Academia has recently become a vital contributor to the otherwise dwindling drug discovery pipeline by establishing in-house high throughput drug screening centers to generate leads. Pharmaceutical industry, in turn, is becoming aware of the depth of systems biology knowledge that resides in academia, and recognizes the need for close interaction and collaboration between the two institutions.
With great many academic institutions in the Heartland of America engaged in drug discovery research, Midwest-LRIG is hosting this workshop to bring the scientists from academia and the pharmaceutical industry together to brainstorm to find ways to bridge the gap, and conquer the ‘valley of death’ in new drug lead discovery.

Speakers will include HTS Directors and faculty from academia, pharmaceutical scientists, and the vendor community. We invite active participation from all those engaged in drug discovery and development research from Academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

Please submit abstracts of less than 200 words for posters or presentations here. Vendor posters and talks are allowed with the understanding that the substance of the presentation must be about science, and not simply a product advertisement.

Exhibitor booths will be available. Vendors registered with Midwest LRIG at the National LRIG wesite will be notified with specific instructions. Click on Membership below to to register as a Vendor.