Research and technology in bacterial vaccine development: Opportunities for a One Health approach



Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health and Immuno Valley are pleased to invite you to a joint scientific symposium on the occasion of the opening of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health’s extension of the Bacteriological Processing facility by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Mrs. M. van der Hoeven.

Venue and date
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Boxmeer, the Netherlands, 22 April 2010

Program
09.30-10.00:  Welcome reception

10.00-10.15:  Opening and introduction
                         René Aerts (Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health) and 
                         Arno Vermeulen (Immuno Valley)  
 
10.15-10.40:  Development of bacterial vaccines for animals and humans 
                         Jos van Putten, Utrecht University

10.45-11.10:  Signaling through C-type lectins: shaping adaptive immunity 
                         Theo Geijtenbeek, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam

11.10-11.25:  Coffee break

11.30-11.55:  The use of mycobacterial glycolipids in vaccine development
                         Peter van der Ley, Netherlands Vaccine Institute Bilthoven

12.00-12.25:  Lipid A engineering and Bordetella vaccine development 
                         Jan Tommassen, Utrecht University

12.30-12.55:  A novel approach to Staphyloccal vaccines
                         Jos van Strijp, University Medical Center Utrecht 
 
13.15-13.30:  Speech Minister Van der Hoeven

13.30:  Lunch, tour through the new facility (groups of 10-12 persons) and drinks

16.00:  End of program

Moderator
Ruud Segers, Head of Microbiological R&D Boxmeer,
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health

If you are interested to attend this symposium, please send an e-mail with your contact details to info@immunovalley.nl before February 15.

Please be aware that the number of attendees is limited.

Confirmation of your subscription can be expected by early March 2010.

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