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WYATT TECHNOLOGY HOSTS ANNUAL MEETING FOR LIGHT SCATTERING USERS

Wyatt Technology is hosting its annual International Light Scattering
Colloquium on Monday and Tuesday, October 20-21, 2008 at the Bacara Resort &
Spa, Santa Barbara, CA

The ILSC is the pre-eminent meeting for light scattering-for both static and
dynamic light scattering users. The meeting will involve a series of
presentations by industry experts, these will include:

. Dr.

Christian Cambillau, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolecules
Biologiques
"Towards a Structural Model of the Baseplate of a Lactococcal Phage Using
MALS/UV/RI Techniques"

. Dr. Patricia Cotts, DuPont de Nemours & Co.
"Applications of Light Scattering for Characterization of Nanoparticles and
Hydrogel Precursors"

. Dr. Jeffery Kelly, Scripps Research Institute
"Proteostasis and Disease"

. Professor Andre Palmer, Ohio State University
"Light Scattering Analysis of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers for Use in
Transfusion Medicine"

. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schönfeld, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
"Analysis of Absolute Protein Quaternary Structure by Using SEC or AF4 with
On-line Light Scattering and Concentration Monitoring"

. Professor Ichio Shimada, University of Tokyo
"NMR Approach for Interaction Analysis of Larger Proteins"

. Dr. Blake Simmons, Sandia National Laboratories
"Tracking Bioinspired Silicification with Static and Dynamic Light
Scattering"

. Dr. Joyce Sweeney, Merck & Co. Inc.
"RNA Therapeutics: Importance of Particle Size Analysis for the Design and
Process Development of Successful Delivery Vehicles"

For more information on the event or to register, please visit
www.wyatt.com/events/colloquium/