ITC to Clarify the ITC Whitepaper on Clinically Relevant Drug Transporters in London

LONDON, April 6, 2011 - This June, Mikko Neimi, ITC member, will meet with European industry
experts at Pharma IQ's Clinically Relevant Drug Transporters to discuss the
ITC Whitepaper and the imminent FDA guidelines.

Mikko Neimi, ITC member, will lead the panel Clarification of the ITC
Whitepaper and its Uses in Drug Development and Evaluating the Forthcoming
Guidelines. This interactive session will examine the advent of guidelines on
transporters, drug-drug interactions and what is required for approval. The
session will be the chance for delegates to speak directly to the experts
from the regulatory field, ITC and industry to get a full perspective on what
is expected.

The new regulation discussions will be enriched by the Case Study from
GSK. John Keogh, GSK, will provide the audience with an overview of the paper
and its impact on the role of transporters in clinical development and
ensuring safety and efficacy. He will also present working examples of good
and bad practice illustrating how GSK managed to overcome the challenges.

ITC session, Clarification of the ITC Whitepaper and its Use in Drug
Development and Evaluating the Forthcoming Guidelines, will be part of the
2nd Annual Clinically Relevant Drug Transporters
(www.drugtransporters.com/Event.aspx?id=472080&utm_campaign=PR&utm_medium=online&utm_source=Press_ReleasesBR&utm_content=&utm_term=&sid=%25%25emailaddr%25%25&mid=%25%25memberid%25%25&MAC=18465.002%20PR1),
taking place 29th June-30th June 2011 in London.

Other key sessions include:

- Does Polymorphism of the P-gp Transporter Impact Treatment
Response in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by Mads Kreilgaard, Head of
Department, Discovery ADME, H. Lundbeck A/S

- Studying the Interplay Between CYP 3A and Drug Transporters Using
Knockout Mice by Robert van Waterschoot, Laboratory Head DMPK Abbott
Laboratories|

- Interactive Session: Transporter Relevance: A Question of Data?
run by Dr Constance Höfer, Director Non-Clinical Drug Development from
Medigene AG

- Case Study: In Vitro and In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Profile of a
Novel a4b1/a3b7 Integrin Receptor Antagonist presented by Jean-Marie
Nicolas, Director of ADME from UCB

If you want to find out more, please visit
www.drugtransporters.com/
(www.drugtransporters.com/Event.aspx?id=472080&utm_campaign=PR&utm_medium=online&utm_source=Press_ReleasesBR&utm_content=&utm_term=&sid=%25%25emailaddr%25%25&mid=%25%25memberid%25%25&MAC=18465.002%20PR1),
email enquire@iqpc.co.uk or call +44(0)207-368-9300.

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    PHARMA IQ
    Joanna Checinska
    email: joanna.checinska@iqpc.co.uk
    phone: +44(0)2073689300

PHARMA IQ, Joanna Checinska, email: joanna.checinska at iqpc.co.uk, phone: +44(0)2073689300