2008 - Beijing china

Synopsis

The International Consortium on Anti-Virals in conjunction with the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is proud to announce the ICAV 7th International Symposium. The conference will assemble leading scientists, public health experts, industry representatives, and policymakers to advance the development of safe, affordable and effective anti-viral therapeutics for infectious diseases.

Program synopsis:

Day 1    Challenging Influenza - Science and Policy
Day 2    Challenging Enteroviruses and Hepatitis
Day 3    Sightseeing in Beijing; Gala dinner
Day 4    Challenging Dengue; Herbomics – New Approaches to Drug Discovery

Key objectives of the Symposium are:

Identify promising new anti-viral development candidates.
Foster new collaborations between scientists, government, public health officials, industry and other stakeholders to accelerate the research and development of new anti-viral therapeutics.

Meals and accommodation incurred in connection with attending the Symposium will be covered for approved registrants. Unfortunately, we are unable to cover travel costs to this meeting.

Attendance is by invitation only. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

The Symposium will take place at the Beijing Friendship Hotel.