 pm
Speed Networking
1:55 pm
Bose® QC®35 Wireless Headphones Raffle!*
**Exhibit hours are subject to change**
*Bose® and Fitbit Inc. are not sponsors or participants of this event. Sponsors and exhibitors are not eligible. Must use Game Card to enter. Must be present to win!