Institute for International Research

• Simultaneous translation provided (Japanese/English)
• Online tool to pre-schedule meetings with other attendees and exhibitors

Innovative Science/Technology - Scientific Research and R&D

• Technologies to accelerate quality drugs into the clinic
• Biomarkers, imaging and translational research
• Next generation therapeutics: antibodies, stem cells and RNAi
• From target to POC in cancer, metabolic disease and inflammation

Partnerships & Collaborations - Business Development and Licensing

• Making US-Euro-Japan deal-flow and partnering more productive
• Setting the stage for scientific innovation and partnering
• Enhancing pharma-academic-biotech collaborations
• Case study of the Shionogi/Purdue Pharma alliance

R&D Strategies - Research Planning and Corporate Strategy

• The changing role of Japan and other regions in a global strategy
• R&D strategies and partnering case studies
• Emerging financial vehicles for external innovation
• Merk's R&D strategy, pipeline and efforts to move quickly to POC

New for 2008: Pre-schedule Meetings with Other Attendees!

This year for the first time ever, at Drug Discovery & Development of Innovative Therapeutics JAPAN, the event will feature an online partnering system that will enable you to arrange one-on-one meetings and contact other attendees prior to the conference. There will be a select number of private meeting areas and semi-private meeting tables at the conference venue to hold your meetings, which can be reserved in advance. More information and access to this system will be available within 6-8 weeks prior to the conference.

Research Other Companies Attending This Event Using MedTRACK

Together, IBC and Life Science Analytics have launched a mini version of MedTRACK with information on those companies attending the Drug Discovery & Development of Innovative Therapeutics JAPAN conference. As a conference attendee, you will receive login credentials that will provide you FREE access to the system so you can prepare for your attendance at the event by doing pre-event strategic planning and research on other companies attending and exhibiting at this event. MedTRACK (www.medtrack.com) provides competitive and strategic information on over 11,000 global life science companies.

Networking Dinner in Tokyo, May 7th at 6:00 PM

Join fellow attendees and speakers for an evening out - space is limited. To sign up see registration form.

Keynote and Featured Speakers

	Kiyoshi Kurokawa Health Policy Institute, Japan Kurokawa Keynote date changed from May 8 to May 9 (see agenda for details)
	Ken-ichi Arai University of Tokyo
	Shinya Yamanaka Kyoto University
	Ryoichi Inoue Pharma Marketing Consulting
	Greg Wiederrecht Merck & Co.
	Jason Rhodes Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Keynote Chairperson and Head of Conference Advisory Board
	Osamu Sato Daiichi Sankyo