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Maximize Your Travel Investment with Co-Located Conferences The Antibody Development & Production Conference is conveniently held concurrently with the Non-Antibody Protein Therapeutics Development & Production Conference which is also scheduled for March 4-6, 2009 at the La Costa Resort & Spa. This is the industry's only comprehensive single-track event that brings you the best practices across the spectrum, including the most critical stages of upstream and downstream processing. You are also invited to arrive early and attend IBC's Technology Transfer for Biopharmaceuticals, Process Validation for Biopharmaceuticals and Outsourcing Manufacturing of Biopharmaceuticals conferences, scheduled for March 2-3, 2009. Together, these five events provide you with a thorough, customized learning experience unmatched in the industry. Best Value: A special 5-day conference pass provides you with substantial saving and materials for all five events. Register Today and Save!

IBC's Antibody Development & Production continues to focus unwaveringly on the scientific, technical and strategic approaches to help accelerate process development while reducing cost and controlling quality. Exclusive case studies will deliver proven approaches to help improve manufacturability and optimize productivity during every critical stage of development. Industry experts will provide effective strategies to overcome the numerous manufacturing challenges faced by companies of all sizes and explore the alternatives to traditional purification processes. In addition, we will conduct several panel discussions, interactive workshops and strategy discussion groups that will provide invaluable and uncensored insight to help improve process development efforts in upstream and downstream processing.

2009 Program Topics to Include:

• Next Generation Commercial Processes
• How do We Get to 30 g/L? What are the Limitations?
• Accelerated Cell Line Development and Controlling Clonal Variability Regulatory Perspectives
• Strategic Approaches for Shortening Development Timelines
• Technical Advances in Upstream and Downstream Processing
• The Influence of the Product on Manufacturability
• Upstream Process Optimization for Productivity and Product Quality
• Advances in Media Development
• Effective Strategies to Overcome Manufacturing Challenges
• Quality and QbD
• How to Increase Productivity of Downstream Processing
• Can Downstream Processing keep Pace Economically with Cell Culture?
• New Chromatographic Schemes without Protein A
• Alternatives to Column Chromatography