Real time PCR - European Pharmaceutical Review

EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr Anthony Davies
HCA Research Facility Manager
Trinity College Dublin
Dr Sheraz Gul
Vice President and Head of Biology
European ScreeningPort GmbH
Dr. Anne Katrin Werenskiold
Project Manager
Interaction Proteome
Introduction
Ken Leiper
Benson Associates
Dr. Gordon Alton
Head of Kinase Screening
Pfizer Global Research and Development
Matthew Moran
Director of the Irish Pharmaceutical and
Chemical Manufacturers Federation
Dr. Michael J Dunn
SFI Research Professor of Biomedical Proteomics,
University College Dublin
Don Clark
Pfizer Global Research & Development
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Let’s get digital!
Welcome to Issue 1/2009 of European Pharmaceutical Review Digital.
As we continue to take our place in the ‘digital age’ I hope that
our first issue of European Pharmaceutical Review Digital,
published way back in November, was able to excite and inspire our
readers as always. I also hope that it provided an insightful look at
how we see our publication in the digitalised future. We are very
happy so far with how European Pharmaceutical Review Digital is
looking and hope to make a few more improvements in the future….
So keep reading!
In this issue we are welcoming Dr Sheraz Gul from the European
ScreeningPort, not only as an author, but also as a new member of
our Editorial Board. Sheraz will be writing a ‘Lab Automation Series’
for us throughout 2009 which will feature in every issue of
European Pharmaceutical Review Digital. In his first instalment he
looks at automation solutions for High Throughput Screening.
To read more see page 25.
We are also featuring an article which looks at Thermal Analysis
and its use as a Process Analytical Tool, written by Dr Simon
Gaisford. Simon is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of
London and he is also a co-founder of Synectix Pharmaceutical
Solutions Ltd. To view Simon’s article please visit page 28.
Of course if you would like to contribute to a future issue of
European Pharmaceutical Review Digital, please do not hesitate to
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