Attendance is limited to the member pharmaceutical companies and to invited guests. If you not affiliated with these groups and are interested in attending, please contact Jerry Clark before registering via the site.

Schedule of events

Thursday Sept. 29, 2005
8am – 2pm Golf outing sponsored by SAFC Pharma
2pm – 5pm Tours of Ann Arbor High Pressure Lab and Kilo Lab (requires
pre-registration)
5pm – 7pm Round Table Discussions

Dr. Keith Maisto and Dr. Ji Zhang, Pfizer Global R&D, discussion leaders
"Application of Green Chemistry Principles to Process Development"

Dr. Robert Wade and Dr. Vladimir Beylin, Pfizer Global R&D, discussion leaders
"Automation Technology and Process Development"

Dr. John VanAlsten, Pfizer Global R&D, discussion leader "Continuous
Processing/Process Engineering"

6:30pm – 8:30pm Speaker’s Dinner (by invitation)

Opening remarks

Dr. Joe Timko, Pfizer Global R&D, Executive Director, Michigan Chemical Research and Development

7pm –10:30pm Poster session & mixer


Friday Sept. 30, 2005
8:15am Opening remarks

Dr. Daniel Belmont, Senior Director, Michigan Chemical Research and
Development
   
Session 1: Chair - Dr. Bill Kissel, Pfizer Global R&D
8:30-9:15 Dr. Michael Lipton, Pfizer Global R&D

An Asymmetric Synthesis on Scale
9:15-9:40 Dr. Eric Moher, Eli Lilly and Company

Synthesis Studies on a Conformationally Restricted Glutamic Acid Analog
9:40-10:10 Break
   
Session 2 Chair - Dr. Tim Curran, Pfizer Global R&D

 
10:10-10:55 Dr. Kevin Henegar, Pfizer Global R&D

Development of Processes for the Synthesis of (+/-) and S,S-Reboxetine
10:55-11:20 Dr. Nick Magnus, Eli Lilly and Company

Development of a Mild b-Ketonitrile Knorr Reaction to Afford an AMPA Potentiator
11:20-11:45 Mr. David Boyles & Mr. Derek Vrieze, Pfizer Global R&D

Initial Scale-up of Pyrrolidine Side-chain and Two Quinazolinediones: Two Novel Core Structures as Anti-Infectives
11:45-1:15 Lunch
   
Session 3: Chair - Dr. Zhijian Zhu, Pfizer Global R&D
1:15-2:00 Dr. Robert Appell, Dowpharma

A Scalable Process to Pharmaceutically-Useful Cyclobutanones
2:00-2:45 Dr. Matt Ravn, Abbott Laboratories

ABT-737 - Early Scale Up Experience
2:45-2:50 Closing remarks

Dr. Jerry Clark, Associate Director, Pfizer Global R&D