'Pharmacophore 2004' an international symposium organised by Dr Reddy's Research Foundation (DRF) and sponsored by Dr Reddy's Laboratories to commemorate ten years of discovery research will be held at Hotel Viceroy, Hyderabad, on January 16th and 17th, 2004.

Pharmacophore 2004 is an event that will bring together distinguished thought leaders and eminent researchers from across the globe, both from the academia and industry, to share their experiences and views on "Innovating Drugs: Emerging Perspectives."

Dr RA Mashelkar, director general, CSIR and secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, will deliver the inaugural address. The speakers include Victor Hartmann, Head of Global Business Development, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland, Bruce Carter, PhD, president and CEO, Zymogenetics, Seattle, Washington, USA, Prof. KC Nicolaou, professor of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA, Prof. Ian Fleming, FRS, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK and Prof. Ira Goldberg, professor of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, USA among others.