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ChiraSource 2002-Europe
"Developments of Speed to Market"

DAY ONE AGENDA

Monday April 8, 2002

7:00am - 8:30am Registration, Welcome Coffee & "Visit the Exhibits"
8:30am Opening Remarks, Mr. Clyde Payn, The Catalyst Group
8:45am Challenges of Fine Chemicals Industry,
Dr. David Killworth, Avecia Fine Chemicals

SESSION I:
The Industrial Challenge
9:30am Combinatorial Screening of Catalysts: Opportunities for Maximizing Variation in Catalyst Screening,
Dr. Duncan Akporiaye, SINTEF Applied Chemistry
10:10am-10:40am Morning Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
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Morning Break Sponsored by Degussa*
10:40am How Predictable is Asymmetric Hydrogenation Chemocatalysis?, Dr. Ray McCague, Dow Custom and Fine Chemicals (ChiroTech)
11:20am Powerful New Manufacturing Technologies for Chiral Molecules, Dr. John Blacker, Avecia Pharmaceuticals
12:00pm An European Overview of the Pharmaceutical Market,
Mr. Simon Thompson, IMS Health
12:40pm-2:00pm Group Luncheon
SESSION II:
The State-of-the-Art
2:00pm Efficient Synthesis of Merck's NK1 Receptor Antagonist
Dr. Joseph Armstrong, Merck & Co., Inc.
2:40pm An Industrial Process to Control a Potentially Hazardous Reaction: Conversion of Aryl 1,1-Dimethylpropargyl Ethers to 2,2-Dimethylchromenes (2,2-Dimethyl-2H-1-Benzopyrans), Dr. N. Soundararajan, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
3:20pm-3:50pm Afternoon Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
3:50pm Synthesis of Enantiopure Amines using Biocatalysis
Dr. Rinus Broxterman, DSM Research
4:30pm-5:15pm Special Feature - Round Table Discussion
Recent Issues Affecting Speed to Market -
Q&A with brief overviews of issues
Panel comprised of 4-5 pharmaceutical industry participants
5:30pm-7:00pm Group Reception
Click here for ChiraSource2002-Europe Day Two Agenda

PLEASE NOTE: This program is accurate as of press time; substitutions may be required in the case of illness or other unforeseen circumstances. The Catalyst Group reserves the right to make these changes.

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