ONE BUG, ONE DRUG Delivering Targeted Antibiotics to Patients A one-day conference bringing together approximately 200 delegates from academia, industry, healthcare services and funding groups to discuss practical solutions for treating human bacterial diseases. Following on from previously highly successful meetings, this year’s theme, in addition to profiling novel antibiotic therapies, is pricing models and the real health economics behind driving the development of new antibiotic drugs. 24th September 2014 Peterhouse College, Cambridge, UK Plenary sessions, short oral presentations, poster sessions and networking opportunities David Walker (Deputy CMO, UK) – Opening Address, a Positive Approach to Antibiotic Resistance & the Development of New Antibiotics David Spring (Cambridge University) - Antibacterial Discovery using Diversity Oriented Synthesis Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz (Office of Health Economics) - The Economics of Innovation & Incentives for Encouraging Medical R&D Ann Marie Swart (University of East Anglia) - Could Industry/Academic Collaborations Reduce the Cost of Antibiotic Drug Development Michael McArthur (Procarta) - Novel & Effective Oligonucleotide Antibacterials Clive Mason (Discuva) – Discovery of New Antibiotics for Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae David Findlay (GSK) - Developing a New Business Model for Antibiotics Ewan Harrison (Cambridge University) - MRSA with a Novel mec Gene: Molecular Epidemiology and β-lactam Resistance Helen Williams (Norwich University Hospital) - Antibiotics-Patients, Policies and Prescriptions Glenn Dale (Polyphor) – From the Natural Antibiotic Protegrin-1 to the Clinical Development of POL7080 Mike Darsley (MD Biologics) - First in Man to Proof of Concept: Controlling the Cost of Early Clinical Development Vanya Gant (UCLH) - Metagenomics & the Promise of Probiotics Frederick Wittke (Debiopharm) - Debio1450: A New Specific Antibiotic Against Staphylococcal Infections David Livermore (PHE/UEA) – Chair Richard Bax (TranScrip partners) - Chair Submission of abstracts to be considered for poster or short oral presentations are welcome. Please specify during registration. Registration from 8.45am for 9.30am start (5.30 – 6.30 pm wine reception) Registration fee 80 GBP (+ VAT), Students 40 GBP (+ VAT) including buffet lunch, tea/coffee and wine reception. Registration forms can be obtained from Sarah Jenkins, Event Manager, Discuva Ltd [email protected] Conference Coordinators Dr David Williams, Discuva Ltd and Prof John Wain, University of East Anglia