The organizing committee for DDL 2020, which was scheduled for December 9-11 in Edinburgh, UK, has announced the cancellation of the meeting, saying, “In addition to showcasing great new science, a major part of the success of the annual DDL meeting is the networking and festive feel-good atmosphere experienced by the attendees meeting together in Edinburgh. In light of the ongoing pandemic, we cannot deliver such an event and ensure the health and wellbeing of our attendees and sponsors. In addition, there is great uncertainty regarding the ability, and desire, to travel for non-essential purposes.”
For the past few years, the Drug Delivery to the Lungs (DDL) conference has been attended by more inhaled and nasal drug delivery experts than any other OINDP event, drawing over 850 delegates and 110 exhibitors to Edinburgh for DDL 2019. In early April, the committee had announced that it was tentatively planning to go ahead with with DDL 2020 and issued a call for papers.
In lieu of DDL 2020, the committee has announced plans for a series of virtual “DDL Christmas Lectures” that will be made available to the OINDP community. More details of that series will be made available soon.
