Users and scientists gathered in four separate events to share and present latest results using surface plasmon resonance technology for the analysis of biomolecular interactions
Biacore says that its recent series of European user symposia has successfully drawn together over 250 scientists from across Europe.
Experienced users and scientists from Biacore gathered in four separate events to share and present their latest results achieved using Biacore's surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology for the analysis of biomolecular interactions.
Each event, held in the Netherlands, Germany, France and UK, provided the ideal opportunity for attendees to network and discuss new applications with innovative users of Biacore's SPR technology.
This provided valuable insight into new methodologies and application areas across a widening range of fields, from small molecule analysis for drug discovery, through to proteomics and basic research for a large number of therapeutic areas. Delegates at the UK symposium, for example, came from world-class academic institutes, such as Oxford and Cambridge universities, Imperial College, and from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries including GSK, Astra Zeneca and Pfizer.
Presentations focused on the elucidation of binding mechanisms using thermodynamic and kinetic information delivered by Biacore technology, as well as its use in ligand fishing.
Poster sessions and equipment demonstrations also provided additional information.
The seminars were all very well received, with over 90% of the attendees who responded to a survey saying that they would attend a similar meeting again.
One attendee from the University of Bristol commented: "Biacore is a uniquely informative technology and the company offers excellent training. "The presentations on the design of robust kinetic assays and the coupling of Biacore and mass spectrometry were particularly useful".
"Having these regular high quality symposia across the world with such excellent delegates truly highlights the extent to which our SPR technology is used and accepted as a leading technology by scientists globally," said Clive Seymour, head of Biacore's life science research business unit.
"Applications of Biacore's SPR technology are expanding rapidly as further knowledge and results are shared, not only at events such as our symposia and scientific conferences, but also in over 3000 peer reviewed publications to date."
