Sponsors

 (Gold Sponsor)
Global Pharmaceutical Sourcing (GPS) is a primary wholesale distributor of A-rated, generic and brand-name pharmaceutical and biological products. GPS employs a technology-driven distribution model designed in the best interest of the provider, which simultaneously offers manufacturers a dependable, secure pathway for their products to reach patients. GPS is widely recognized for consistently offering a high level of customer service, competitive pricing and innovative, value-added solutions.

The Founders and Board Members of GPS saw an opportunity for a safer, more effective way to distribute pharmaceutical products, and built a business model to solve problems facing the healthcare community. GPS is dedicated to warehousing and delivering the safest, most reliable products, implementing the most advanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM), accounting and inventory technology, and streamlining the entire process of pharmaceutical distribution. The highest priority at GPS is the commitment to patient safety. Manufacturers and providers alike can be confident that GPS ensures supply chain security, product quality control and reliable, on-time distribution.

For more information about GPS visit www.gpsmedical.net .

(Official Documentation Sponsor + Gala Dinner Sponsor)
Roche Diagnostics is committed to providing highly sensitive tests designed to help screening laboratories ensure the safest possible blood and plasma supply. Our PCR-based HIV-1, HCV and HBV tests are used to screen more units of blood and plasma worldwide than any other nucleic acid tests. Roche tests have FDA and CE Mark approvals for screening whole blood, source plasma, living and cadaveric organ and tissue donations. Roche is developing the cobas s 201 and cobas s 401 next-generation systems with multiplex assays to further integrate and automate nucleic acid testing  for the blood and plasma screening community. For more information, visit www.roche.com

(Official Bag Spnsor)
Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE) is a global company engaged in the design, manufacture and worldwide marketing of automated blood processing systems. These systems address important medical markets: surgical blood salvage, blood component collection, plasma collection, and blood component safety. To learn more about Haemonetics' products and markets, visit its web site at http://www.haemonetics.com.

(Silver Sponsor)
Baxter International Inc. is a global health care company that, through its subsidiaries, provides critical therapies for people with life-threatening conditions. Baxter's bioscience, transfusion therapies, medication delivery and renal products and services are used to treat patients with some of the most challenging medical conditions including cancer, hemophilia, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, kidney disease and trauma. With approximately 48.000 team members in more than 50 countries, Baxter is a global leader in developing innovative medical therapies that improve the quality of life for people around the world. For more information, visit www.baxter.com

(Luncheon Sponsor)
Chiron, the diagnostics business of Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, is dedicated to preventing infectious disease transmission through the development of novel blood-screening tools that protect the world's blood supply. Major accomplishments of Chiron include the first sequencing of the HIV genome, developing the first blood screening test for Hepatitis B virus and discovering the Hepatitis C virus. As part of the Novartis family of companies, Chiron continues to invest in research and development and explore the great promise of molecular diagnostics. For more information, visit www.chiron.com

(Luncheon Sponsor)

CROfessionals is pleased to announce our 2007 expansion into Europe. CROfessionals is a niche CRO utilizing a refreshing and alternative approach of listening and working with our valued Clients.

Utilizing a fixed price approach CROfessionals specializes in the conduct of clinical trials in the area of plasma products.  Sue Bhadare, President, and Stacey Basham, VP, have extensive clinical trials experience with Haemophilia, PID, API deficiency, VWD, and ITP to name but a few therapeutic areas. For more information, visit www.crofessionals.com

(Exhibitor)
Diapharm Ltd., a UK based company, since 1996 has been financing ongoing scientific development and patenting of anti-IgG natural antibodies from sera of healthy subjects for the therapeutic management of HIV infection. Diapharm’s current patent portfolio comprises granted national and European patents as well as a variety of international patent applications. Diapharm’s team of experts complements scientific research excellence with expertise across a wide range of competencies. Diapharm is working towards the clinical application of anti-IgG natural antibodies for the treatment of HIV infection.

(Exhibitor)
The Binding Site Ltd is a British manufacturing company specialising in the development and production of innovative immunodiagnostic assays, primarily for immunodeficiency, autoimmunity and plasma cell abnormalities. The Tetanus toxoid IgG enzyme immunoassay kits were designed specifically for the plasma protein therapeutics industry, enabling quantification of specific Tetanus toxoid IgG antibodies in donor plasma and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Two kits, with different measuring ranges, are optimised for the various stages of manufacture from plasma screening to IVIG quality control. The 96-well kit format is easy to use and automate, and shows a high level of batch to batch consistency. Results are available within 2 hours. For more information, visit www.bindingsite.co.uk

(Exhibitor)
NewLab BioQuality AG is a leading German contract service organization providing innovative and tailor-made solutions for the quality control of biopharmaceuticals. NewLab BioQuality AG operates in full compliance with the GMP/GLP standards. All of the studies are conducted in accordance with the latest recommendations from regulatory authorities.

Our Services:
• cell bank testing: characterization of Master and Working Cell Bank and Post-Production-Cells (MCB, WCP, PPC)
• analysis and clearance validation of contaminants and impurities
• such as residual-DNA, proteins (e.g. host cell proteins), endotoxins
• process validation studies for viruses and prions
• characterization of the final product, lot release testing
• bioassays: method development and validation
• stability studies

With more than 10 years of collaboration with both international pharmaceutical companies as well as with smaller biotech companies, NewLab BioQuality AG has a wealth of experience from which it can draw in assisting clients in determining and solving their quality control requirements. For more information, visit www.newlab.de

(Exhibitor)
Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH is a full service engineering contractor, well experienced in the field of general pharmaceutical and particularly in blood fractionation plants, biotechnological and active pharmaceutical ingredient plants.

We are able to design, manage and execute projects from the preliminary concept to the completed plant. This allows us to take on full responsibility for design and engineering, project management, procurement, construction management, commissioning including all stages of the qualification (DQ, IQ, OQ) and validation assistance for pharmaceutical plants. Additionally, we have the flexibility to provide individual services or any combination of services required to achieve customized solutions for our clients.