Pharmaceutical IT Asia Congress To Highlight Digital Healthcare Innovation

Oxford Global’s Pharmaceutical IT Asia Congress will take place from March 25-26, 2014 in Singapore..

AsianScientist (Nov. 25, 2013)Oxford Global’s Pharmaceutical IT Asia Congress will take place on March 25-26, 2014 in Singapore. The conference will deliver valuable insights into the latest research strategies and technologies taking place within the pharmaceutical IT field.

Key topic areas include:

  • Cloud Computing and Big Data
  • Point of Care Diagnostics
  • IT Strategies for Clinical Trials
  • Pre-Competitive Collaboration
  • IT Infrastructure for NGS
  • Genomic Analysis Software
  • Data Technology in Biopharma
  • Bioinformatics

The event has attracted over 150 senior level delegates, including VPs and directors working in clinical informatics, data management and IT strategy. The congress will create an interactive platform with a combination of world-class keynote addresses, presentations from industry experts, as well as numerous networking opportunities.

Day One will see presentations and discussions focusing on the latest innovations in cloud computing, big data and IT advances in clinical trials. Delegates will hear from leading researchers in areas such as big data capture and analysis, point of care diagnostics and real world data. Additionally, it will focus on digital identities, patient identification and recruitment and comparative effectiveness research.

Day Two will see presentations and case studies with an emphasis on IT infrastructure for NGS and new technologies in biopharma. Speakers will cover topics such as scalable IT infrastructure for genomics, supercomputing and infrastructure for translational research. In addition, speakers will discuss in detail omics profiling, bioinformatics and the effective use of ELNs.

The 2014 Pharmaceutical IT Asia Congress will see representation from major global pharmaceutical organizations such as AstraZeneca, Roche and Pfizer, as well as academic institutions such as the National University of Singapore, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National Institutes of Health. Speakers will provide international research perspectives and comprehensive insight into research carried out in Asia.

Notable speakers include:

  • Michael Braxenthaler, Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics, Global Head Strategic Alliances, Roche
  • Tehseen Salimi, TA Vice President in Global Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca
  • Jay Bergeron, Director, Translational and Bioinformatics, Pfizer
  • Jiye Shi, Director, Computational Structural Biology, UCB Pharma
  • Abhijit Dasgupta, IT Director – Japan, Asia Pacific, Abbvie
  • John Chan, Executive Director, Head of Informatics and Technology, Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research
  • Farhad Memarzadeh, Director, Division of Technical Resources, National Institutes of Health
  • Juergen Hammer, Global Head Disease and Translational Informatics, Roche

The Pharmaceutical IT Asia congress provides an excellent platform for networking, with one-to-one meetings, lunches and networking drinks that provide numerous opportunities for formal and informal discussions.

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Source: Oxford Global.
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