ADVISORY/California Leaders Convene at International Forum to Discuss Trends in $50 Billion and Rapidly Growing Drug Delivery Market.Business Editors/Science Writers/Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Jan. 27-29 BIOWIRE2K --(BUSINESS WIRE) With headlines such as patent expiration EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute. 2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created , generic drug generic drug, a drug sold or prescribed under the nonproprietary name of its active ingredients or under a generally descriptive name rather than under a brand or trade name. infringement and dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. pipelines facing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, many of these companies have turned to novel approaches in drug delivery to enhance their market presence. A rapidly growing market that is expected to grow to about $67 billion by 2006, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. MarketResearch.com, drug delivery represents an important strategy. On January 27-29, experts from around the world will meet in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to discuss current and future drug delivery trends at the Drug Delivery Partnerships(TM) (DDP (Distributed Data Processing) See distributed processing. DDP - Distributed Data Processing ) event. As the only conference that brings together sessions on multiple delivery systems and formulations at various stages of development, DDP offers a unique mixture of scientific and partnering strategy. Scheduled to attract over 600 influential professionals from the U.S. and abroad, the event is considered the premier deal-making conference for the drug delivery industry. For seven years running, this multi-track event has focused on driving business development collaborations, and furthering the scientific advancement of systems and formulations. Trends in drug delivery: -- Convergence of medical devices and drugs to improve the therapeutic benefit -- Innovative, new ways of delivering drugs -- New ways of extending the patent-protected life of existing drugs -- Changing market dynamics At this year's event, 11 California-based companies are presenting and 22 are attending. The following presenters are available for interviews: Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures is a $100 million venture capital fund investing in talented entrepreneurs bringing new technology enterprises to market. David Coats, Partner: "Drug delivery companies internally developing improved versions of therapeutic drugs are particularly attractive to venture capital investors in this market. Investors are seeking product-oriented companies with relatively low clinical and regulatory risk, and relatively fast times to market -- benefits many drug delivery companies can offer to investors." Aradigm Corporation, Hayward, CA Aradigm is working to improve the quality of life for patients through the development of its two innovative needle-free drug delivery platforms. Stephen Farr Stephen Farr is a British organist. He studied with Robert Munns and David Sanger (organist) in London and Cambridge. He also received tuition from Piet Kee in Haarlem and Hans Fagius in Copenhagen, and as a student was the recipient of grants from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust , Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer: "Non-compliance and safety issues surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. drugs traditionally delivered using needles provide opportunities to create delivery systems with the patient in mind." For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Kristina Ebenius or Shoba Vaitheeswaran at 781-684-0770 or at iir@schwartz-pr.com or visit www.drugdeliverypartnerships.com. |
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