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CombiCat 2002-Europe
Combinatorial Catalysis & Catalyst Optimization

DAY ONE AGENDA

Thursday, April 11, 2002

7:15am - 8:15am Registration, Welcome Coffee & "Visit the Exhibits"
8:15am Opening Remarks
8:30am Combinatorial Approaches to Catalyst Discovery: European Perspectives, Approaches and Milestones to Date, Dr. Ian Maxwell, Avantium Technologies
SESSION I:
Technologies for Catalyst Discovery and Screening
9:15am Combinatorial Screening of Catalysts: Opportunities for Maximizing Variation in Catalyst Screening,
Dr. Duncan Akporiaye, SINTEF Applied Chemistry
9:50am Overview of hte's Stage-1 and Stage-II Systems for Catalyst Developments, hte GmbH, Dr. Wolfgang Strehlau
10:25-10:55am Morning Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
SESSION II:
Informatics and Software Integration
10:55am Accelerate Innovation, Dr. Brian Southern, Accelics, Inc.
11:30am Enterprise Integration Issues in Combinatorial Materials Discovery, Dr. David B. Nicolaides, Accelrys, Ltd.
12:05pm New Approaches to Experimental Planning and Execution, Dr. Gregor Hsiao, Argonaut Technologies, Inc.
12:40-2:00pm Group Luncheon
SESSION III:
Government/Academic Collaborations - A European Focus
2:00pm Combinatorial Approaches for Heterogeneous Catalyst Discovery, Optimization and Scaling-up: Strategies and Perspectives for Academic Research, Dr. Claude Mirodatos, Institut De Recherches sur la Catalyse/CNRS
2:35pm An Overview of the KEMiCC Program, Dr. Nicolas Walker, Central Research Laboratories (CRL)
3:10pm Challenges and Strategies for the Development of Industry - University Collaborations in Combinatorial Catalysis, Prof. Eric G. Derouane, Leverhulme Center for Innovative Catalysis, The Univ. of Liverpool
3:45-4:15pm Afternoon Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
SESSION IV:
Industrial Applications of Combinatorial Discovery Approaches
4:15pm Presentation to be Announced, Dr. Gert-Jan Gruter, Avantium Technologies BV
4:50pm High Throughput Synthesis and Evaluation of New Catalytic Materials by Combinatorial Methods,
Dr. Jose Manuel Dominguez, Instituto Mexicano Del Petroleo
5:30-7:00pm Group Reception
Click here for CombiCat2002 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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