Wyatt Technology to host this year’s International Light Scattering Colloquium

Wyatt Technology Corporation, a world leader in absolute macromolecular characterisation instrumentation and software, has announced its 22nd Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium (ILSC) presenting the latest instrumentation and application developments in light scattering. The colloquium is scheduled for Monday 31 October to Tuesday 1 November at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, California.

This event will host a list of high-profile speakers and light scattering instrument users. To complement the 22nd annual ILSC, Wyatt Technology will also be hosting an Eclipse Field Flow Fractionation (FFF)-MALS Focus Meeting on 2 November 2011.

The ILSC was first introduced by Wyatt Technology in the 1990s and has provided an opportunity for delegates to gather and discuss their light scattering experiences. This year, delegates at the colloquium will have the opportunity to listen to an array of expert speakers presenting a range of applications all utilising Wyatt Technology’s instrumentation.

Key speakers at this year’s ILSC will include a mix of experts from industry, academia and government:

• Professor Ashutosh Chilkoti, Duke University: Self-Assembly of Recombinant Stimulus Responsive Polypeptide into Nanoparticles
• Dr Ewa Folta-Stogniew, Yale University: Application of Light Scattering in a Core Facility Setting
• Professor Thomas Laue, University of New Hampshire: Protein Charge and Post-Reductionist Biochemistry
• Dr Johannes Ottl, Novartis Pharma AG: Light Scattering In Pharmaceutical Low Molecular Weight Drug Discovery
• Dr Robert Sitrin, Merck & Co Inc: Size Matters-Using Modern Technology to Characterize Vaccines
• Professor Andre Striegel, Florida State University: 7 Faces of Dr Lao: The Many Roles of Light Scattering in Multi-Detector Polymer Separations
• Dr Per-Olof Wahlund, Novo Nordisk A/S-Light Scattering: A Useful Tool in the Biophysicist's Toolbox
• Dr Germán Rivas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas: Quantitative Characterization of Essential Bacterial Macromolecular Complexes by Composition-Gradient Static Light Scattering Combined with Other Biophysical Techniques

The Eclipse FFF-MALS Focus Meeting on the third day is dedicated to the exchange of experience between users of the Eclipse FFF system. The application focus will be proteins, biopolymers and liposome/virus particles. The format of the meeting will be a roundtable discussion. For each session there will be a talk given by an expert in the corresponding topic as an introduction to the general discussion.

To sign up now, contact Lindsey McGowan at 805-681-9009 ext.210 or email to reserve your place. Alternatively, you can register online via the website.