Second Nature Event: Prospecting for "Ethical Pharmaceuticals"
Firstly, apologies for taking so long to report on last week's event: Professor Philip Mellor gave a very interesting talk all about Bluetongue disease, how the spread has changed in recent years and how it corresponds to the changes in climate.
You can see the full write-up, including his slides over at Nature Network
Meanwhile, this week, we move to a different field altogether. Professor Sunil Shaunak is Professor of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London and a co-founder of PolyTherics. He is dedicated to showing how academics can produce medicines for a fraction of the existing cost and proving that this approach represents an exciting new opportunity for making patented cost-affordable medicines available to patients who currently receive no treatment.
Join us for a discussion with Professor Shaunak who will explain how his method works, what success he has had so far and his hopes for the future. The event is free of charge, everyone is welcome and no specialist knowledge is required. To attend the event, you will need a Second Life account. To get one, go to Second Life. Second Life can sometimes be tricky for beginners: if you run into problems, feel free to contact me.
For experienced users: this event will use voice. For help activating voice, come along fifteen minutes early and we will help you then.
Title: Prospecting for "Ethical Pharmaceuticals"
Date: Thursday 11th October
Time: 11am SLT/PDT, 2pm EST, 6pm GMT, 7pm BST
Location: Second Nature Island
Contact: Joanna Wombat
More information:
Nature article about Professor Shaunak's initiative
CNN Feature
CNN Feature
Professor Shaunak's homepage
