ICGMs are hosted and/or sponsored by Lhasa Limited member organisations in the US and Europe and by CTCLS, our Japanese agent.
ICGMs comprise both open and closed (member-only) sessions. At open sessions members present their unbiased opinion on our software, which may include the results of in-house studies and software predictions as compared to experimental data. General industry topics are also covered, such as work with regulators. At closed sessions members are shown the latest program and knowledge base developments and encouraged to discuss their future software development needs during interactive wish list sessions. ICGMs offer an excellent forum for current and potential members to network and share best practice.
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23rd Lhasa Limited ICGM – Maryland, USA
1st & 2nd October 2008
Agenda (PDF)
A free two day event comprising an open session for members and prospective members, and a closed session exclusively for Lhasa Limited members. Hosted by the Informatics & Computational Safety Analysis Staff of the US Food & Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation & Research.*
*The FDA is very pleased to sponsor this gathering of experts to discuss promising new scientific methodologies; however, the meeting should not be construed as an announcement of FDA guidance or regulations, or an FDA endorsement of Lhasa products.
24th Lhasa Limited ICGM – Cambridge, UK
9th & 10th December 2008
Agenda (PDF)
A free one and a half day event comprising an open session and a closed session meeting exclusively for Lhasa Limited members. Generously hosted by the University of Cambridge.
The European ICGM is preceeded by the Lhasa Limited symposium; New Horizons in Toxicity Prediction which will be hosted by the University of Cambridge on December 8th & 9th. Visit www.lhasasymposium.com to find out more.
How to Register
Members: Complete a
Registration Form or contact Customer Support on +44(0)113 394 6030 / email: lhasasupport@lhasalimited.org
Non-members: Contact us via email: info@lhasalimited.org or phone: +44(0)113 394 6020.
Agendas and Reports from 2007 ICGMs
Lhasa Limited would like to thank the participants of the 2007 Lhasa Limited ICGMs for their support and feedback this year, and our generous sponsors, Wyeth, Johnson&Johnson and CTC Laboratory Systems. Photographs and minutes reports for these meetings are now available for download from the members’ area of the website. Contact Customer Support for assistance.
Agenda for the 22nd International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes from the 22nd ICGM Open Session (PDF)
31st October & 1st November 2007
Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by CTC Laboratory Systems
Agenda for the 21st International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes from the 21st ICGM Open Session (PDF)
17th & 18th October 2007
Antwerp, Belgium
Sponsored by Johnson&Johnson
Lhasa Limited was pleased to welcome 29 participants representing 17 companies. Four guest speakers included Hans-Peter Spirkl of Sanofi-Aventis and Andreas Sutter of BayerScheringPharma AG who talked about the Vitic database, and Wolfgang Muster of Hoffmann La Roche AG who presented a review of tests which can be used to test for phototoxicity.
Agenda for the 20th International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes from the 20th ICGM Open Session (PDF)
20th & 21st September 2007
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Sponsored by Wyeth
Lhasa Limited was pleased to welcome 26 participants representing 17 companies. Four guest speakers included Cheryl Mugford of Wyeth who presented on Wyeth’s use of prediction tools to provide toxicological assessment, and Kirk Arvidson, CFSAN Group, FDA who described the 2 phase process used for SAR analysis of food contact substances.
Agendas and Reports from 2006 ICGMs
Agenda for the 19th International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes for the 19th International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
25th - 26th October 2006
Tokyo, Japan
The Lhasa Limited team were honoured to welcome 34 invitees, including 18 members, at the 19th ICGM in Tokyo, chaired by our partner CTCLS. Hiroko Akiyama, Tetsuya Chiba, Shun Ishiwa, Masako Tanaka and Hideyuki Oshima, CTC, performed software demonstrations and the Lhasa team introduced their software’s last updates.
Additionally, the ICGM featured 3 in-depth presentations on the topic of in silico metabolic prediction, by Dr Tsunehiro Harada of Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd and Dr Toshihiko Ikeda of Sankyo Co. Ltd.
A CTC “ADME Solutions session” took place, introducing PK-Sim and other PBPK-modelling tools for interpreting pharmacokinetics, and reporting on emerging technologies for the management of complex biological data.
On day two, Shigeharu Muto detailed the use of in silico analysis for predicting genotoxicity of pharmaceuticals at Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation. Dr Ichiro Naeshiro reported on the validation of Derek for Windows at Takeda Pharmaceutical Corporation. Finally, a CTC “Toxicity Solutions session” presented various and complementary software alternatives to in silico toxicity prediction.
Agenda for the 18th International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes and workshop session summary from the 18th ICGM open session (PDF)
4th - 5th October 2006
Budapest, Hungary
Lhasa Limited staff were pleased to greet 27 participants at the 18th ICGM in Budapest. Our host, David Esdaile, who has been a Lhasa software user for over 20 years in various companies, delivered a presentation about his current use of Derek for Windows at LAB International Research Centre Hungary Ltd.
Ailis Maisey, GSK, Ware, UK, presented the activity of the SAR support for the pre-clinical drug development group at GSK, along with introducing GSK’s in-house database system “Getit”, and talking about her involvement in the Beta testing of Derek for Windows 9.
Other presentations on the topic of in-silico predictions featured Martin Ott from Radbound University, Nijmegen, and Cedric Merlot from Serono.
Delegates also attended workshop sessions about Derek for Windows, Meteor and Vitic, and expressed their requirements to contribute to our software’s next wish list.
Agenda for the 17th International Collaborative Group Meeting (PDF)
Minutes and workshop session summary from the 17th ICGM open session (PDF)
20th - 21st September 2006
Washington DC, USA
Lhasa Limited staff were pleased to welcome 25 US based company representatives at the 17th ICGM, held in Washington DC. Members were introduced to the latest knowledge release for Derek for Windows and Meteor (version 9 knowledge 2006) and were shown the progress that has been made on the Vitic chemical database.
Alongside presentations from Lhasa Limited, Jane Fagerland of Abbott Laboratories, shared her tips for using Derek for Windows in genotoxicity screening, and Ed Matthews, CDER Group, FDA, talked about the opportunities brought by his collaboration with Lhasa Limited.
Other presentation topics included collaboration with regulatory authorities, the expansion of public data resources and capabilities for improving predictive chemical toxicology models, and chemical degradation.
For the first time, ICGM attendees were invited to participate in workshop sessions to discuss topics related to future directions for Lhasa Limited software, and as at all ICGMs, members were given the opportunity to draw their wish list concerning our software’s future developments.
Lhasa Limited members can access the minutes from the ICGM closed sessions, wish list summaries, photographs and presentation slides by logging onto the website members area. Please contact Customer Support for more information.
If you would like any further information regarding the ICGMs please
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