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DETERMINATION IN INDUSTRY 2014</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The 22nd</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> PSDI </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">will take place at the Hotel Miragem in Cascais,
Portugal, a coastal town located 30 kilometers west of Lisbon, Portugal. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The meeting will start
with registration and an opening reception on Sunday, 2nd November.  This will be followed by two and a half days
of scientific program starting Monday morning and finishing at noon on
Wednesday, 5th November. A half day excursion to Lisbon is scheduled as a part
of the meeting. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The scientific program
will include the following sessions: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Drug Discovery Stories </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Challenging Targets </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Biophysics Supporting Structural
Biology </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Binding Kinetics in Drug Discovery </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Structural Biology of
Biopharmaceuticals </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Registration for
participants and exhibitors is open at the website: <a href="http://www.psdi2014.org/">www.psdi2014.org</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&#39;Tms Rmn&#39;,serif;color:red">Please note the deadline for
registration and payment: 31 Aug 2014</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are interested
in speaking in any of the scientific sessions, please contact the organizers at
<a href="mailto:psdi2014@merckgroup.com">psdi2014@merckgroup.com</a> with an abstract. Abstracts for “Binding Kinetics in
Drug Discovery” are particularly encouraged. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Additional information
concerning the conference and further updates can be found at the </span><a href="http://www.psdi2014.org/"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PSDI2014 website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. Vendor/Sponsor opportunities are available.</span></p>


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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you have any
questions, please contact the organizers at <a href="mailto:psdi2014@merckgroup.com">psdi2014@merckgroup.com</a>.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please feel free to
forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested in participating.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We look forward to a
great conference this fall. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">With kind regards,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The PSDI 2014
organizing committee: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Tiago Bandeiras, IBET, Portugal </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Anna Gardberg, EMD Serono, USA </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Theresa Johnson, EMD Serono, USA </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Beate Matlok, Merck KGaA, Germany </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">·        Djordje Musil, Merck KGaA, Germany </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><a href="mailto:psdi2014@merckgroup.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">psdi2014@merckgroup.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>


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