2:30-6:30 GE Healthcare User Group Meeting  
Cellular Imaging just got easier,Come and discover more at our IN Cell Analyzer User Day. 
Find out more about the latest, exciting applications and developments in our high-content analysis program! Including the new IN Cell Analyzer 2000,  IN Cell Miner HCM, our data management solution for HCA and screening. Take the opportunity to join our expert speaker panel for an interesting and informative discussion.
IN Cell Analyzer 2000 Live Demo will also be part of this meeting.
 
Reservations: There is no charge to attend this meeting, but space is limited. To reserve your seat, please RSVP to Ellie.Mahjubi@ge.com who will be happy to register you for this event
 

2:00-7:00 Molecular Devices User Group Meeting

Special User Forum – Flexibility and Speed: The MDS Analytical Technologies Complete Solution for Cellular Imaging

MDS Analytical Technologies will host a HCS/HCA imaging forum during the High-Content Analysis Conference on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Attendees will get an in-depth look at MDS Analytical Technologies’ Complete Imaging Solution. End-users and MDS experts will highlight recent developments in hardware and software components, illustrating how they improve application flexibility and total workflow speed. In addition, researchers will share their experiences with implementing these imaging technologies and our unique cellular informatics solutions. Finally, a series of presentations will showcase new applications as well as the integration of the imaging systems into their facilities and workflow. The forum is open to both existing and potential new users.

Reservations: There is no charge to attend the forum, but space is limited. To reserve your seat, please RSVP to Candace.Anderson@moldev.com who will be happy to register you for this event. 
Molecular Devices MDS-AT Imaging Forum
2:00 p.m. Registration / Check In
2:30 p.m.  Opening Remarks and Introductions 
Mike Sjaastad, Ph.D., Molecular Devices/MDS Analytical Technologies
3:00 p.m.  “Quantitative Cell-By-Cell Measurements of Resistance Using Fluorescent Hepatitis C Virus Reporter Replicon Cell Lines “
Andrew E. Greenstein, Gilead Sciences
3:30 p.m.  “High-Content Analysis of Inter- and Intra-Molecular Interactions of Androgen Receptor”
 Irina N. Krylova, Eric M. Kofoed, and Fred Schaufele, University of California, San Francisco
4:00 p.m.   Coffee Break
4:15 p.m.  “Information Technology challenges and solutions implementing High throughput imaging at Merck Automated Biotechnology”
Steven Lubman, Merck Research Laboratories
4:45 p.m.  “High-Throughput Biology Using RNAi Arrays”
Neil Emans Ph.D., CSIR Biosciences
5:15 p.m.  “A Comparison of Imaging Technologies Using a Genome Wide RNAi Screen”
Erica Stec, M.S., Merck Research Laboratories
5:45 p.m.   Wrap up and Thank-you!  Mike Sjaastad
6:00 p.m.  Reception

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2:00-6:00 PerkinElmer User Group Meeting

High speed, high content screening – applications in focus
Come and hear top scientists discuss their work in high throughput, high content screening.  With an emphasis on getting high quality results fast, invited speakers will join our own team of scientists to discuss how the latest advances in this cutting-edge technology are being applied to address specific application needs.

Discover how the high speed and resolution of the Opera™ platform is enabling scientists to increase their productivity, gain a better understanding of the processes under study, and generate high quality results.  Hear how easy high content screening can be with the Operetta™, our compact platform, and news of the latest development in Columbus™, our solution for high volume image data management.

Agenda:              

2.00pm     Welcome
                   Achim von Leoprechting, Vice President & General Manager, Cellular Imaging & Analysis Solutions, PerkinElmer

2.10pm     Stories of fibers and grains – texture analysis opening new avenues to HCS applications
                   Ulrich Rothbauer, LMU-BioCenter & Gabriele Gradl, PerkinElmer

2.45pm     Using High Content Imaging to Improve Drug Discovery Efforts
                    Ghislain Bonamy, Genomic Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation

3.20pm     Using the Opera to extract better content from high content screens
    David Andrews, McMaster Biophotonics Facility, McMaster University

3.55pm     Coffee Break & Networking

4.15pm     Image-based screening of small molecule and RNAi targets at the CPCCG
Susanne Heynen-Genel, Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics Burnham Institute for Medical Research

4.50pm     The Opera: an all-inclusive confocal system for exploratory imaging in RNA Therapeutics
    Edward Keough, Merck & Co., Inc.
 
5.25pm    Enhanced Image Analysis through Advanced Image Data Management – Introduction to Columbus 2.1
   Martin Daffertshofer, PerkinElmer
  
6.00pm    Meeting Close
Achim von Leoprechting, Vice President & General Manager, Cellular Imaging & Analysis Solutions, PerkinElmer

For further information and to reserve your space, please visit www.perkinelmer.com/hcawest.

Please note, speakers and topics are subject to change at no prior notice.

2:00-6:00 BD Biosciences User Group