Antiviral Research, the most comprehensive and pre-eminent journal for those interested in the effective control of virus infections in animals and humans, as well as in plants and lower organisms, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2010. To celebrate this anniversary, the Editors and the Publisher of the journal are delighted to announce an 'Antivirals Congress', to be held in Amsterdam in November 2010. The key objectives of the congress are:

To provide a progressive state-of-the-art report for scientists, governmental authorities and healthcare workers
To accelerate progress in the development of antivirals, including small molecules and biologics
The congress will serve as an interface between academics, those in research and development, regulatory and governmental agencies, charities, and health and industry professionals.

To supplement a number of invited keynote presentations, contributions are invited for oral and poster presentations on the following topics:

Antivirals - preclinical
Antivirals - clinical development
Host-virus interactions
Immunology / Animal models
Production / Manufacturing / Safety
Regulatory / Societal / Legislation aspects