On the Horizon: Drug Discovery and Development Week

Drug Discovery and Development Week, a collection of five conference themes around one exhibition, is slated for the first week of August in Boston. Among the highlights: In the Drug Safety Strategies to De-Risk Compounds event, William Mattes, former director of toxicology for the Critical Path Institute, will deliver a keynote on Skirting Drug Safety Potholes in the Critical Path to POC, while FDA senior scientific advisor Wendy Sanhai will discuss Biomarker Development and Clinical Qualification. The Cancer Drug Development track will feature a debate on the effectiveness of current methods of development via cancer stem cells. There's plenty more on hand, of course, including a keynote by Daiichi Sankyo president and CEO Takashi Shoda, on the challenges of building a global drug company in today's market.

--Paul Thomas