2009 commemorated IBC's 20th Annual Antibody Engineering conference, an international summit now recognized the premier annual meeting in this field, and co-located with IBC's 7th Annual Antibody Therapeutics Conference. The two conferences were also home to the annual meeting of The Antibody Society.

We are looking forward to the 2010 meeting, in a new venue - Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel

Highlights of the 2009 meeting included:

• A Keynote by Professor Michel Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D., of Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His presentation, "Human Antibodies in Immunity and Tolerance" showed how antibody engineering methodology provides for defining B-cell memory in HIV patients with some neutralizing activity.
• Antibody Engineering sessions explored new developments in B-cell immunity, antibody mediated viral neutralization and remarkable new antibody library technology
• The Antibody Therapeutics meeting provided case studies of antibody-based drug products now advancing through clinical trials - with separate sessions dedicated to autoimmune diseases, cancer, infectious diseases and inflammation. The conference also included updates on preclinical stage programs, the antibody therapeutics market, capital markets and important changes in intellectual property law.
• The two conferences offered a joint speaker faculty of more than 100, and more than 650 international delegates joined the five day conference.
• More than 100 scientific posters were presented, including over 20 from students participating in the Antibody Society's annual student poster competition.

Be sure to join us on December 5-9, 2010 for the 21st Annual Antibody Engineering and 8th Annual Antibody Therapeutics - now with a new home at the beautiful new Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel (adjacent to the Gaslamp district).