Released on: April 28, 2008, 12:15 am

Press Release Author: Bharat Book Bureau

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: 2nd Annual Clinical Trial
Clinical Trials 2008 will empower you with agenda full of invaluable expertise, that
will optimize both process and performance.

Clinical Trials 2008 will bring to together leading professionals in the field of
clinical operations and development, providing the ideal networking and information
exchange platform for clinical executives from pharmaceutical companies, contract
research organizations, and regulatory associations.

Press Release Body: Dear Colleague,

The fundamental key to financial success for pharmaceutical and biotech companies
lies in their ability to bring safe and effective drugs and devices to the market
place. Clinical trials are an essential step in this process. Completing them
successfully is an expensive and time consuming process, which must be achieved with
as much precision, precaution and cost-effectiveness as possible.

Keeping abreast of the latest developments and understanding how they fit together
to improve overall trial practice is vital. With e-clinical trials, adaptive
strategies, the application of genomics and exciting new trial locations, the
possibilities for innovation are endless. By attending this conference you will keep
abreast of these developments and understand how they can interact with each other
to produce trials that will give your business the competitive edge required in
today's market place.

Clinical Trials 2008 will bring to together leading professionals in the field of
clinical operations and development, providing the ideal networking and information
exchange platform for clinical executives from pharmaceutical companies, contract
research organizations, and regulatory associations.

Why should you attend?

This Conference will bring together market leaders, specialists and renowned
academics to:

Discuss new methods of data capture, the potential it offers for large scale trials
and how to avoid the pitfalls associated with selecting and implementing such an
e-clinical system.

Discover what are the benefits of the latest adaptive trial strategies, and how can
the difficulties in implementation be overcome? What are the expert recommendations
for integrating new technologies into existing business practice?

Understand how do local regulatory guidelines and systemic requirements interrelate?
What are the issues with off-shoring trials to countries such as China, India and
Latin America, and how can these be overcome?

Explore innovative strategies for outsourcing, what you should be looking for in a
CRO? What considerations are involved in writing and managing a sensible contract?
How can you take advantage of the global market for clinical trials?

Develop strategies for patient recruitment and retention


Who Will Attend:

From pharmaceutical, biotech and CROs:

Directors and Heads of:
Clinical Research and Development

Clinical Research Services

Clinical Operations

Clinical Data Management

Clinical IT

Clinical Trials

Medical Affairs

Regulatory Affairs

Compliance

Quality Control/Assurance/GCP

Clinical Study Design

Safety Surveillance

Subject Recruitment

e-Clinical Systems

Key Speakers :-

Dr Dave Moskowitz, CEO, Genomed

Fiona Glenny, Project Lead, EDC Track, e-Clinical, Lundbeck

Dr Thomas Bethke, Medical Director, Germany, Nycomed

Zoe Garrett, Analyst, Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, NICE

Tom Parke, Head of Clinical Trials Solutions, Tessella

Richard Young, Director of Business Development, CMED Clinical Research Services

Carmen Salazar, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Genzyme

Francis P. Crawley, Executive Director, Good Clinical Practice Alliance - Europe

Vinka Ljubimir, Clinical Study and Data Management, Pfizer

John Shillingford, Head of Global Clinical Operations, Averion International
(formerly Hesperion)

Dr Norbert Benda, Statistical Methodology, Novartis Pharma

Dr Michael Herschel, Director, Clinical Research, GlaxoSmithKline

Dr Göran Gannedahl, President, NMCT



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