Research applications in cancer and other diseases and in biopharmaceutical production DCU, 7-8 September 2006
- 11 August 2006

DCU's National Institute of Cellular Biotechnology (NICB) is hosting a major conference in September. The sponsors of the conference are:

• 1. Cancer Research Ireland
• 2. Wyeth Ireland
• 3. SFI
• 4. HEA
• 5. ETCS

The conference will introduce new areas of biomedical research (in particular tissue engineering/stem cell therapy of eye disease and diabetes). The conference will expose Irish scientists, particularly young scientists and those working industry, to the deas of international leaders in these fields, and to encourage interaction between them.

The conference is being held at DCU from 6-8 September. For further details contact: National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology
DCU, Dublin 9
Tel: 00 353 1 7005700
Fax: 00 353 1 7005484
email: nicb@dcu.ie

Interesting talks include:

• a. Clinical outcome in breast cancer
• Repair of ocular damage - the need for stem cell therapy
• Inhibiting efflux pumps that mediate cancer drug resistance

ENDS