Cambridge Healthtech Institute Announces Its Inaugural Biologics Formulation & Delivery Summit
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"This summit will be an excellent forum for focused discussions, initiate new collaborations, socialize and interact with colleagues from around the world who are facing similar challenges and utilizing compelling strategies.Needham, MA, January 12, 2014 --( PR.com )-- Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) today announced it will host its inaugural "Biologics Formulation & Delivery Summit" -- an international forum for the pharmaceutical and device industries to identify courses of action in biotherapeutics delivery on May 5-7, 2014 at the World Seaport Trade Center in Boston, MA.In addition, strategic plans for current and future delivery reflective of needs of Pfizers biotherapeutics portfolio will be discussed.Part 2: New Technologies for Biologics Delivery and Targeting (May 6-7)Driving Innovation Through New Targets, Effective Tools, Next-Gen and Alternate Delivery Technologies is the main theme of this conference with a keynote presentation by Omid Farokhzad, M.D., Associate Professor, Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Biomaterials, Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School, on the design and optimization of polymeric nanoparticles for medical applications, which formed the foundation for the clinical translation of the first-in-human targeted and controlled-release nanoparticles, BIND-014 and SEL-068.Advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have allowed for the large-scale production of effective and potent biotherapeutic drugs."This summit will be an excellent forum for focused discussions, initiate new collaborations, socialize and interact with colleagues from around the world who are facing similar challenges and utilizing compelling strategies.For further information, to apply for a student fellowship, or to register, visit www.healthtech.com/biologics-delivery.To receive a press pass or arrange an interview with a speaker, email Lisa Scimemi at lscimemi@healthtech.com.About Cambridge Healthtech InstituteCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), founded in 1992, is the industry leader in providing superior quality scientific information to eminent researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic organizations.