The movement toward combinatorial and high-throughput screening (HTS) methods has begun to affect all aspects of catalyst and materials R&D. Progress made in the life-sciences and pharmaceutical industries is now being applied to discovery and optimization in the fine/specialty chemicals, polymers, petrochemicals, and refining industries.

Among the principal goals of evaluating and employing combinatorial approaches is gaining competitive advantage via more efficient processes and/or differentiated and patentable product offerings. Initiatives at the major companies go well-beyond mere academic interest; they are fully-funded, highly-visible projects with associated expectations for success.

In order to learn more about these techniques, we encourage you to attend this important one-day workshop. Issues to be addressed during the workshop include:

• Industry Overview and "State-of-the-Art"
• Commercial Techniques and Applications
• Developing Procedures and Target Uses
• Unresolved Issues and Hurdles
• Expectations for the Future and Industry Opportunities
• Technology Assessment of Leaders
  -Methods/Processes
  -Equipment/Design
  -Software/Informatics
• Intellectual Property and Patent
• Case Studies by Industry

A one-hour panel discussion will conclude the workshop. The panel will be made up of representatives from the leading companies offering services and equipment to the combinatorial catalysis industries, as well as end-users with "real world" experience and academics with leading-edge perspectives.

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Course Instructors

Mr. Sam Cupp tracks developments in the major applications of catalyst technologies, with a focus on the combinatorial/HTS and metallocene/SSC fields. He is a regular contributor of both technical and commercial information to TCGR's publications, including The CombiCat Newsletter and The Metallocene and Single-Site Catalyst Monitor.

Prof. Eric G. Derouane is a full Professor and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis at the University of Liverpool. His research interests have spanned broadly the whole field catalysis, including the application of various magnetic resonance techniques to problems in adsorption and catalysis. He has authored or co-authored more than 360 original publications, holds about 60 patents and has published or edited 11 books.

Mr. John Murphy monitors and analyzes technical and commercial developments across the catalyst industries, including combinatorial/HTS and metallocene SSCs. Mr. Murphy manages TCGR's Annual Combinatorial Catalysis (CombiCat) Program as well as its Annual Metallocene and Single-Site Catalyst Program.

Mr. Clyde Payn works with clients to develop and assess strategic options based on technology in the catalysis and chemical process industries. He established TCGR's CombiCat Program nearly two years ago and has monitored the combinatorial industry's events as they affect catalysis and materials for more than five years. Mr. Payn formed The Catalyst Group nearly twenty years ago to provide comprehensive business strategy and technology-based consulting services to the industry.

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