8th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems - December 18-23, 2005

8th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems - December 18-23, 2005
The Westin Maui
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
The 8th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems is co-sponsored by the Controlled Release Society, the Japanese Society of Drug Delivery Systems, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University. The symposium offers presentations by researchers from a number of disciplines, from the life sciences to engineering, who will address a range of topics including peptide and protein delivery, gene delivery, cell delivery, vaccines, transdermals, pulmonary delivery, new materials, and other subjects, from varied disciplines while focusing on the central theme of drug delivery. The Symposium offers a unique opportunity for interaction and networking among attendees from academia and industry.
History
The US-Japan Symposium is typically held every other year, during the current decade we expect to hold the conference on each odd-numbered year: 2005, 2007, 2009. Past Symposiums were held in: 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1991. Updates and announcements are available at this website.
Plenary Session
The plenary session features presentations from academic and industrial leaders in the drug delivery field. The hallmark of the Symposia are the scientific discussions and questions which are addressed during the Plenary and Poster Sessions.
The Symposia also provides extensive opportunities for academic and business discussions, networking, and negotiations that begin at the conference site and continue long after the meeting.
Poster Session
Call for Abstracts - due November 1, 2005
There will be a Poster Session throughout the meeting and researchers are invited to present their latest findings in this forum . Abstracts are due at MIT on November 1, 2005. Acceptance into the Poster Session provides an the opportunity for being selected to give a 5 minute evening presentation at the conference (followed by 5 minutes of Questions and Answers). Those wishing to contribute a poster should refer to the guidelines and complete a submission form on the abstract page of this website.