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Exhibitors
"-'XHI BITOIR5 Alpha-1 Foundation 2937 SW 27th Avenue, #302 Miami, FL 33133 Telephone: 305-567-9888 Fax: 305-567-1317 Web Site: www.alphaone.org
Booth # 121
American Liver Foundation 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603 New York, NY 10038-4810 Telephone: 212-618-1000 Fax: 212-483-8179 Web Site: www.liverfoundation.org
The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection and a cure for Alpha-1. The Foundation is the major funding organization within the scientific community studying Alpha-l, and has funded more than $10.4 million in Alpha-1 research and programs including grants and awards at more than 31 institutions in North America and Europe. The Foundation's support of annual International Scientific Conferences and a series of Critical issues Workshops, and a growing number of working groups and advisory committees has made possible the exchange of ideas and concepts that have advanced the understanding of a variety of genetic conditions. The Foundation is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The majority of the Board of Directors is either diagnosed with Alpha-1 or is a family member of an individual with Alpha-1. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 1729 King Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Telephone: 703-299-9766 Fax: 703-299-9622 Web Site: www.aasld.org
The American Liver Foundation is a nonprofit, national voluntary health organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of hepatitis and other liver diseases through research, education and advocacy on behalf of those affected by or at risk of liver disease. American Red Cross 2025 E. Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Web Site: www.redcross.org
Booth # 129
American Red Cross is introducing CROSSEALTM, fibrin sealant (human). CROSSEALTM is an adjunct to hemostasis in liver surgery and offers quick preparation and delivery. PI at booth #129. American Transplant Congress 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Telephone: 856-439-0880 Fax: 856-439-1972 Web Site: www.atcmeeting.org
Lobby Level
Booth # 125
The American Transplant Congress, the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and tile American Society of Transplantation, has become the premier educational event in the filed of basic and clinical transplantation science and medicine. This meeting is designed for physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel, and pharmacists who are interested in the clinical and research aspects of solid organ and tissue transplantation. Each year the Planning Committee continues to increase the programming in the field of liver transplantation. The 2004 Congress will take places in tile John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Please stop by our booth for the call for abstracts and the latest program material.
As the leading organization focused solely on advancing the science and practice of hepatology the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases represents more than 2,600 physicians, researchers, and allied hepatology health professionals dedicated to hepatobiliary discoveries and patient care. Mentoring, tile sharing of knowledge, and dedication to professional growth and development are among the core values of AASLD and its members. From complimentary journal subscriptions, to no or reduced registration fees for meetings and educational events, membership in AASLD offers an economical opportunity to learn from, interact and remain in contact with the leading professionals in the field. Join AASLD in the exploration of tile latest developments in the research and treatment of liver disease. American Hemochromatosis Society 4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Suite 104 Lake Mary, FL 32746 Telephone: 407-829-4488 Fax: 407-333-1284 Web Site: www.americanhs.org
Booth # 117-119
AmeriPath, Inc. 7289 Garden Road, Suite 200 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 Telephone: 561-712-6234 Fax: 561-712-7373 Web Site: www.ameripath.com
Booth # 109-107
Booth #406
AmeriPath Inc., nation's leading pathology provider offers a network of 425 pathologists, 46 laboratories, GI Institute and 237 hospital affiliations providing GI expertise, diagnostic quality, and advanced technologies. Dr. Robert E. Petras, a foremost expert in gastrointestinal disease, appointed Director Gastrointestinal Services - provides consultations, physician education and lecture programs nationwide.
The American Hemochromatosis Society (AHS) is a non profit health organization which provides educational and emotional support for patients and families affected by HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis as well as scientific information for the physicians who care for these patients. AHS works closely with tile research community by providing HH patients for research studies and promotes HFE gene testing of appropriate populations. 15A
Amgen
Booth # 611
Blackwell Publishing
One Amgen Center, MS 36-1-A Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Telephone: 805-447-2227 Fax: 805-376-2940 Website: www.amgen.com Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology compan~ uses science and innovation to dramatically improve people's lives. Amgen's research and product development aims to help patients in four critical areas: nephrolog~ oncology, inflammation, and neurology. Amgen's therapies include AranespG EnbrelG EPOGEN °, KineretG Neulasta TM, and NEUPOGEN °.
Blackwell Publishing is a leading international publisher in the area of science and medicine. Please stop by our booth for complimentary copies of our journals and visit our website www.blackwellpublishing.com for information on all of our publications.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Axcan Pharma
Booth #209-211
Bristol-Myers Squibb welcomes you to Boston! We invite you to visit our exhibit and welcome the opportunity to meet our representatives to discuss the products and services we have to offer.
URSO 250 TM has more than 10 years of clinical studies that prove its effectiveness and safety to delay the progression of PBC, normalize liver function tests, decrease the incidence of esophageal varices by 60%, and significantly improve transplantfree survival to the point that non-cirrhotic PBC patients will have a survival rate similar to that of the general population.
Caremark Inc.
Booth # 618
2211 Sanders Road Northbrook, IL 60062 Telephone: 800-237-2767 Fax: 800-323-2445 Web Site: www.caremark.com
Booth # 511
511 Benedict Avenue Tarrytown, NY 10591 Telephone: 800-431-1970 Fax: 914-333-6402 Web Site: www.bayerdiag.com
Caremark has been a national leader in specialty pharmacy for over 25 years. We provide biotech medications and services to participants with chronic or genetic conditions such as Hepatitis C. With Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Services, every individual is assigned a pharmacist-led CareTeam, which reviews dosing and medication schedules, troubleshoots injection-related issues, discusses side effect management, and reinforces physician instructions to ensure that the individual's prescribed medication is administered appropriately. Caremark also handles all insurance benefits investigations.
Bayer Healthcare's Diagnostic Division offers a portfolio of innovative laboratory tests for infectious diseases that utilize nucleic acid detection. Please visit our booth for information on our tests for Hepatitis B and C. Products include: bDNA...the only FDA approved HCV viral load assay with broad dynamic range, TMA...the FDA approved highly sensitive technology for HCV RNA qualitative testing, HBV bDNA...our new viral load test featuring broad dynamic range and HCV Genotyping Assays...powered by LiPA and TRUGENE. Serology tests for HCV, HBV and HIV are currently under development by Bayer Heathcare for use on our Centaur hnmunoassay analyzer.
B-K Medical Systems, Inc.
Booth # 517
PO Box 4500 Princeton, NJ 08543-4500 Telephone: 609-897-2000 Fax: 609-897-6722 Web Site: www.bms.com
22 Iverness Center Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242 Telephone: 800-950-8085 Fax: 205-991-9547 Web Site: www.axcan.com
Bayer Healthcare, Diagnostics Division
Booth # 518
3344 N. Torrey Pines Court #100 LaJolla, CA 92037 Telephone: 858-552-1522 Fax: 858-597-6699 Web Site: www.vgen.com
Cenetron Diagnostics
Booth #319-321
1834 State Highway 71 West Cedar Creek, TX 78612 Telephone: 888-834-6632 Fax: 512-321-1689 Web Site: www.cenetron.com
Booth # 630-632
250 Andover Street Wilmington, MA 01887 Telephone: 800-876-7226 Fax: 978-988-1478 Web Site: www.bkmed.com
Cenetron Diagnostics is a molecular reference laboratory which has focused its efforts performing assays for infectious agents.
Chronimed Pharmacy
Booth #434
10900 Red Circle Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 Telephone: 952-979-3600 Fax: 952-979-3979 Web Site: www.chronimed.com
B-K Medical is among the global leaders in ultrasound imaging, offering a complete line of ultrasound consoles for the OR and private office. B-K Medical has the broadest array of specialized transducers specifically designed for surgery and minimally invasive procedures.
Chronimed specialty pharmacy has over 11 years experience in providing injectable and oral medications to people across the United States. Our nationwide specialty pharmacy services are conducted through our Chronimed mail pharmacy and StatScript retail pharmacies located in 25 major metropolitan areas. 16A
Our experience in distributing injectable therapies for Hepatitis C allows us to provide patients with the care and service they need to be compliant with their Hepatitis C therapy regimen. Our considerable experience in treating people with Hepatitis C allows our pharmacists to more effectively assist patients in managing their therapy regimens. And, because of our specialization, Hepatitis C medications are always in stock and a specially trained pharmacist is always available to answer patient questions.
Corgenix Medical Corporation 12061 Tejon Street Westminster, CO 80234 Telephone: 303-457-4345 Fax: 303-457-4519 Web Site: www.corgenixonline.com
Denver Biomedical, Inc. 14998 W. 6th Avenue E-700 Golden, Colorado 80401 Telephone: 800-824-8454 Fax: 303-279-7575 Web Site: www.denverbiomedical.com • Denver Ascites Shunts • Ascites Shunts (Percutaneous Access Kit) • Parapro Paracentesis Needle.
Booth # 616 Duke Clinical Research Institute 2400 Pratt Street Durham, NC 27705 Telephone: 919-668-8700 Web Site: www.dcri.duke.edu
Corgenix develops, manufactures and markets clinical diagnostic ELISA's for autoimmune and thrombotic disorders, and has an assay for the measurement of Hyaluronic Acid (for investigational use in the US). Elevated HA levels have been associated with liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Corgenix, in Denver, Colorado, has an international office near Cambridge, England.
CuraScript Pharmacy 7101 TPC Drive Suite 150 Orlando, FL 32803 Telephone: 407-852-4929 Fax: 407-852-4961 Web Site: www.curascript.com
Booth # 127
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) offers a unique combination of clinical expertise, academic leadership, operational capabilities, and business acumen that translates into targeted and sound research results. With thought-leaders capable of staying at the cutting edge of science and the business of the industry, our efforts consistently help sponsors be not only first to market, but also first to peak sales. The DCRI achieves this by integrating scientific thought-leadership with the fullservice operational capabilities of a CRO in Phase I -IV multicenter clinical trials and outcomes research. Over 800 employees collaborate across all disciplines to create successful projects. The DCRI's expertise and offerings go well beyond our founding in cardiology to include CNS, GI, infectious diseases and other key therapeutic areas.
Booth # 320
CuraScript Pharmacy is a leading national provider of specialty pharmacy services dedicated to offering a broad range of health care products and services to individuals with chronic health conditions. CuraScript provides the following patient management services: clinical case management programs, counseling, education, outcomes measurement, social services and reimbursement services.
CVS ProCare 600 Penn Center Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Telephone: 800-238-7828 Web Site: www.cvsprocare.com
Booth #425
EASL Liaison Bureau c / o Kenes International 17, rue du Cendrier P.O. Box 1726 CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Telephone : 41 22 908 04 88 Fax: 41 22 732 28 52 Web Site : www.easl.ch
Booth # 500
Booth # 104
The essential mission of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is to promote liver research and to improve the treatment of liver disease throughout the world. As an active advisor to the European/National Health authorities EASL aims to raise public awareness in liver disease and attempts to fulfill its mission by forging friendships and linkages amongst hepatologists around the world. This is mainly done through its yearly Annual Meeting and its many educational programs provided both in Eastern European and developing countries. For details about membership and our future meetings please visit us at booth 104.
CVS ProCare Pharmacy is designed to meet the specialized needs of individuals living challenging health conditions, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, organ transplantation and hepatitis C. CVS ProCare provides a full range of quality pharmaceutical care, from dispensing the latest FDA-approved medications, to overthe-counter medications. When you choose CVS ProCare as your pharmacy, you can be confident in knowing that your patient's pharmacy care is in the hands of the most advanced pharmacy experts in the country. To learn more about the many specialized services provided by CVS ProCare or to enroll your patients, please call us today toll free at 1-800-238-7828.
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Echosens Hopscotch Bldg. 40. Rue D'Aboukir Paris, 75002 France Telephone: 33-1-58-65-00-76 Fax: 33-1-58-65-00-84 Web Site: www.echosens.com
Booth # 626-628
ERBE USA, Inc. 2225 Northwest Parkway Marietta, GA. 30067 Telephone: 800-778-3723 Fax: 770-955-2755 Web Site: www.erbe-usa.com
Booth # 617
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy N e w s 545 West 45th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-957-5300 Fax: 212-957-7230 Web Site: www.gastroendonews.com
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News is a monthly newspaper that provides up-to-date, objective and comprehensive clinical news reporting from international, national and regional gastroenterology meetings. It also features in-depth original articles, educational reviews, CME monographs and monthly commentary from leaders in gastroenterology. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reaches every gastroenterologist and colon and rectal surgeon, as well as more then 300 pediatric gastroenterologists in the United States, and has been doing so for the past 25 years.
ERBE USA features the HELIX Hydro-Jet TM, a new platform technology that creates a precisely targeted water-jet induced cleavage plane for discriminating soft-tissue dissection, which preserves collagen-rich structures like vessels, ducts, and nerves. Fisher's SPS 3904 Perrysville Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Telephone: 888-884-8714 Fax: 877-231-8302 Web Site: www.spsdrug.com
Gilead Sciences 333 Lakeside Drive Foster City, CA 94404 Telephone: 800-GILEAD-5 or 650-574-3000 Fax: 650-578-9264 Web Site: www.gilead.com
Booth # 535
Booth # 325
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Gilead is committed to producing therapies that are both highly effective and easier to use because the company understands the challenges of living with life-threatening diseases and prioritizes patient and provider care. We apply the best of biopharmaceutical science to create innovative medicines that bring new hope in the battles against HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B, influenza and serious fungal infections.
Fisher's SPS is a Liver Disease Therapy Specialized Pharmacy supporting the Injectable Bio-tech Pharmacy Drug and Patient Medication/Injection Counseling Needs of hepatologists, gastroenterologists and infectious disease physicians nationwide. We carry a full inventory of bio-tech injectable drugs and supplies for patients living with hepatitis, Crohn's and colitis, organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, anemia, cancer and otherchronic or special conditions. Fisher's SPS works with most payers nationwide and can support your practice's prior authorization needs and provide free express, discreet, temperature-sensitive medication delivery direct to your patient's home, work or your office. Call Fisher's SPS TODAY Toll-Free 1-888-884-8714 to start your patients on their therapy. Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. Three Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015 Telephone: 847-317-8800 Web Site: www.fujisawa.com
Booth # 622
GlaxoSmithKline 5 Moore Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (888) 825-5249 Web Site: www.gsk.com
Booth # 402-404
Booth # 603,403-405
GlaxoSmithKline is a leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills to discover and deliver innovative medicines. We offer a number of programs to support effective health management strategies and improve patient care. Please visit our exhibit to learn more about our products.
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and markets proprietary pharmaceutical products in specialty therapeutic areas where there is an unmet medical need. Fujisawa's global mission to explore the frontiers of h u m a n health underscores the company's commitment to the field of immunology, where aggressive research and development initiatives have helped to put Fujisawa at the forefront of transplantation.
Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 Telephone: 301-622-4200 or 800-891-0707 Fax: 301-622-4702 Web Site: www.hepatitisfoundation.org
Booth # 105
The Hepatitis Foundation International focuses exclusively on bringing viral hepatitis under control by supporting research to find cures, and through education programs and materials to inform health professionals, patients and the public about new diagnostic and treatment modalities to improve patient care. Train the trainer programs and liver wellness materials are being used by numerous school systems and professional organizations. 18A
Hepatitis Magazine 523 N. Sam Houston Pkwy, #300 Houston, TX 77060 Telephone: 281-272-2744 x 131 Fax: 281-847-5440
Booth # 113
Innogenetics, Inc. 2580 Westside Parkway, Suite 400 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Telephone: 888-310-8788 Fax: 678-393-1673 Web Site: www.innogenetics.com
Hepatitis magazine is the "bible" for those infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. We report on current therapies, alternative and holistic methods, fund-raisers and awareness campaigns, the latest research findings and clinical trials in progress. Our goal is to inform, empower, and enrich our readers. Hepatitis Resource Network 929 E. Main Avenue, Suite 320 Puyallup, WA 98372
innogenetics is a pioneer in the development of new theranostic tests for infectious diseases. Its efforts have resulted in the successful marketing of a viral theranostic product portfolio in the fields of hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV. Innogenetics' theranostic products address three major market segments with different levels of maturity: Infectious Diseases, Neurodegeneration, and Genetic Predisposition Testing. Specializing within infectious disease in diagnostics for Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B genotype, pre core and drug resistant determination. A clinical development programfor a therapeutic vaccine against Hepatitis C is currently ongoing.
Booth # 115
The mission of the Hepatitis Resource Network, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is to broaden the number of physicians and healthcare providers who treat and manage chronic viral hepatitis in patients with and without HIV co-infection. We are dedicated to providing physicians with high quality, balanced educational resources and access to clinical trials with the goal of improving the quality of life for persons living with chronic viral hepatitis. Honso USA, Inc. 1438 W. Broadway Road, Suite B210 Tempe, AZ 85282 Telephone: 888-461-5808 Fax: 480-377-6649 Web Site: www.honso.com
INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. 10180 Scripps Ranch Blvd. San Diego, CA 92131 Telephone: 858-586-9900 Fax: 858-586-9911 Web Site: www.inovadx.com
Booth # 108
Booth # 324
INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufacturers and sells a complete menu of autoimmune disease diagnostic kits and components. Product groups include kits and components for connective tissue disease, coagulation, gastrointestinal, vasculitis, endocrine, autoimmune liver disease and related infectious disease testing.
"Honso Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is a leading prescription herbal product manufacturer in Japan established in 1972, with a branch in Tempe Arizona. We are proud to announce the availability of Sho-saiko-to or H09 in the US, a herbal supplement product used by the majority of Japanese physicians for hepatitis B, C and other liver diseases under prescription. This herbal supplement has been studied in over hundred of scientific publications in Japan, and now under a clinical study in New York for treatment of hepatitis C." Idenix Pharmaceuticals 125 Cambridge Park Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 Telephone: 617-250-3100 Fax: 617-250-3101 Web Site: www.idenix.com
Booth # 201
Specific autoimmune line tests include F-Actin (smooth muscle), LKM-1, Soluable Liver antigen (SLA), M-2 Mitochondrial all in an easy to use ELISA format. InterMune, Inc. 3280 Bayshore Blvd. Brisbane, CA 94005 Telephone: 415-466-2200 Fax: 415-466-2300 Web Site: www.intermune.com
Booth # 600-601
Booth # 635
interMune's lead development compound for treatment of bacterial infections is oritavancin. Oritavancin is a semi-synthetic glycopeptide antibiotic in development for the treatment of a broad range of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including those resistant to other glycopeptides. In vitro, oritavancin demonstrates the ability to kill most Gram-positive bacteria, while other glycopeptides and many other agents merely suppress them. This product has not yet been FDA-approved.
Idenix is an independent biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to significantly advance the treatment of h u m a n infectious diseases. Active clinical development programs include telbivudine (LdT; phase III) and valtorcitabine (val-LdC; phase II) for treatment of chronic hepatitis B, and NM-283 (phase I/II) for chronic hepatitis C. Idenix has offices and research labs in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Montpellier, France, and additional research facilities in Cagliari, Italy.
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International Liver Transplant Society 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Telephone: 856-439-0500 Fax: 856-439-0525 Web Site: www.ilts.org
Booth # 103
National Foundation for Transplants 1102 Brookfield, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38119 Telephone: 901-684-1697 Toll-free: 800-489-3863 Fax: 901-684-1128 Web Site: www.transplants.org
Booth # 111
Stop by booth # 103 and collect information on our 2004 Congress in Kyoto, Japan and ILTS membership/subscription information. Also receive your complimentary issue of the Liver Transplantation Journal, an official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) assists transplant candidates and recipients nationwide in raising money needed for transplant-related treatment and medications not fully covered by insurance. Recognized by the IRS as a non-profit organization, NFT provides patient advocacy and fund raising expertise as needed throughout the life of the patient.
LabCorp 500 S. Main Street, Suite 301 Burlington, NC 27215 Telephone: 800-222-7566 Fax: 336-436-4753 Web Site: www.labcorp.com
National Institute on Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism (NIAAA) c/o CSR Inc. 2107 Wilson Blvd., # 1000 Arlington, VA 22201 Telephone: 703-312-5220 Fax: 703-312-5230 Web Site: www.niaaa.nih.gov
Booth # 110-112
As one of the first laboratories to fully embrace molecular diagnostics, LabCorp has long been a pioneer in providing leading-edge molecular technologies for HIV and hepatitis. LabCorp's Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology is one of the largest volume testing laboratories for HIV resistance testing sequencing hundreds of samples daily. Additionally, in 2000 LabCorp acquired National Genetics Institute of Los Angeles, California, greatly bolstering our portfolio of highly sensitive and specific hepatitis B and C molecular tests. As one of the world's largest clinical laboratories, LabCorp performs diagnostic procedures on specimens from approximately 260,000 patients each day. LabCorp's versatility and expertise are best illustrated by the Company's ability to conduct more than 4,000 different tests ranging from simple blood analyses to sophisticated techniques involving the replication of highly complex DNA. Miller Pharmacal Group, Inc. 350 Randy Road, #2 Carol Stream, IL 60188 Telephone: 800-323-2935 Fax: 630-871-9558 Web Site: www.millerpharmacal.com
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is the primary organization funding research into the causes, consequences, and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism in the U.S. NIAAA's exhibit will feature research grant information, research publications, and tools to assist researchers, such as tile ETOH database, the world's largest online bibliographic database on alcohol research. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation One Health Plaza East Hanover, NJ 07936 Telephone: 862-778-5301 Fax: 973-781-5488
Booth # 427
Booth # 503
As a leading contributor to the advancement of transplant science and medicine for almost 20 years, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation continues to build upon the proven clinical success of Neoral ~ (cyclosporine, USP) MODIFIED, Simulec~ (basiliximab) and Sandimmune<~ (cyclosporine, USP). Our focus is to develop meaningful therapeutic advances that improve recipient quality of life and enhance the long-term success of transplantation. In partnership with the transplant community~ we have created the broadest pipeline in the field with three compounds in clinical trials and fifteen projects in pre-clinical development.
Miller Pharmacal supplier of high quality nutritional supplements to the health care profession since 1958. Within our line of nutritional supplements is our magnesium supplement "MG Plus Protein". In use in many transplant centers to treat the hypomagnesia caused by immunosuppressants without the GI problems commonly associated with magnesium oxide. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals 5800 Park of Commerce Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-989-5800 Fax: 561-989-5899 Web Site: www.nabi.com
Booth # 326
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals 100 College Road West Princeton, NJ 08540 Telephone: 609-987-5807 Fax: 609-919-7781 Web Site: www.novonordisk.com
Booth #205
Booth #429-431
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Princeton, N.J. is the United States headquarters of Novo Nordisk A/S, a focused healthcare company. Novo Nordisk has a leading position in hemostasis management and growth hormone therapies, and the company is the world leader in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk uses recombinant technology to make NovoSeven o Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) and Norditropin~ (Somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection). NovoSeven~ is a major treatment advance for hemophilia A or B patients with inhibitors to factors FVIII or FIX.
Nabi is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products that prevent and treat infectious and autoimmune disorders. Please be sure to visit us at booth #205 to learn more about our currently marketed products Nabi-HB.
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NUMEDX One Columbus Place #N-36-D New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-262-3055 Fax: 212-262-3054 Web Site: www.NUMEDX.com
Booth # 419-421
Plasma Surgical, Limited 1899 Sawyer Lane Alva, FL 33920 Telephone: 239-872-1272 Fax: 239-728-9991
Plasma Surgical Ltd. has designed a new plasma coagulator which delivers exceptional coagulation power using a neutral and thus completely safe jet of plasma energy which can be applied to tissue. In the new neutral plasma coagulator, a stream of argon gas is excited to a very high temperature, and emerges from the tip of a surgical hand piece as a tiny jet that is capable of immediately arresting blood flow, even from relatively large vessels. The use of neutral plasma coagulation should be contrasted with the technique of argon beam coagulation. While the latter technique is based on electrosurgery and shares its dangers, with the new neutral plasma coagulator no ground plate is used and there is no current flow through the patient.
NUMEDX is an integrated healthcare communications company that enlightens and empowers healthcare providers, patients and their caregivers. NUMEDX creates balanced, evidence based educational materials of the highest quality, that are readily accessible, timely and ultimately, life affirming. Please visit us at our booth and subscribe to our free (HEPATITIS and NUMEDX HIV) journals by visiting us online at www.NUMEDX.com. Ortho Biotech 430 Route 22 East Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Telephone: 908-541-4816 Fax: 908-541-4940 Web Site: www.orthobiotech.com
Booth # 219
Priority Healthcare Corporation 250 Technology Park Lake Mary, FL 32746 Telephone: 800-895-9622 Fax: 407-804-8043 Web Site: www.PriorityHealthcare.com
Ortho Biotech markets pharmaceutical products including those derived from biotechnology research. The company's current product line includes an rDNA erythropoietin-PROCRIT~ (Epoetin alfa) to treat the anemias associated with cancer chemotherapy, HiV-infected, AZT-treated individuals, chronic renal failure pre-dialysis, and as an alternative to blood transfusion in certain elective, non-cardiac, non-vascular surgical procedures. PharmaResearch Corporation 1011 Ashes Drive Wihnington, NC 28405 Telephone: 910-509-4700 Fax: 910-256-3645 Web Site: www.pharmaresearch.com
Booth #522-520
Priority Healthcare Corporation is a national specialty pharmacy and distribution company providing specialty pharmaceuticals and related medical supplies to the alternate site healthcare market and is a provider of patient-specific, self-injectable biopharmaceuticals, disease treatment programs and disease specific websites for individuals with chronic diseases.
Booth # 218
Projects in Knowledge, Inc. Overlook at Great Notch 150 Clove Road Little Falls, NJ 07424 Telephone: 973-890-8988 Fax: 973-890-8866 Web Site: www.projectsinkalowledge.com
PharmaResearch is a global pharmaceutical development services company focusing in virology, oncology, respiratory and endocrinology. PharmaResearch employs approximately 400 people and has offices in Wihnington and RTP, North Carolina; London; Paris; Madrid; and Beijing along with partnerships throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Latin America. PharmaResearch offers strategic regulatory; clinical monitoring; data management; biostatistics; pregnancy registry, QA, medical writing, and drug safety. PKIDs PO Box 5666 Vancouver, WA 98668 Telephone: 360-695-0293 Fax: 360-695-6941 Web Site: www.pkids.org
Booth #435-437
Booth # 200
The mission of Projects In Knowledge is to provide physicians and other clinical professionals with top quality medical education that improves patient outcomes by using creative, engaging, and effective modalities. Projects In Knowledge is an accredited provider of CME. We deliver our CME activities in a variety of ways, including distributing enduring materials at the exhibit booth.
Booth # 123
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. 5739 Pacific Center Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Telephone: 888-423-5227 or 858-824-0895 Fax: 858-824-0896 Web Site: www.prometheuslabs.com
PKIDs (Parents of Kids with infectious Diseases) is a nonprofit agency providing emotional, educational and financial support to families of children living with hepatitis B or C or HIV through its online community, medical research archive, newsletters, summer camp for kids and special projects. In addition, PKIDs works to stop the spread of infectious diseases among the general public by promoting immunizations, standard precautions and handwashing.
Booth # 619-621
Prometheus Laboratories Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing new ways to help physicians individualize patient care. The company focuses on the treatment, diagnosis and detection of gastrointestinal autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and disorders.
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated One Malcohn Avenue Teterboro, NJ 07608 Telephone: 201-393-5000 Web Site: www.questdiagnostics.com
Booth # 328-330
Roche 340 Kingsland Street Nutley, NJ 07110 Telephone: 973-562-2533 Fax: 973-562-2817 Web Site: www.rocheusa.com
Quest Diagnostics is the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services. We are dedicated to improving the health of patients by providing unsurpassed diagnostic insights that enable physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations and other healthcare professionals to make decisions that improve health.
Quintiles 4709 Creekstone Drive Durham, NC 27703 Telephone: 919-998-2049 Fax: 919-998-2571 Web Site: www.quintiles.com
Roche is proud to be a part of the AASLD convention for 2003. We invite you to visit our exhibit where our representatives will enthusiastically discuss any questions you may have related to our pharmaceutical products. We are also interested in hearing about any issues of interest to you related to the healthcare industry in general. We look forward to meeting you on the exhibit floor.
Booth # 334
SC Liver Research Consortium 9333 Genesee Avenue, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121 Telephone: 877-415-9504 Fax: 858-882-8335 Web Site: www.scliver.com
Quintiles provides a full range of product development and commercialization services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. As the worldwide leader in clinical research, we have in-depth expertise in infectious diseases and an exceptional track record: more than 250 anti-infective trials involving more than 315,000 patients in 49 countries. Worldwide, you can count on Quintiles to deliver the results you need. Visit us at booth #334 to find out more about Quintiles antiviral experience.
Rare Disease Therapeutics, Inc. 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 608 Nashville, TN 37217 Telephone: 615-399-0700 Fax: 615-399-1217 Web site: www.raretx.com
Booth # 608
SC Liver Research Consortium (SCLRC) is a clinical trial network made up of over 60 hepatologists at 44 sites throughout the United States who specialize in liver disease research, specifically Hepatitis C. This past year, SCLRC entered the field of continuing medical education by putting on 16 "Hepatitis and infectious Disease Training Programs" for clinicians throughout the United States. This highly successful program (see www.scliver.com) is hopefully just the first of many CME programs hosted by SCLRC in the near future.
Booth # 610
Those companies familiar with SCLRC's unique budget and contracting process, which allows CROs and pharmaceutical companies to view our network as a single entity with a single budget and contract, have shaved time off their deadlines and met milestones with ease. From our inception in 1997, our study metrics prove that we usually enroll 2-to-1 over our competitors. From holding the IND to writing your protocol, SC Liver Research Consortium can help you come out ahead.
Rare Disease Therapeutics, Inc. is a company built on the hope and premise of providing options where there are no options, and providing therapies where there are no therapies through creative strategic alliances, as well as unique relationships with the government, research institutions, physicians, scientists, and manufacturers. RDT has a solid track record with multiple licensing agreements, a comprehensive global patient advocacy network, and significant success in drug development and approval including Orfadin °, a newly introduced treatment for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I.
Ribapharm Inc. 3300 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Telephone: 800-548-5100 Fax: 714-668-3139 Web Site: www.ribapharm.com
Booth #308-303
Schering Hepatitis Innovations 2000 Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Telephone: 908-298-5664 Fax: 901-298-7500 Web Site: www.schering-plough.com
Booth # 524
Schering Oncology/Biotech is a unit of Schering-Plough Corporation, a research-based pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Kenilworth, NJ. Visit the Schering Hepatitis Innovations booth to learn more about PEG-INTRON~9 (Peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for injection, REBETOL ~2 (Ribavirin, USP) Capsules, REBETRON <~Combination Therapy, INTRON~'~ A (Interferon alfa 2b, recombinant for Injection) and their numerous hepatitis support programs.
Booth # 624
Ribapharm is a biopharmaceutical company that seeks to discover, develop, acquire and commercialize innovative products for the treatment of significant unmet medical needs, principally in the antiviral and anticancer areas.
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Schering Plough Research Institute 2000 Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Telephone: 908-298-5381 Fax: 908-298-4797 Web Site: www.schering-plough.com
Booth # 114
Specialty Laboratories 2211 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone: 310-828-6543 Fax: 310-828-6634 Web Site: www.specialtylabs.com
Research Kiosk for ongoing and upcoming clinical trials.
SciClone Pharmaceuticals 901 Mariners Island Blvd., #205 San Mateo, CA 94404 Telephone: 650-358-3456 Fax: 650-358-3469 Web Site: www.sciclone.com
Specialty Laboratories is a leading researched-based, full-service clinical reference laboratory focused on developing and performing esoteric clinical tests in allergy and immunology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, infectious disease, molecular diagnostics, nephrology, neurology, oncology and rheumatology to more than 8,000 clients nationwide.
Booth # 213-215
TERAKLIN Friedrich Barnewitz Str. 4 18119 Rostock Germany Telephone: 49-381-5196-4900 Fax: 49-381-5196-474 Web Site: www.biopure.de
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s lead immune system enhancing drug ZADAXIN ® is currently in phase 3 hepatitis C clinical trials in the U.S., a phase 3 hepatitis B clinical trial in Japan and in a phase 2-3 cancer program in Europe. ZADAXIN ~'~has been administered without side effects to over 10,000 patients and is approved for sale in 31 countries, principally for the treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and certain cancers. SciClone's strategic goal is to become the preeminent worldwide provider of immune system enhancers as monotherapies and as critical components of combination drug therapies for infectious diseases and cancer.
Scott & White Physician Recruitment 2401 S. 31st Temple, TX 76508 Telephone: 800-725-3627 Fax: 254-724-4974 Web Site: www.sw.org
Booth #302-304
TERAKLIN is a German company that develops, manufactures and markets the "Artificial Liver" MARS C~~'(Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System) a unique extracorporeal liver support therapy. MARS ® supports the detoxification function of the liver when absent in liver failure. The MARS o treatment was developed for the selective and effective removal of liver toxins from the patient's blood. TERAKLIN developed not only a method but also a technical device. The MARS ® Monitor is the first and only medical device for the performance of the MARS ® Therapy. MARS combines artificial liver and artificial kidney in one medical device.
Booth #220
Scott & White is a physician directed not-for-profit integrated system consisting of a 500+ physician multi-specialty clinic, a 486-bed hospital, and a 180,000 member Health Plan. Scott & White is the primary teaching campus for Texas A & M University System HSC COM and is one of the largest medical systems in the U.S. The GI Division consists of 13 physicians, 6 fellows and has a new state-of-the-art endoscopic suite. In addition to clinical work and medical education, GI research activity includes the physiology of bile duct secretion, and the treatment of bile duct tumors.
ScripSolutions 100 Clearbrook Road Elmsford, NY 10523 Telephone: 914-460-1600 Fax: 914-460-1660 Web Site: www.scripsolutions.com
Booth # 300
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC 312 Commerce Park Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Telephone: 724-778-6100 Fax: 724-778-6101 Web Site: www.3riverspharma.com
Booth # 634
TissueLink Medical One Washington Center, Suite 400 Dover, N H 03820 Telephone: 603-742-1515 Fax: 603-742-1488 Web Site: www.tissuelink.com
Booth # 505
Booth # 620 TissueLink Medical, Inc., the leader in saline-ei~lanced hemostasis technology, provides surgeons with a unique alternative to conventional methods. TissueLink devices shrink and seal tissue before and during resection. This provides the surgeon with increased control while reducing blood loss, increasing the potential for lowering costs, and improving patient outcomes. Changing the way surgery is done: TissueLink Medical, Simply Better Surgery ®.
ScripSolutions, a pharmaceutical healthcare organization delivers innovative pharmacy benefit and healthcare solutions that provide results beyond expectations. We excel by harnessing our clinical expertise, sophisticated data management, and therapeutic fulfillment capability, and combine it with our dedicated, responsive team of professionals. The result is costeffective solutions enhancing the quality of patient life.
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VitaGen Incorporated 3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., #100 La Jolla, CA 92037 Telephone: 858-552-1522 Fax: 858-597-6699 Web Site: www.vgen.com W.B. Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier Elsevier-Health Science Division 625 Walnut Street, 300 East Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: 215-238-7800 Fax: 215-238-8398 Web Site: www.elsevierhealth.com
Booth # 318
Wilson Cook Medical 4900 Bethania Station Road Winston Salem, NC 27105 Telephone: 800-245-4707 Fax: 800-743-1147 Web Site: www.wilsoncook.com
Wilson-Cook Medical focuses on designing and manufacturing devices used in gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscope and surgery in the treatment of esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver and colon disorders. Key product lines include but are not limited to sphincterotomes, wire guides, stents, forceps, needles, cytology brushes, multi band ligators, PEGs, and snares.
Booth # 100-101
XTL Biopharmceuticals (XTLbio) Booth # 507 Weizmann Science Park Bldg. 3, POB 370 Rehovot, Israel Telephone: 617-621-1570; 919-806-4473; 011-972-8-930-4444 Web Site: www.xtlbio.com
W.B. SAUNDERS, MOSBY, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN, a combined premier worldwide medical/health science publishing company~ under the umbrella of ELSEVIER-HEALTH SCIENCE DIVISION, presents our latest titles in HEPATOLOGY. Come visit and browse through our complete selection of publications including books, periodicals and software. Wako Diagnostics 1600 Bellwood Road Richmond, VA 23237 Telephone: 804-714-1924/877-714-1924 Fax: 804-271-0449 Email: [email protected]
Booth # 501
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTLbio) is the drug development company committed to conquering hepatitis C in our time. XTLbio's HepeXT product line - now in clinical trials - has the potential to introduce revolutionary therapies for viral hepatitis, including prevention of re-infection in transplanted livers, the company's primary focus, and a longer-term cocktail approach in treating chronic illness. XTLbio believes its primary competitive advantage lies in its patented TrimeraT technology, which enables the development of fully h u m a n monoclonal antibodies and models of h u m a n disease for pre-clinical drug validation.
Booth # 335
Wako Diagnostics is a comprehensive manufacturer of clinical diagnostic reagents in instruments. Our products are the result of over 75 years of dedication to the field of in vitro diagnostics. Wako is emphasizing automated assays for diagnosis and treatment follow up of HCC in human sera and screening for and monitoring liver cirrhosis in sera.
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Booth # 121
American Liver Foundation 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603 New York, NY 10038-4810 Telephone: 212-618-1000 Fax: 212-483-8179 Web Site: www.liverfoundation.org
The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved health, worldwide detection and a cure for Alpha-1. The Foundation is the major funding organization within the scientific community studying Alpha-l, and has funded more than $10.4 million in Alpha-1 research and programs including grants and awards at more than 31 institutions in North America and Europe. The Foundation's support of annual International Scientific Conferences and a series of Critical issues Workshops, and a growing number of working groups and advisory committees has made possible the exchange of ideas and concepts that have advanced the understanding of a variety of genetic conditions. The Foundation is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The majority of the Board of Directors is either diagnosed with Alpha-1 or is a family member of an individual with Alpha-1. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 1729 King Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Telephone: 703-299-9766 Fax: 703-299-9622 Web Site: www.aasld.org
The American Liver Foundation is a nonprofit, national voluntary health organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of hepatitis and other liver diseases through research, education and advocacy on behalf of those affected by or at risk of liver disease. American Red Cross 2025 E. Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Web Site: www.redcross.org
Booth # 129
American Red Cross is introducing CROSSEALTM, fibrin sealant (human). CROSSEALTM is an adjunct to hemostasis in liver surgery and offers quick preparation and delivery. PI at booth #129. American Transplant Congress 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Telephone: 856-439-0880 Fax: 856-439-1972 Web Site: www.atcmeeting.org
Lobby Level
Booth # 125
The American Transplant Congress, the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and tile American Society of Transplantation, has become the premier educational event in the filed of basic and clinical transplantation science and medicine. This meeting is designed for physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel, and pharmacists who are interested in the clinical and research aspects of solid organ and tissue transplantation. Each year the Planning Committee continues to increase the programming in the field of liver transplantation. The 2004 Congress will take places in tile John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Please stop by our booth for the call for abstracts and the latest program material.
As the leading organization focused solely on advancing the science and practice of hepatology the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases represents more than 2,600 physicians, researchers, and allied hepatology health professionals dedicated to hepatobiliary discoveries and patient care. Mentoring, tile sharing of knowledge, and dedication to professional growth and development are among the core values of AASLD and its members. From complimentary journal subscriptions, to no or reduced registration fees for meetings and educational events, membership in AASLD offers an economical opportunity to learn from, interact and remain in contact with the leading professionals in the field. Join AASLD in the exploration of tile latest developments in the research and treatment of liver disease. American Hemochromatosis Society 4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Suite 104 Lake Mary, FL 32746 Telephone: 407-829-4488 Fax: 407-333-1284 Web Site: www.americanhs.org
Booth # 117-119
AmeriPath, Inc. 7289 Garden Road, Suite 200 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 Telephone: 561-712-6234 Fax: 561-712-7373 Web Site: www.ameripath.com
Booth # 109-107
Booth #406
AmeriPath Inc., nation's leading pathology provider offers a network of 425 pathologists, 46 laboratories, GI Institute and 237 hospital affiliations providing GI expertise, diagnostic quality, and advanced technologies. Dr. Robert E. Petras, a foremost expert in gastrointestinal disease, appointed Director Gastrointestinal Services - provides consultations, physician education and lecture programs nationwide.
The American Hemochromatosis Society (AHS) is a non profit health organization which provides educational and emotional support for patients and families affected by HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis as well as scientific information for the physicians who care for these patients. AHS works closely with tile research community by providing HH patients for research studies and promotes HFE gene testing of appropriate populations. 15A
Amgen
Booth # 611
Blackwell Publishing
One Amgen Center, MS 36-1-A Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Telephone: 805-447-2227 Fax: 805-376-2940 Website: www.amgen.com Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology compan~ uses science and innovation to dramatically improve people's lives. Amgen's research and product development aims to help patients in four critical areas: nephrolog~ oncology, inflammation, and neurology. Amgen's therapies include AranespG EnbrelG EPOGEN °, KineretG Neulasta TM, and NEUPOGEN °.
Blackwell Publishing is a leading international publisher in the area of science and medicine. Please stop by our booth for complimentary copies of our journals and visit our website www.blackwellpublishing.com for information on all of our publications.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Axcan Pharma
Booth #209-211
Bristol-Myers Squibb welcomes you to Boston! We invite you to visit our exhibit and welcome the opportunity to meet our representatives to discuss the products and services we have to offer.
URSO 250 TM has more than 10 years of clinical studies that prove its effectiveness and safety to delay the progression of PBC, normalize liver function tests, decrease the incidence of esophageal varices by 60%, and significantly improve transplantfree survival to the point that non-cirrhotic PBC patients will have a survival rate similar to that of the general population.
Caremark Inc.
Booth # 618
2211 Sanders Road Northbrook, IL 60062 Telephone: 800-237-2767 Fax: 800-323-2445 Web Site: www.caremark.com
Booth # 511
511 Benedict Avenue Tarrytown, NY 10591 Telephone: 800-431-1970 Fax: 914-333-6402 Web Site: www.bayerdiag.com
Caremark has been a national leader in specialty pharmacy for over 25 years. We provide biotech medications and services to participants with chronic or genetic conditions such as Hepatitis C. With Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Services, every individual is assigned a pharmacist-led CareTeam, which reviews dosing and medication schedules, troubleshoots injection-related issues, discusses side effect management, and reinforces physician instructions to ensure that the individual's prescribed medication is administered appropriately. Caremark also handles all insurance benefits investigations.
Bayer Healthcare's Diagnostic Division offers a portfolio of innovative laboratory tests for infectious diseases that utilize nucleic acid detection. Please visit our booth for information on our tests for Hepatitis B and C. Products include: bDNA...the only FDA approved HCV viral load assay with broad dynamic range, TMA...the FDA approved highly sensitive technology for HCV RNA qualitative testing, HBV bDNA...our new viral load test featuring broad dynamic range and HCV Genotyping Assays...powered by LiPA and TRUGENE. Serology tests for HCV, HBV and HIV are currently under development by Bayer Heathcare for use on our Centaur hnmunoassay analyzer.
B-K Medical Systems, Inc.
Booth # 517
PO Box 4500 Princeton, NJ 08543-4500 Telephone: 609-897-2000 Fax: 609-897-6722 Web Site: www.bms.com
22 Iverness Center Parkway Birmingham, AL 35242 Telephone: 800-950-8085 Fax: 205-991-9547 Web Site: www.axcan.com
Bayer Healthcare, Diagnostics Division
Booth # 518
3344 N. Torrey Pines Court #100 LaJolla, CA 92037 Telephone: 858-552-1522 Fax: 858-597-6699 Web Site: www.vgen.com
Cenetron Diagnostics
Booth #319-321
1834 State Highway 71 West Cedar Creek, TX 78612 Telephone: 888-834-6632 Fax: 512-321-1689 Web Site: www.cenetron.com
Booth # 630-632
250 Andover Street Wilmington, MA 01887 Telephone: 800-876-7226 Fax: 978-988-1478 Web Site: www.bkmed.com
Cenetron Diagnostics is a molecular reference laboratory which has focused its efforts performing assays for infectious agents.
Chronimed Pharmacy
Booth #434
10900 Red Circle Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 Telephone: 952-979-3600 Fax: 952-979-3979 Web Site: www.chronimed.com
B-K Medical is among the global leaders in ultrasound imaging, offering a complete line of ultrasound consoles for the OR and private office. B-K Medical has the broadest array of specialized transducers specifically designed for surgery and minimally invasive procedures.
Chronimed specialty pharmacy has over 11 years experience in providing injectable and oral medications to people across the United States. Our nationwide specialty pharmacy services are conducted through our Chronimed mail pharmacy and StatScript retail pharmacies located in 25 major metropolitan areas. 16A
Our experience in distributing injectable therapies for Hepatitis C allows us to provide patients with the care and service they need to be compliant with their Hepatitis C therapy regimen. Our considerable experience in treating people with Hepatitis C allows our pharmacists to more effectively assist patients in managing their therapy regimens. And, because of our specialization, Hepatitis C medications are always in stock and a specially trained pharmacist is always available to answer patient questions.
Corgenix Medical Corporation 12061 Tejon Street Westminster, CO 80234 Telephone: 303-457-4345 Fax: 303-457-4519 Web Site: www.corgenixonline.com
Denver Biomedical, Inc. 14998 W. 6th Avenue E-700 Golden, Colorado 80401 Telephone: 800-824-8454 Fax: 303-279-7575 Web Site: www.denverbiomedical.com • Denver Ascites Shunts • Ascites Shunts (Percutaneous Access Kit) • Parapro Paracentesis Needle.
Booth # 616 Duke Clinical Research Institute 2400 Pratt Street Durham, NC 27705 Telephone: 919-668-8700 Web Site: www.dcri.duke.edu
Corgenix develops, manufactures and markets clinical diagnostic ELISA's for autoimmune and thrombotic disorders, and has an assay for the measurement of Hyaluronic Acid (for investigational use in the US). Elevated HA levels have been associated with liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Corgenix, in Denver, Colorado, has an international office near Cambridge, England.
CuraScript Pharmacy 7101 TPC Drive Suite 150 Orlando, FL 32803 Telephone: 407-852-4929 Fax: 407-852-4961 Web Site: www.curascript.com
Booth # 127
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) offers a unique combination of clinical expertise, academic leadership, operational capabilities, and business acumen that translates into targeted and sound research results. With thought-leaders capable of staying at the cutting edge of science and the business of the industry, our efforts consistently help sponsors be not only first to market, but also first to peak sales. The DCRI achieves this by integrating scientific thought-leadership with the fullservice operational capabilities of a CRO in Phase I -IV multicenter clinical trials and outcomes research. Over 800 employees collaborate across all disciplines to create successful projects. The DCRI's expertise and offerings go well beyond our founding in cardiology to include CNS, GI, infectious diseases and other key therapeutic areas.
Booth # 320
CuraScript Pharmacy is a leading national provider of specialty pharmacy services dedicated to offering a broad range of health care products and services to individuals with chronic health conditions. CuraScript provides the following patient management services: clinical case management programs, counseling, education, outcomes measurement, social services and reimbursement services.
CVS ProCare 600 Penn Center Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Telephone: 800-238-7828 Web Site: www.cvsprocare.com
Booth #425
EASL Liaison Bureau c / o Kenes International 17, rue du Cendrier P.O. Box 1726 CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland Telephone : 41 22 908 04 88 Fax: 41 22 732 28 52 Web Site : www.easl.ch
Booth # 500
Booth # 104
The essential mission of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is to promote liver research and to improve the treatment of liver disease throughout the world. As an active advisor to the European/National Health authorities EASL aims to raise public awareness in liver disease and attempts to fulfill its mission by forging friendships and linkages amongst hepatologists around the world. This is mainly done through its yearly Annual Meeting and its many educational programs provided both in Eastern European and developing countries. For details about membership and our future meetings please visit us at booth 104.
CVS ProCare Pharmacy is designed to meet the specialized needs of individuals living challenging health conditions, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, organ transplantation and hepatitis C. CVS ProCare provides a full range of quality pharmaceutical care, from dispensing the latest FDA-approved medications, to overthe-counter medications. When you choose CVS ProCare as your pharmacy, you can be confident in knowing that your patient's pharmacy care is in the hands of the most advanced pharmacy experts in the country. To learn more about the many specialized services provided by CVS ProCare or to enroll your patients, please call us today toll free at 1-800-238-7828.
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Echosens Hopscotch Bldg. 40. Rue D'Aboukir Paris, 75002 France Telephone: 33-1-58-65-00-76 Fax: 33-1-58-65-00-84 Web Site: www.echosens.com
Booth # 626-628
ERBE USA, Inc. 2225 Northwest Parkway Marietta, GA. 30067 Telephone: 800-778-3723 Fax: 770-955-2755 Web Site: www.erbe-usa.com
Booth # 617
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy N e w s 545 West 45th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 212-957-5300 Fax: 212-957-7230 Web Site: www.gastroendonews.com
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News is a monthly newspaper that provides up-to-date, objective and comprehensive clinical news reporting from international, national and regional gastroenterology meetings. It also features in-depth original articles, educational reviews, CME monographs and monthly commentary from leaders in gastroenterology. Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reaches every gastroenterologist and colon and rectal surgeon, as well as more then 300 pediatric gastroenterologists in the United States, and has been doing so for the past 25 years.
ERBE USA features the HELIX Hydro-Jet TM, a new platform technology that creates a precisely targeted water-jet induced cleavage plane for discriminating soft-tissue dissection, which preserves collagen-rich structures like vessels, ducts, and nerves. Fisher's SPS 3904 Perrysville Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Telephone: 888-884-8714 Fax: 877-231-8302 Web Site: www.spsdrug.com
Gilead Sciences 333 Lakeside Drive Foster City, CA 94404 Telephone: 800-GILEAD-5 or 650-574-3000 Fax: 650-578-9264 Web Site: www.gilead.com
Booth # 535
Booth # 325
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Gilead is committed to producing therapies that are both highly effective and easier to use because the company understands the challenges of living with life-threatening diseases and prioritizes patient and provider care. We apply the best of biopharmaceutical science to create innovative medicines that bring new hope in the battles against HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B, influenza and serious fungal infections.
Fisher's SPS is a Liver Disease Therapy Specialized Pharmacy supporting the Injectable Bio-tech Pharmacy Drug and Patient Medication/Injection Counseling Needs of hepatologists, gastroenterologists and infectious disease physicians nationwide. We carry a full inventory of bio-tech injectable drugs and supplies for patients living with hepatitis, Crohn's and colitis, organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, anemia, cancer and otherchronic or special conditions. Fisher's SPS works with most payers nationwide and can support your practice's prior authorization needs and provide free express, discreet, temperature-sensitive medication delivery direct to your patient's home, work or your office. Call Fisher's SPS TODAY Toll-Free 1-888-884-8714 to start your patients on their therapy. Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. Three Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015 Telephone: 847-317-8800 Web Site: www.fujisawa.com
Booth # 622
GlaxoSmithKline 5 Moore Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (888) 825-5249 Web Site: www.gsk.com
Booth # 402-404
Booth # 603,403-405
GlaxoSmithKline is a leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills to discover and deliver innovative medicines. We offer a number of programs to support effective health management strategies and improve patient care. Please visit our exhibit to learn more about our products.
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and markets proprietary pharmaceutical products in specialty therapeutic areas where there is an unmet medical need. Fujisawa's global mission to explore the frontiers of h u m a n health underscores the company's commitment to the field of immunology, where aggressive research and development initiatives have helped to put Fujisawa at the forefront of transplantation.
Hepatitis Foundation International 504 Blick Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 Telephone: 301-622-4200 or 800-891-0707 Fax: 301-622-4702 Web Site: www.hepatitisfoundation.org
Booth # 105
The Hepatitis Foundation International focuses exclusively on bringing viral hepatitis under control by supporting research to find cures, and through education programs and materials to inform health professionals, patients and the public about new diagnostic and treatment modalities to improve patient care. Train the trainer programs and liver wellness materials are being used by numerous school systems and professional organizations. 18A
Hepatitis Magazine 523 N. Sam Houston Pkwy, #300 Houston, TX 77060 Telephone: 281-272-2744 x 131 Fax: 281-847-5440
Booth # 113
Innogenetics, Inc. 2580 Westside Parkway, Suite 400 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Telephone: 888-310-8788 Fax: 678-393-1673 Web Site: www.innogenetics.com
Hepatitis magazine is the "bible" for those infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. We report on current therapies, alternative and holistic methods, fund-raisers and awareness campaigns, the latest research findings and clinical trials in progress. Our goal is to inform, empower, and enrich our readers. Hepatitis Resource Network 929 E. Main Avenue, Suite 320 Puyallup, WA 98372
innogenetics is a pioneer in the development of new theranostic tests for infectious diseases. Its efforts have resulted in the successful marketing of a viral theranostic product portfolio in the fields of hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV. Innogenetics' theranostic products address three major market segments with different levels of maturity: Infectious Diseases, Neurodegeneration, and Genetic Predisposition Testing. Specializing within infectious disease in diagnostics for Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B genotype, pre core and drug resistant determination. A clinical development programfor a therapeutic vaccine against Hepatitis C is currently ongoing.
Booth # 115
The mission of the Hepatitis Resource Network, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is to broaden the number of physicians and healthcare providers who treat and manage chronic viral hepatitis in patients with and without HIV co-infection. We are dedicated to providing physicians with high quality, balanced educational resources and access to clinical trials with the goal of improving the quality of life for persons living with chronic viral hepatitis. Honso USA, Inc. 1438 W. Broadway Road, Suite B210 Tempe, AZ 85282 Telephone: 888-461-5808 Fax: 480-377-6649 Web Site: www.honso.com
INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. 10180 Scripps Ranch Blvd. San Diego, CA 92131 Telephone: 858-586-9900 Fax: 858-586-9911 Web Site: www.inovadx.com
Booth # 108
Booth # 324
INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufacturers and sells a complete menu of autoimmune disease diagnostic kits and components. Product groups include kits and components for connective tissue disease, coagulation, gastrointestinal, vasculitis, endocrine, autoimmune liver disease and related infectious disease testing.
"Honso Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is a leading prescription herbal product manufacturer in Japan established in 1972, with a branch in Tempe Arizona. We are proud to announce the availability of Sho-saiko-to or H09 in the US, a herbal supplement product used by the majority of Japanese physicians for hepatitis B, C and other liver diseases under prescription. This herbal supplement has been studied in over hundred of scientific publications in Japan, and now under a clinical study in New York for treatment of hepatitis C." Idenix Pharmaceuticals 125 Cambridge Park Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 Telephone: 617-250-3100 Fax: 617-250-3101 Web Site: www.idenix.com
Booth # 201
Specific autoimmune line tests include F-Actin (smooth muscle), LKM-1, Soluable Liver antigen (SLA), M-2 Mitochondrial all in an easy to use ELISA format. InterMune, Inc. 3280 Bayshore Blvd. Brisbane, CA 94005 Telephone: 415-466-2200 Fax: 415-466-2300 Web Site: www.intermune.com
Booth # 600-601
Booth # 635
interMune's lead development compound for treatment of bacterial infections is oritavancin. Oritavancin is a semi-synthetic glycopeptide antibiotic in development for the treatment of a broad range of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including those resistant to other glycopeptides. In vitro, oritavancin demonstrates the ability to kill most Gram-positive bacteria, while other glycopeptides and many other agents merely suppress them. This product has not yet been FDA-approved.
Idenix is an independent biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to significantly advance the treatment of h u m a n infectious diseases. Active clinical development programs include telbivudine (LdT; phase III) and valtorcitabine (val-LdC; phase II) for treatment of chronic hepatitis B, and NM-283 (phase I/II) for chronic hepatitis C. Idenix has offices and research labs in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Montpellier, France, and additional research facilities in Cagliari, Italy.
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International Liver Transplant Society 17000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Telephone: 856-439-0500 Fax: 856-439-0525 Web Site: www.ilts.org
Booth # 103
National Foundation for Transplants 1102 Brookfield, Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38119 Telephone: 901-684-1697 Toll-free: 800-489-3863 Fax: 901-684-1128 Web Site: www.transplants.org
Booth # 111
Stop by booth # 103 and collect information on our 2004 Congress in Kyoto, Japan and ILTS membership/subscription information. Also receive your complimentary issue of the Liver Transplantation Journal, an official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.
National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) assists transplant candidates and recipients nationwide in raising money needed for transplant-related treatment and medications not fully covered by insurance. Recognized by the IRS as a non-profit organization, NFT provides patient advocacy and fund raising expertise as needed throughout the life of the patient.
LabCorp 500 S. Main Street, Suite 301 Burlington, NC 27215 Telephone: 800-222-7566 Fax: 336-436-4753 Web Site: www.labcorp.com
National Institute on Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism (NIAAA) c/o CSR Inc. 2107 Wilson Blvd., # 1000 Arlington, VA 22201 Telephone: 703-312-5220 Fax: 703-312-5230 Web Site: www.niaaa.nih.gov
Booth # 110-112
As one of the first laboratories to fully embrace molecular diagnostics, LabCorp has long been a pioneer in providing leading-edge molecular technologies for HIV and hepatitis. LabCorp's Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology is one of the largest volume testing laboratories for HIV resistance testing sequencing hundreds of samples daily. Additionally, in 2000 LabCorp acquired National Genetics Institute of Los Angeles, California, greatly bolstering our portfolio of highly sensitive and specific hepatitis B and C molecular tests. As one of the world's largest clinical laboratories, LabCorp performs diagnostic procedures on specimens from approximately 260,000 patients each day. LabCorp's versatility and expertise are best illustrated by the Company's ability to conduct more than 4,000 different tests ranging from simple blood analyses to sophisticated techniques involving the replication of highly complex DNA. Miller Pharmacal Group, Inc. 350 Randy Road, #2 Carol Stream, IL 60188 Telephone: 800-323-2935 Fax: 630-871-9558 Web Site: www.millerpharmacal.com
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is the primary organization funding research into the causes, consequences, and treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism in the U.S. NIAAA's exhibit will feature research grant information, research publications, and tools to assist researchers, such as tile ETOH database, the world's largest online bibliographic database on alcohol research. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation One Health Plaza East Hanover, NJ 07936 Telephone: 862-778-5301 Fax: 973-781-5488
Booth # 427
Booth # 503
As a leading contributor to the advancement of transplant science and medicine for almost 20 years, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation continues to build upon the proven clinical success of Neoral ~ (cyclosporine, USP) MODIFIED, Simulec~ (basiliximab) and Sandimmune<~ (cyclosporine, USP). Our focus is to develop meaningful therapeutic advances that improve recipient quality of life and enhance the long-term success of transplantation. In partnership with the transplant community~ we have created the broadest pipeline in the field with three compounds in clinical trials and fifteen projects in pre-clinical development.
Miller Pharmacal supplier of high quality nutritional supplements to the health care profession since 1958. Within our line of nutritional supplements is our magnesium supplement "MG Plus Protein". In use in many transplant centers to treat the hypomagnesia caused by immunosuppressants without the GI problems commonly associated with magnesium oxide. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals 5800 Park of Commerce Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33487 Telephone: 561-989-5800 Fax: 561-989-5899 Web Site: www.nabi.com
Booth # 326
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals 100 College Road West Princeton, NJ 08540 Telephone: 609-987-5807 Fax: 609-919-7781 Web Site: www.novonordisk.com
Booth #205
Booth #429-431
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Princeton, N.J. is the United States headquarters of Novo Nordisk A/S, a focused healthcare company. Novo Nordisk has a leading position in hemostasis management and growth hormone therapies, and the company is the world leader in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk uses recombinant technology to make NovoSeven o Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) and Norditropin~ (Somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection). NovoSeven~ is a major treatment advance for hemophilia A or B patients with inhibitors to factors FVIII or FIX.
Nabi is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products that prevent and treat infectious and autoimmune disorders. Please be sure to visit us at booth #205 to learn more about our currently marketed products Nabi-HB.
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NUMEDX One Columbus Place #N-36-D New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-262-3055 Fax: 212-262-3054 Web Site: www.NUMEDX.com
Booth # 419-421
Plasma Surgical, Limited 1899 Sawyer Lane Alva, FL 33920 Telephone: 239-872-1272 Fax: 239-728-9991
Plasma Surgical Ltd. has designed a new plasma coagulator which delivers exceptional coagulation power using a neutral and thus completely safe jet of plasma energy which can be applied to tissue. In the new neutral plasma coagulator, a stream of argon gas is excited to a very high temperature, and emerges from the tip of a surgical hand piece as a tiny jet that is capable of immediately arresting blood flow, even from relatively large vessels. The use of neutral plasma coagulation should be contrasted with the technique of argon beam coagulation. While the latter technique is based on electrosurgery and shares its dangers, with the new neutral plasma coagulator no ground plate is used and there is no current flow through the patient.
NUMEDX is an integrated healthcare communications company that enlightens and empowers healthcare providers, patients and their caregivers. NUMEDX creates balanced, evidence based educational materials of the highest quality, that are readily accessible, timely and ultimately, life affirming. Please visit us at our booth and subscribe to our free (HEPATITIS and NUMEDX HIV) journals by visiting us online at www.NUMEDX.com. Ortho Biotech 430 Route 22 East Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Telephone: 908-541-4816 Fax: 908-541-4940 Web Site: www.orthobiotech.com
Booth # 219
Priority Healthcare Corporation 250 Technology Park Lake Mary, FL 32746 Telephone: 800-895-9622 Fax: 407-804-8043 Web Site: www.PriorityHealthcare.com
Ortho Biotech markets pharmaceutical products including those derived from biotechnology research. The company's current product line includes an rDNA erythropoietin-PROCRIT~ (Epoetin alfa) to treat the anemias associated with cancer chemotherapy, HiV-infected, AZT-treated individuals, chronic renal failure pre-dialysis, and as an alternative to blood transfusion in certain elective, non-cardiac, non-vascular surgical procedures. PharmaResearch Corporation 1011 Ashes Drive Wihnington, NC 28405 Telephone: 910-509-4700 Fax: 910-256-3645 Web Site: www.pharmaresearch.com
Booth #522-520
Priority Healthcare Corporation is a national specialty pharmacy and distribution company providing specialty pharmaceuticals and related medical supplies to the alternate site healthcare market and is a provider of patient-specific, self-injectable biopharmaceuticals, disease treatment programs and disease specific websites for individuals with chronic diseases.
Booth # 218
Projects in Knowledge, Inc. Overlook at Great Notch 150 Clove Road Little Falls, NJ 07424 Telephone: 973-890-8988 Fax: 973-890-8866 Web Site: www.projectsinkalowledge.com
PharmaResearch is a global pharmaceutical development services company focusing in virology, oncology, respiratory and endocrinology. PharmaResearch employs approximately 400 people and has offices in Wihnington and RTP, North Carolina; London; Paris; Madrid; and Beijing along with partnerships throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Latin America. PharmaResearch offers strategic regulatory; clinical monitoring; data management; biostatistics; pregnancy registry, QA, medical writing, and drug safety. PKIDs PO Box 5666 Vancouver, WA 98668 Telephone: 360-695-0293 Fax: 360-695-6941 Web Site: www.pkids.org
Booth #435-437
Booth # 200
The mission of Projects In Knowledge is to provide physicians and other clinical professionals with top quality medical education that improves patient outcomes by using creative, engaging, and effective modalities. Projects In Knowledge is an accredited provider of CME. We deliver our CME activities in a variety of ways, including distributing enduring materials at the exhibit booth.
Booth # 123
Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. 5739 Pacific Center Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Telephone: 888-423-5227 or 858-824-0895 Fax: 858-824-0896 Web Site: www.prometheuslabs.com
PKIDs (Parents of Kids with infectious Diseases) is a nonprofit agency providing emotional, educational and financial support to families of children living with hepatitis B or C or HIV through its online community, medical research archive, newsletters, summer camp for kids and special projects. In addition, PKIDs works to stop the spread of infectious diseases among the general public by promoting immunizations, standard precautions and handwashing.
Booth # 619-621
Prometheus Laboratories Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing new ways to help physicians individualize patient care. The company focuses on the treatment, diagnosis and detection of gastrointestinal autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and disorders.
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated One Malcohn Avenue Teterboro, NJ 07608 Telephone: 201-393-5000 Web Site: www.questdiagnostics.com
Booth # 328-330
Roche 340 Kingsland Street Nutley, NJ 07110 Telephone: 973-562-2533 Fax: 973-562-2817 Web Site: www.rocheusa.com
Quest Diagnostics is the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services. We are dedicated to improving the health of patients by providing unsurpassed diagnostic insights that enable physicians, hospitals, managed care organizations and other healthcare professionals to make decisions that improve health.
Quintiles 4709 Creekstone Drive Durham, NC 27703 Telephone: 919-998-2049 Fax: 919-998-2571 Web Site: www.quintiles.com
Roche is proud to be a part of the AASLD convention for 2003. We invite you to visit our exhibit where our representatives will enthusiastically discuss any questions you may have related to our pharmaceutical products. We are also interested in hearing about any issues of interest to you related to the healthcare industry in general. We look forward to meeting you on the exhibit floor.
Booth # 334
SC Liver Research Consortium 9333 Genesee Avenue, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121 Telephone: 877-415-9504 Fax: 858-882-8335 Web Site: www.scliver.com
Quintiles provides a full range of product development and commercialization services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. As the worldwide leader in clinical research, we have in-depth expertise in infectious diseases and an exceptional track record: more than 250 anti-infective trials involving more than 315,000 patients in 49 countries. Worldwide, you can count on Quintiles to deliver the results you need. Visit us at booth #334 to find out more about Quintiles antiviral experience.
Rare Disease Therapeutics, Inc. 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 608 Nashville, TN 37217 Telephone: 615-399-0700 Fax: 615-399-1217 Web site: www.raretx.com
Booth # 608
SC Liver Research Consortium (SCLRC) is a clinical trial network made up of over 60 hepatologists at 44 sites throughout the United States who specialize in liver disease research, specifically Hepatitis C. This past year, SCLRC entered the field of continuing medical education by putting on 16 "Hepatitis and infectious Disease Training Programs" for clinicians throughout the United States. This highly successful program (see www.scliver.com) is hopefully just the first of many CME programs hosted by SCLRC in the near future.
Booth # 610
Those companies familiar with SCLRC's unique budget and contracting process, which allows CROs and pharmaceutical companies to view our network as a single entity with a single budget and contract, have shaved time off their deadlines and met milestones with ease. From our inception in 1997, our study metrics prove that we usually enroll 2-to-1 over our competitors. From holding the IND to writing your protocol, SC Liver Research Consortium can help you come out ahead.
Rare Disease Therapeutics, Inc. is a company built on the hope and premise of providing options where there are no options, and providing therapies where there are no therapies through creative strategic alliances, as well as unique relationships with the government, research institutions, physicians, scientists, and manufacturers. RDT has a solid track record with multiple licensing agreements, a comprehensive global patient advocacy network, and significant success in drug development and approval including Orfadin °, a newly introduced treatment for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I.
Ribapharm Inc. 3300 Hyland Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Telephone: 800-548-5100 Fax: 714-668-3139 Web Site: www.ribapharm.com
Booth #308-303
Schering Hepatitis Innovations 2000 Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Telephone: 908-298-5664 Fax: 901-298-7500 Web Site: www.schering-plough.com
Booth # 524
Schering Oncology/Biotech is a unit of Schering-Plough Corporation, a research-based pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Kenilworth, NJ. Visit the Schering Hepatitis Innovations booth to learn more about PEG-INTRON~9 (Peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for injection, REBETOL ~2 (Ribavirin, USP) Capsules, REBETRON <~Combination Therapy, INTRON~'~ A (Interferon alfa 2b, recombinant for Injection) and their numerous hepatitis support programs.
Booth # 624
Ribapharm is a biopharmaceutical company that seeks to discover, develop, acquire and commercialize innovative products for the treatment of significant unmet medical needs, principally in the antiviral and anticancer areas.
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Schering Plough Research Institute 2000 Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, NJ 07033 Telephone: 908-298-5381 Fax: 908-298-4797 Web Site: www.schering-plough.com
Booth # 114
Specialty Laboratories 2211 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone: 310-828-6543 Fax: 310-828-6634 Web Site: www.specialtylabs.com
Research Kiosk for ongoing and upcoming clinical trials.
SciClone Pharmaceuticals 901 Mariners Island Blvd., #205 San Mateo, CA 94404 Telephone: 650-358-3456 Fax: 650-358-3469 Web Site: www.sciclone.com
Specialty Laboratories is a leading researched-based, full-service clinical reference laboratory focused on developing and performing esoteric clinical tests in allergy and immunology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, infectious disease, molecular diagnostics, nephrology, neurology, oncology and rheumatology to more than 8,000 clients nationwide.
Booth # 213-215
TERAKLIN Friedrich Barnewitz Str. 4 18119 Rostock Germany Telephone: 49-381-5196-4900 Fax: 49-381-5196-474 Web Site: www.biopure.de
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s lead immune system enhancing drug ZADAXIN ® is currently in phase 3 hepatitis C clinical trials in the U.S., a phase 3 hepatitis B clinical trial in Japan and in a phase 2-3 cancer program in Europe. ZADAXIN ~'~has been administered without side effects to over 10,000 patients and is approved for sale in 31 countries, principally for the treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and certain cancers. SciClone's strategic goal is to become the preeminent worldwide provider of immune system enhancers as monotherapies and as critical components of combination drug therapies for infectious diseases and cancer.
Scott & White Physician Recruitment 2401 S. 31st Temple, TX 76508 Telephone: 800-725-3627 Fax: 254-724-4974 Web Site: www.sw.org
Booth #302-304
TERAKLIN is a German company that develops, manufactures and markets the "Artificial Liver" MARS C~~'(Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System) a unique extracorporeal liver support therapy. MARS ® supports the detoxification function of the liver when absent in liver failure. The MARS o treatment was developed for the selective and effective removal of liver toxins from the patient's blood. TERAKLIN developed not only a method but also a technical device. The MARS ® Monitor is the first and only medical device for the performance of the MARS ® Therapy. MARS combines artificial liver and artificial kidney in one medical device.
Booth #220
Scott & White is a physician directed not-for-profit integrated system consisting of a 500+ physician multi-specialty clinic, a 486-bed hospital, and a 180,000 member Health Plan. Scott & White is the primary teaching campus for Texas A & M University System HSC COM and is one of the largest medical systems in the U.S. The GI Division consists of 13 physicians, 6 fellows and has a new state-of-the-art endoscopic suite. In addition to clinical work and medical education, GI research activity includes the physiology of bile duct secretion, and the treatment of bile duct tumors.
ScripSolutions 100 Clearbrook Road Elmsford, NY 10523 Telephone: 914-460-1600 Fax: 914-460-1660 Web Site: www.scripsolutions.com
Booth # 300
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC 312 Commerce Park Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Telephone: 724-778-6100 Fax: 724-778-6101 Web Site: www.3riverspharma.com
Booth # 634
TissueLink Medical One Washington Center, Suite 400 Dover, N H 03820 Telephone: 603-742-1515 Fax: 603-742-1488 Web Site: www.tissuelink.com
Booth # 505
Booth # 620 TissueLink Medical, Inc., the leader in saline-ei~lanced hemostasis technology, provides surgeons with a unique alternative to conventional methods. TissueLink devices shrink and seal tissue before and during resection. This provides the surgeon with increased control while reducing blood loss, increasing the potential for lowering costs, and improving patient outcomes. Changing the way surgery is done: TissueLink Medical, Simply Better Surgery ®.
ScripSolutions, a pharmaceutical healthcare organization delivers innovative pharmacy benefit and healthcare solutions that provide results beyond expectations. We excel by harnessing our clinical expertise, sophisticated data management, and therapeutic fulfillment capability, and combine it with our dedicated, responsive team of professionals. The result is costeffective solutions enhancing the quality of patient life.
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VitaGen Incorporated 3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., #100 La Jolla, CA 92037 Telephone: 858-552-1522 Fax: 858-597-6699 Web Site: www.vgen.com W.B. Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier Elsevier-Health Science Division 625 Walnut Street, 300 East Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: 215-238-7800 Fax: 215-238-8398 Web Site: www.elsevierhealth.com
Booth # 318
Wilson Cook Medical 4900 Bethania Station Road Winston Salem, NC 27105 Telephone: 800-245-4707 Fax: 800-743-1147 Web Site: www.wilsoncook.com
Wilson-Cook Medical focuses on designing and manufacturing devices used in gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscope and surgery in the treatment of esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver and colon disorders. Key product lines include but are not limited to sphincterotomes, wire guides, stents, forceps, needles, cytology brushes, multi band ligators, PEGs, and snares.
Booth # 100-101
XTL Biopharmceuticals (XTLbio) Booth # 507 Weizmann Science Park Bldg. 3, POB 370 Rehovot, Israel Telephone: 617-621-1570; 919-806-4473; 011-972-8-930-4444 Web Site: www.xtlbio.com
W.B. SAUNDERS, MOSBY, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN, a combined premier worldwide medical/health science publishing company~ under the umbrella of ELSEVIER-HEALTH SCIENCE DIVISION, presents our latest titles in HEPATOLOGY. Come visit and browse through our complete selection of publications including books, periodicals and software. Wako Diagnostics 1600 Bellwood Road Richmond, VA 23237 Telephone: 804-714-1924/877-714-1924 Fax: 804-271-0449 Email: [email protected]
Booth # 501
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTLbio) is the drug development company committed to conquering hepatitis C in our time. XTLbio's HepeXT product line - now in clinical trials - has the potential to introduce revolutionary therapies for viral hepatitis, including prevention of re-infection in transplanted livers, the company's primary focus, and a longer-term cocktail approach in treating chronic illness. XTLbio believes its primary competitive advantage lies in its patented TrimeraT technology, which enables the development of fully h u m a n monoclonal antibodies and models of h u m a n disease for pre-clinical drug validation.
Booth # 335
Wako Diagnostics is a comprehensive manufacturer of clinical diagnostic reagents in instruments. Our products are the result of over 75 years of dedication to the field of in vitro diagnostics. Wako is emphasizing automated assays for diagnosis and treatment follow up of HCC in human sera and screening for and monitoring liver cirrhosis in sera.
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