Preliminary Programme

21st February

Welcome Reception

From 7.00 pm,
"Beer and Brezel" at Brauhaus, Bielefeld

23rd February

Minicircle-DNA: Application

Speakers (confirmed):

W. Walther, Charité, Berlin:
Jet Injection for In Vivo Genetransfer

C. Plank, TU München:
Magnetic Microbubbles as Carriers for localized Gene / Drug Delivery

D. Gill, University of Oxford:
Cystic Fibrosis Therapy with CpG-free Vectors

J. Turánek, Veterinary Res. Institute, Brno:
Study on persistence of pDNA in mouse and beef muscles by means of QRTPCR

F. Stehr, NCL Stiftung, Hamburg:
Batten's disease: the most common neurodegenerative disorder of childhood. Why is there no cure?

End of conference: 2.00 p.m.

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22nd February

Minicircle-DNA: Technology

Registration is open from 8.30 p.m.
Welcome note: C. von der Heiden, IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld

Speakers:

D. Scherman, Université Paris:
Minicircle: An improved DNA Molecule for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer

M. Schmeer, PlasmidFactory, Bielefeld:
Scaling up Minicircle Production - where are we?

W. Jechlinger, Mayrhofer & Jechlinger, Wien:
Production and Purification of Minicircle-DNA

C. Coutelle, Imperial College, London:
Cre dependent production and nuclear targeting of minicircle DNA

C. Rudolph, LMU München:
Implications on plasmid size and their transfection efficacy

J. Bode, Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Braunschweig:
Stabilizing Minicircle Expression through S/MAR Elements

H. Blom, GE Healthcare, Uppsala:
Analysis of pDNA in complex solutions

M. Grund, IPG, München:
Minicircle Patent Situation - an Overview

Champagne Reception

Spiegelshof, Bielefeld

Conference Dinner

Sparrenburg, Bielefeld

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