Program
XIth BELACT MEETING
About the scientific program
“Transient gene expression – From
nucleic acid to product”
Exciting progress has taken place in the field of
transient gene expression during the last ten
years, with some breakthroughs both in non-viral
and modified/alternative viral delivery methods,
making the technology robust and applicable for
the production of a variety of recombinant
proteins.
Friday, November 24st, 2006
KUL-Gasthuisberg Campus
Auditorium GA3
Supported by ESACT and GSKBiologicals
http://www.esact.org/
http://users.skynet.be/BELACT
During this XIth Belact meeting, the focus will be
on both fundamental and applied aspects of
transient expression technology, upstream and
downstream, from the nucleic acid to protein, from
small scale to large scale.
A poster exhibition will be organised, not
restricted to the main meeting topics.
Any subject linked to animal/human cell biology or
cell culture technology will also be welcomed,
fundamental or applied. Proposals should be sent
to the BELACT contact persons (M. Raes or I.
Knott), before November 3, 2006.
A scientific equipment exhibition will be held by
our sponsors during the meeting.
9:00 Registration
9:45 – 10.00 : Welcome address : M. Raes,
President of BELACT committee
10:00 – 10:45 : Fl. Würm (EPFL, Switzerland)
“From small scale to large scale transient gene
expression in cultivated mammalian cells - a 20
year perspective
10:45 – 11:15 : Th. Vandendriesche (KUL, Belgium):
“Gene therapy using viral and non-viral vectors”
11:30 – 12:00 : M. Voz (ULG, Belgium): “Study of
the cis and trans elements controlling Pax6b
expression in the zebrafish pancreas”
12:00 – 12:30 : R. Beyaert (UGent, Belgium) : “Use of
transient gene expression in vitro and in vivo to
study negative regulation of NF-B dependent gene
expression”
12:30 – 14:00 : Lunch-Exhibition/ IndustryAcademic contacts + poster session
14:014:00-14:30 : J. Vlak (Wageningen University,
Netherlands) "Baculovirus expression system"
14:30-15:00 : T. Kost (GlaxoSmithKline, USA):
"Transient gene expression and HTS"
15:15-15:45 : Th. Battle (Serono Pharmaceutical
research Institute, Switzerland) : “Highthroughput protein production system at
small/intermediate scale - Secreted (mammalianexpressed) protein pipeline within drug discovery”
15:45-16:15 : G. Schmid (Roche, Switzerland):
“Large-scale transient transfection in bioreactors:
expression of membrane-bound and secreted
proteins in mammalian cells”
16h15-16h30 : Final Discussion
Booking form
Name, Surname :
INFORMATIONS
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will participate; payment at the registration
desk.
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wish to present a poster (proposal before
November 3, 2006, one A4 page, by e-mail, to
I. Knott, any usual PC or Mac format; any
animal/human
cell
biology/cell
culture
technology subject will be considered; final
poster size should be 2m x 1m height x
width).
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will not participate, but wishes to
informed of future BELACT meetings.
to be mailed to :
be
isabelle.knott@gsk.com
Isabelle Knott
CED, RD
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a.
Rue de l’Institut , 89
B-1330 Rixensart
(DEADLINE 3/11/2006)
Participation fee
(lunch and coffee breaks included)
Students : 10 Euros
Non-students : 20 Euros
(payment: cash at the registration desk)
Contact (BELACT)
Prof. Martine RAES, BELACT Chairman
Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire
Faculté des Sciences, FUNDP
Tel. 081/72 41 24 - 081/72 41 22 (secretary) Fax
081/72 41 35
e-mail : martine.raes@fundp.ac.be
Dr Isabelle Knott, BELACT Secretary
Cell and Expression Development (CED), RD,
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
Tel. 02/656 92 26 - Fax 02/656 90 13
e-mail : isabelle.knott@gsk.com
Venue
http://www.uzleuven.be/UZroot/content/Home
/overuzleuven/bereikbaarheid/UZGasthuisberg/
(nederlands)
http://www.uzleuven.be/UZroot/content/Home/
overuzleuven/bereikbaarheid/ENG/Gasthuisber
g/ (english)
http://www.uzleuven.be/UZroot/content/Home/
overuzleuven/bereikbaarheid/FR/Gasthuisberg/
(francais)
parkings
open parking and parking tower: see plan
Gasthuisberg or
http://www.uzleuven.be/UZroot/content/Home/
overuzleuven/bereikbaarheid/waarparkeren/
The building O&N1 is at walking distance
from the parkings:
1) inside route: from the main entrance of the
UZ Gasthuisberg follow the Bordeaux arrow
inside the building to O&N 1
BELACT executive committee members
Prof. Yves-Jacques Schneider (UCL)
Prof. John Werenne (ULB)
Prof. Hubertine Heremans (KUL)
Prof. Jan Tavernier (UGent)
Mr. Koen Allosery (Innogenetics)
Prof. Christian Grandfils (ULg)
Mr Nicolas Havelange (Henogen)
Dr V. Dupriez (Euroscreen)
Mr P. Stragier (Cambrex)
Local organizer
Prof. Hubertine Heremans - KUL
2) outside route: follow the main road