Institute for International Research

TIDES® Achieves Record Attendance Numbers

In 2010, the TIDES® event solidified its following as THE place to meet all the important players in oligonucleotide and peptide therapeutics and diagnostic development and manufacturing, as well as raw material and equipment supply - and now discovery too.

More than 790 participants attended TIDES April 25-28, 2010, in Boston.

The TIDES® conference has been very successful in maintaining a strong growth pattern even in the recent economically difficult years. The 2010 program included thought-provoking keynotes and featured presentations, an extremely compelling regulatory session and discussions including CBER, FDA and European regulatory agency speakers. In separate tracks for each type of molecule, delegates learned more from the brand new, full-day sessions on CMC: Manufacturing and Analysis of Oligos and Peptides, a full day on formulation and delivery, and updates on compounds in preclinical and clinical development.

Back by popular demand, expanded break-out discussion sessions and pre-conference courses gave opportunities for very lively discussions and skills enhancement.

TIDES® became an even more comprehensive program this year with the addition of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Discovery conference, co-located with TIDES for the first time in 2010. Many TIDES® main conference attendees took full advantage of the opportunity to sit in on sessions of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Discovery conference, as well as of the Nucleic Acids Technologies for Diagnostics Conference.

Next year, consider sending a team from your discovery, preclinical, clinical and manufacturing groups...to be sure not to miss all of the concurrent sessions and content.

TIDES 2011 will again be held at the Hynes Convention Center, May 22-25 in Boston's famed Back Bay area — just a few blocks from Newbury Street, the Prudential Center & Mall and countless restaurants — not to mention the many local academic and clinical institutions and industry R&D sites. Be sure to mark your calendar for the most informative, enjoyable and useful event in this field.