The Pharmaceutical Industry is facing a crisis - too few new drugs are emerging to replace older ones coming off patent. Increased investment in R&D has not resulted in a higher number of new drugs being approved. 

Many companies seek ways to increase productivity in R&D, control spending and improve outcomes. Finding better ways to integrate data sources and make better decisions faster is being given top priority across the industry.

Informatics systems across Discovery, Development and Clinical Research are attempting to integrate data sources, silos, continents and even cultures in an attempt to increase productivity and improve success rates. Information Technology is being leveraged through in-house built systems and through external vendors to aid knowledge-driven decision making.

This conference will feature presentations from Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies detailing their individual approach to integrating data across silos, projects, sites, and CROs. They will each describe how they are choosing their integration points and integration platforms, how much they are leveraging vendor solutions or in-house built platforms. The actual value of data integration and its impact on overall productivity will be examined in detail. 

This conference aims to bring together both IT experts and IT Users from Discovery through Development to Clinical in a unique forum at Molecular Medicine Tri- Conference 2009. The conference aims to bring together both senior managers looking for solutions to the productivity gap in their organizations and to bench-level researches who wish to further their own research by leveraging in-house and external informatics solutions. It also aims to be a useful meeting place for in-house informatics experts/executives and technology providers.

If you are interested in participating and describing how your organization is building or adopting integration platforms or if you are a technology provider who delivers solutions to the Life Science Industry, please submit a proposal using the link below to be considered for a podium presentation or sponsored workshop.

Specific Topics:

• Translating Integrated Data to Information and/or Knowledge Sharing

• Assessment of the Actual Value of Data Integration Across the Industry

• Scientific Workflows and Analysis Pipelines

• Systems Validation Concerns

• Internal – External Scientific Data Integration

• Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Data Integration 

• QA costs in Data Integration

• ELN and LIMS Solutions and/or Approaches

• System Support Costs

• Data Standards (e.g. XML, AnIML), et al.

• Biological Metadata Management - Query Formulation, Processing, Optimization & Data Sharing (Expression, Sequencing, SNPS, RNAi, Translational Research Informatics, Biomarkers, Pathways Mapping, Safety/Tox)

• Chemistry Data (Lead Generation, Process/Analytical)

• Clinical (EDC etc.) 

• Regulatory

  • Impact of eCTD (Electronic Common Technical Document ) & International Harmonization 

All proposals are subject to review by the Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure the highest quality of the conference program.

Please click here to submit your proposal. 

The deadline for submission is August 15, 2008. 

For questions or suggestions about the meeting, please contact:
Edel O'Regan
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
250 First Avenue, Suite #300
Needham, MA 02494
Tel: 781-972-5423
Fax: 781-972-5425
email: eoregan@healthtech.com 

For sales information, contact:
Carol Dinerstein
Tel: 781-972-5471 
email: Dinerstein@healthtech.com 
OR
Jon Stroup
Tel: 781-972-5483
email: jstroup@healthtech.com