9 October 2002
10:00 - 21:00
Meeting of the Section Medicinal Chemistry of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society/NWO-CW Study group Medicinal Chemistry


10 October 2002
09:00 - 09:45
Reception and Registration

09:45
Plenary opening of the FIGON Dutch Medicines Days 2002:
Introduction to the congress theme Prof.dr Bert Leufkens

10:20 - 16:30
Parallel meetings of the Scientific Societies

16:30 - 17:30
FIGON Keynote Lecture 2002
Dr. K. Korzekwa, VP, Research, ArQule Inc.
Sponsored by Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Foundation/Organon

17:30-17:50
Presentation of the Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg prize

18:30
Dinner

20:00
Interactive Poster Sessions and Presentation of the FIGON Poster Prize

Drinks and Entertainment

11 October 2002
Plenary Symposium

Chair: Prof.dr. J. F.M. Smits
09:30 - 10:30
'Target discovery' (programme endorsed by the Dutch Pharmacological Society)
Past and future drug targets in migraine
Prof.dr. P.R. Saxena, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.
A novel mechanism in hypersensitivity reactions: role in asthma
Dr. F.A.M. Redegeld, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences

Chair: Prof.dr. C. Kruse
11:00 - 12:00
'Lead finding' (programme endorsed by the Section Medicinal Chemistry of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society)
Academia and the drug discovery process
Prof.dr. R. Leurs, VU, Amsterdam
Mimiciking the activity of protein ligands:
The first orally active LMW agonists for the LH receptor
Dr. C.M. Timmers, NV Organon Oss

12:00 - 12:30
FIGON Lecture, Presidential Address
Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman

Chair: Dr. M.K. Bijsterbosch
13:30 - 14:30
'Drug delivery', (programme endorsed by the Dutch Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Discovery and development of biopharmaceuticals from the perspective of a biotechnology company
Prof.dr. T. Logtenberg, Crucell Holland B.V.
Drug delivery: One can't do without it.
Prof.dr. D.J.A. Crommelin, Utrecht University

Chair: Dr. D.J. Touw
15:00 - 16:00
'Bringing drugs to the patient', (programme endorsed by the Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmacy)
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Prof.dr. P. Smits, University Medical Center Nijmegen
The value of observational studies for the development and application of drugs
Prof.dr. A. de Boer, School of Pharmacy Utrecht

16:00
Final discussion