CRS 36th Annual Meeting & Exposition – Call for Abstracts
Be a part of the success of CRS in Copenhagen! Submit your abstracts for podium and poster consideration now through January 29, 2009.

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CRS past president Nicholas Peppas has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Congratulations to Dr. Peppas!

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CRS is also exploring ways to support its members through the newly created CRS Foundation. The mission of the CRS Foundation is to provide a durable source of financial support for the advancement of educational and organizational activities that enrich and extend the research and development of CR-associated technologies. Examples of such activities include set up and support of fellowships, lectures, and awards honoring individuals who have made notable advances in the areas of CRS related to bioactive delivery technologies.

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Have you read the Does What We Release Define Us? article in the recent issue of the CRS Newsletter? What are your thoughts about what CRS Member-at-Large Ian Tucker and CRS C&DP Committee chair Chuck Frey had to say? Share your own opinion about the CRS logo tagline by visiting the CRS Communities.

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The growth of the Journal of Controlled Release (JCR) for the last several years has been outstanding, thanks to its authors, reviewers, and readers. The editors of JCR have been working to make the whole process of publication easier and more pleasant for the authors. Recently, we decided to make two important changes. JCR is updating aspects of the manuscript submission process and the publication format.

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The CRS Newsletter is published four times a year and sent free to all members of the CRS. With the Newsletter, we aim to help keep our membership informed about research, news, and forthcoming events in the field of controlled release and delivery of bioactives. The Newsletter accepts unsolicited topical and concise articles which are of broad interest to scientists working in the area of drug delivery.

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The CRS Committees are made of a huge cast of characters from around the world. Let's get to know Arlene McDowell, the co-chair of the CRS Veterinary Committee.

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Are you looking for a specific CRS Committee?

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Message from CRS President Lisbeth Illum
The CRS Annual Meeting & Exposition in Copenhagen is coming our way very quickly. I urge you to sign up for your participation by submitting an abstract, exhibiting at the Bella Center, advertising in the Copenhagen Program Book, submitting a Soapbox application, applying to host a Releasing Technology Workshop, or sponsoring events. Our aim this year is to the surpass the success of the New York meeting. The access to submit abstracts is open now through 29 January 2009. Make the decision now to join the meeting, budget for the costings, and put the dates 18-22 July 2009 in your diary.

The meeting is set to present the newest and most exciting science in delivery of bioactives and other functional materials, with involvement from pharmaceutical companies, other companies, and universities from around the world. It is also our goal to make this the most successful CRS European meeting ever! We have already managed to sign up some very exciting plenary speakers, including a Nobel Prize winner. The dollar is on its way up against the Euro so the shopping in Copenhagen should also be very attractive!

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The CRS Bioactive Materials track has much to offer. If you are a scientist starting out and wondering where to pitch your tent, this is the society and meeting for you.

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The Consumer and Diversified Products (C&DP) is a track within CRS that is focused on controlled release of active ingredients in non-pharmaceutical applications. This track has traditionally involved food, nutritional, nutraceutic, cosmetic, cosmeceutic, consumer product, agricultural, chemical, and other applications and industries, but is open to all non-pharmaceutical work.

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The Veterinary Track has a wealth of experience in diverse areas of animal health, including companion animal dosage forms, bioactive delivery to livestock, regulatory issues for animal health, veterinary medicine, imaging of dosage forms, formulation issues, in vitro and in vivo assessment of dosage forms, animal model development, animal vaccines, intraruminal formulations, intramammary formulations, transmucosal vaccination, animal models, providing target species data on bioactive materials in a timely manner, vaccine formulation and testing, and vaginal delivery of hormones. Hot topics of discussion in the Vet group are development of dosage forms that are capable of releasing bioactivites for a duration of days to years, influence of in vivo physiological characteristics on dosage form performance attributes, critical manufacturing avriables and design space of parenteral products, and novel release technologies.

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The CRS Exposition is the venue for the business of bioactive delivery and profitable collaborations. Attendees come to learn the latest advances in delivery and dissolution technologies, instrumentation, equipment, processing innovations, contract services and more. Many exhibitors are longtime partners and pioneers in the field of controlled release. Other exhibitors are introducting themselves for the first time, offering new ideas, new products, and new services. Come to the Exposition and discover new opportunities.

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Funding the CRS activities elevates you and your company in the eyes and ears of the attending professionals at the CRS Annual Meeting & Exposition. Sponsorship dollars assist in underwriting the cost of networking and programming, along with covering expenses on services offered and items provided to all attendees. In addition to the recognition donors receive with each specific event or item sponsored, CRS offers extra benefits, such as annual meeting and exposition complimentary registrations, educational workshop complimentary registrations, complimentary exhibit space, and complimentary registrations to satellite meetings. CRS 2009 sponsorship packages range from $1,500 to $500,000, so you'll be able to find the right opportunity for you at a price that fits your company's budget. Contact Ronda Thompson at rthompson@scisoc.org or +1.651.994.3836 to discuss current sponsorship options or how you can customize a sponsorship package for your company.

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