The preparations for the 2008 Summer School/Symposium on Monoliths for Biochromatography, Bioconversion, and Solid Phase Synthesis are underway and we are pleased to invite you to the only international event dedicated to Monolith Technology to be used for Chromatography. When the first event was held in 2004, the work on Monolithic Columns for Biochromatography was in its infancy. Today, researchers from around the world are continuing to work on this truly evolutionary technology for proteomics, laboratory research on viruses and pDNA, and the industrial production of biomolecules for therapeutic use such as vaccines and gene therapy. This technology will continue to develop and improve the efficiency of biomolecule research and production ensuring that these promising treatments are more quickly accessible to patients worldwide.

This year we are expanding the Symposium by adding a 2 day School focused on technical skills, some business topics (intellectual property, etc), young researchers giving them an opportunity to hone their presentation skills, an overview of the technology to those who are just beginning their work with monoliths. The Symposium itself will continue the tradition of the 2006 and 2004 programs by having the leading international experts in this technology discuss the trends in monolith development, new applications, as well as method optimization and integration of monoliths into already existing R&D, Production, or QC/QA processes. It will not all be work because we will also continue to build upon our very successful Social Events which will always be a social gathering where people can discuss the day’s topics, learn about the culture around them, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Slovene Coast.

As in the past, you will be able to read the proceedings from the 2008 school in the Journal of Chromatography A.

Alois Jungbauer
Chairman of Scientific Committee

Aleš Štrancar
Chairman of Organizing Committee

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