The presentations from NNIT's conference on eClinical, 7 February 2006, are now available.
Morning programme
Lars Brunsgaard, NNIT
Agneta Andréasson, AstraZeneca
Steven J Olsen, BMS
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Afternoon programme
Johann Pröve, Bayer
Suzy De Cordt, Serono
Jennifer Logue, LEO Pharma
Pascal Apfel, Solvay
Download afternoon programme 1
Steffen Kølbek, Novo Nordisk
Guenter R Janhofer, Merck & Co
Download afternoon programme 2
KEY POINTS
Download key issues raised at the conference (PDF)
About the conference
Join NNIT at a conference that specifically aims to help R&D professionals unleash the potential of eClinical.
Real-world industry case studies and findings will be presented, and you will take part in networking events with key speakers from leading international life sciences companies.
Key topics
- eClinical – how it can optimise clinical drug development
- Electronic Data Capture
- Surveillance and preparation of analysis and reporting using data warehousing
- Resource and Portfolio Management in drug development
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The challenge
R&D organisations in the life sciences industry are facing a drug development lifecycle with increasing costs and longer development times. At the same time, regulations and competition are forcing companies to run more clinical trials with more patients.
This situation has created a need to optimise the entire clinical drug development lifecycle in order to stay competitive in the long term.
Improve productivity and cut time to market
By implementing changed business processes supported by integrated IT applications, R&D organisations can increase productivity and speed up time to market.
Companies have shown that by focusing on the entire clinical drug development lifecycle, it is possible to optimise business processes and increase productivity.
Focus should be directed at integrating processes and IT in clinical trials, while also cutting out unnecessary steps.
eClinical – fast track to the future
It is the synergy between IT and processes that makes the real difference.
Once IT implementations are viewed as an integrated whole, instead of separate islands, the eClinical transformation can take place.
Why should you attend?
- Join the conference and learn from real-world industry case studies
- Join us and optimise your clinical development processes
- Join us and exchange ideas with leading industry experts
Who should attend?
This conference will particularly benefit life sciences professionals who work in Development and R&D IT: Vice presidents, directors, Development department heads and managers, as well as IT managers focusing on optimising information management systems in drug development.
Registration
Conference participation is free, but you are required to register before 12 January 2006.
Questions?
If you have any questions or need more information about the conference, please contact NNIT’s Event Manager, Anne Pia Bjerg Overbeck.
Sponsors

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