Label-Free Assays in Drug Discovery

29 May 2012, at 08:30-17:00 in Hamburg, Germany

What will I gain by attending?

• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of label-free assays.
• Discover the types of label-free assays that are most used in drug discovery.
• Learn the basic science behind the main types of label-free assays.
• Become familiar with the major applications of label-free detection in both biochemical and cellular assays.
• Discover where to find more advanced information, using the extensive list of references provided.

Course Topics:

• What does “label-free” really mean?
• Advantages and disadvantages of label-free detection
• Mass spectrometry in drug discovery
• NMR in drug discovery
• Calorimetry in drug discovery
• Surface plasmon resonance and other label-free methods for detecting surface binding
• Label-free detection in cell-based assays: Impedance, mass distribution, and metabolic rate