Scientific Leadership

WCBP 2007


Convergent Bioscience is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor for CaSSS and to take a leadership role in providing scientific content in Conferences, our www.ciefforum.com website, Technical Seminars, User Group Meetings and other opportunities. We also provide technical and financial assistance to users, as part of our Publishing Partnership Program.


Technical Seminar

 

1.    Applications of Capillary Isoelectrofocusing for
the Analysis of Protein Antigens and Virus-like Particles

        Marina Kirkitadze, Jian Hu, Mathew Todd and George Cates
       Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada

 

2.    Charge Heterogeneity Analysis of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Comparison of Orthogonal Methods

        Kelly Neelon, Craig Bodycombe, Jeffrey Muddiman, Arthur Ley
        and Mark Stochl
       Dyax Corp., 300 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA
       02139

 

Poster Presentations

 

1.    Fast pI Determination for Viruses Using Whole-Column Detection Capillary Isoelectric Focusing (P106M)

        Jiaqi Wu
       Convergent Bioscience Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada M8Z
       2L8

 

2.    Applications of Capillary Isoelectrofocusing for the Analysis of Protein Antigens and Virus-like Particles (P121M)

        Marina Kirkitadze, Jian Hu, Mathew Todd and George Cates
       Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada

 

3.    Feasibility of Developing a Generic cIEF Method for the Determination of Charge Heterogeneity of All Monoclonal Antibodies (Mabs) (P202T)

        Jiaqi Wu
       Convergent Bioscience Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada M8Z
       2L8

 

4.    Charge Heterogeneity Analysis of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Comparison of Orthogonal Methods (P203T)

        Craig Bodycombe, Kelly Neelon, Jeffrey Muddiman, Arthur Ley
        and Mark Stochl
       Dyax Corp., 300 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA
       02139

 

5.    Characterization of Charge Based Heterogeneity in a Monoclonal Antibody by Imaging Capillary Isoelectric Focusing and Comparison to Weak Cation-Exchange Chromatography (P206T)

        Damian Houde1, Tyler Carlage1, Li-Ping Hsieh2, Elena
         Vasilyeva2, Yelena Lyubarskaya1 and Zoran Sosic1
       1Biogen Idec, Analytical Development, Cambridge, MA;
        2Biogen Idec, QC Chemistry, Cambridge, MA

 

6.    Development of a New Imaged Capillary Isoelectric Focusing (cIEF) Method to Replace Traditional Slab Gel Isoelectric Focusing Method. (P207T)

        Sarah J Free and Stacey L Traviglia
       Biogen Idec, Research Triangle Park, NC

 


Special Activities Hosted by Convergent

Daily Draws at our Exhibit Booth

  • Application Support Seminar ($5,000 value).
  • iCEWINE draws ($300 value).


    • iCEWINE tasting as part of the Technical Seminar
    we sponsor on Tuesday.
    Other special handouts at the booth.