Millipore Corporation Sponsors Fourth Annual Cell Signaling Symposium
BILLERICA, Mass. – January 29, 2007 – Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) today announced that it is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Cell Signaling Symposium to be held August 30 – September 2, 2007, at the Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa, Dundee (U.K.). The symposium is co-sponsored by Millipore and the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University of Dundee. The focus of this four-day, not-for-profit meeting is “The Interplay between Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitination in Cell Signalling.” Registration is open to all scientists with an interest in cell signaling, drug discovery and disease.
The keynote lecture will be given on Thursday evening, August 30, by Tony Hunter, M.D. from the Salk Institute of California (USA) on the topic of cell regulation through the interplay of phosphorylation and ubiquitination. Other leading scientists from around the world also will be presenting at the Symposium.
Additionally, the winner of the Millipore Young Cell Signaller 2007 Award will be announced at the Symposium. The five finalists are chosen from Ph.D. students and first-time post-doctoral candidates, who submit abstracts to an experienced scientific panel for judging. All finalists will present at the Symposium. Details of how to enter the 2007 competition will be posted on the Millipore website later this year.
Millipore is committed to advancing the success of basic medical research and drug discovery. This sponsorship illustrates our dedication to ensuring that progress in ground-breaking basic research is successfully translated into meaningful opportunities for future therapies.
Millipore’s Bioscience division provides innovative tools, services and application expertise in the pharmaceutical, academic, life science, applied science, clinical and government research sectors. Its broad range of solutions for drug discovery, lab water, research reagents and sample preparation/biotools help customers improve laboratory productivity and efficiency through optimized workflows. For additional information on the Cell Signaling Symposium or to register, visit www.millipore.com., or, call +44 (0) 1382 561600.
About Millipore
Millipore is a leading provider of products and services that improve productivity in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and in clinical, analytical and research laboratories. The Company is organized in two operating divisions. Its Bioprocess Division helps enables pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to optimize their manufacturing productivity, ensure the quality of drugs, and scale up the production of difficult-to-manufacture biologics. Its Bioscience division helps to optimize laboratory productivity and workflows. Its products and enabling technologies that are used in the laboratory are essential for the research and development of biologically based life science therapeutics. Millipore has a deep understanding of its customers’ research and manufacturing process needs, and offers reliable and innovative tools, technologies and services. The Company is part of the S&P 500 index and employs approximately 5,800 employees in more than 47 offices worldwide. For additional information on Millipore Corporation, please visit its website at: www.millipore.com.
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