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  • 5/22 Drug Design & Discovery Workshop w/ Charles River

    Innovation & Investment Series
    Drug Discovery & Development Workshop

    Free to attend, must pre-register.

    When: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT

    Where: UConn Health, Technology Incubation Program Building, 400 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032

    Learn about the Drug Discovery and Development Process at this half day workshop at UConn Health in Farmington, CT on 5/22. Ideal for CT entrepreneurs in this space, researchers, biomedical trainees (grad students, postdocs, and clinical fellows). Participate in this drug discovery and development workshop to learn about critical questions that are addressed at each stage of the process (from concept to approval) In addition to the workshop, Charles River Labs will hold office hours the following day to talk one-on-one with those who have specific questions and concerns.

    Full info:http://bit.ly/UConnCRL


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    Transitioning from Pre-Clinical to Clinical Research with Charles River Labs

    This half-day conference will provide insight into innovative approaches to clinical research and clinical trials. This is a special opportunity to learn about critical questions that are addressed at each stage of the drug development process (from concept to approval). 


    Featured topics will include:

    • Challenges in drug discovery & development
    • Drug discovery in preclinical research
    • Scientific formulation advancements in practice
    • Why formulation and delivery strategies fail
    • The approval process for new drugs and biologics: Investigational New Drug (IND) to approval
    • Generating a strong data package
    • Interacting with regulators

    UConn Innovation and Investment Series -- a sequence of events in which renowned capital sources and strategic partners introduce themselves to our community, sharing experiences and providing insight into their process and opportunities to the Connecticut Tech community.   


    The presentation will be followed by Q&A and a networking reception. 

     

    Thank you to our Sponsors

    This is a service provided by the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research, Technology Incubation Program with support from UConn School of Business and the TIP Enhancement Fund

    Lead Sponsors:                        
    Fiondella, Milone 
    & LaSaracina, LLP 
                                                   
    Medtronic    
    Wiggin and Dana, LLP

    Gold Sponsors:    
    American Laboratory Trading                     
    Locke Lord, LLP    

    Silver Sponsors:                         
    Aon                          
    Cohn Reznick, LLP                              
    Fisher Scientific               
    Horizon Technology Finance   

    UConn Technology Incubation Program is a unit of the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research

    This event is free for participants.  Pre-registration is required.  If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Technology Incubation Program at 860-486-8718 or email: tip@uconn.edu by (5/17/18).

     

    For more information, contact: Paige Rasid at tip@uconn.edu