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DIA 2014 50th Annual Meeting to Examine the Changing Landscape for Bioinnovation
Industry experts to discuss the emergence of small pharma, strategic alliances and precision medicine
DIA, in partnership with the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, will convene health care experts for a forum called “The Changing Landscape for Bioinnovation: The Emergence of Small Pharma, Strategic Alliances and Precision Medicine” during DIA’s 50th Annual Meeting at the San Diego Convention Center June 15 to 19.
The landscape for pharmaceutical R&D is shifting: from large pharmaceutical companies to small and specialty pharmaceutical companies; from vertically integrated companies to collaborative partnerships and innovation networks; and from high-volume markets to targeted and precision medicines. A two-part executive program will explore the impact of these changes on R&D and the implications for bioinnovation.
“Our annual meeting is a global platform to facilitate innovation that will change the future of health care. Smaller and specialty pharmaceutical companies need to collaborate and build partnerships to increase innovation opportunities,” said Barbara L. Kunz, DIA global chief executive. “This forum will provide insights and the impact of such strategies and implications.”
The forums, chaired by Dr. Kenneth I. Kaitin, professor and director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, are June 17. The first, at 8 a.m., will emphasize the small and specialty pharmaceutical company sector as the new engine for bioinnovation. The discussion will review the roles of innovative, collaborative partnerships and strategic alliances in the discovery, development and commercialization of new medical products.
The second forum, at 10:30 a.m., will examine the ramifications of industry’s shift to targeted and precision medicines, and the impact smaller patient populations and smaller market opportunities are having on portfolio and R&D investment decisions.
Panelists include Ellen Feigal, senior vice president, research and development, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Scott Whitcup, chief scientific officer and executive vice president, research and development, Allergan; and Annalisa Jenkins, former executive vice president and global head of research and development, Merck Serono.
DIA, in partnership with the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, will convene health care experts for a forum called “The Changing Landscape for Bioinnovation: The Emergence of Small Pharma, Strategic Alliances and Precision Medicine” during DIA’s 50th Annual Meeting at the San Diego Convention Center June 15 to 19.
The landscape for pharmaceutical R&D is shifting: from large pharmaceutical companies to small and specialty pharmaceutical companies; from vertically integrated companies to collaborative partnerships and innovation networks; and from high-volume markets to targeted and precision medicines. A two-part executive program will explore the impact of these changes on R&D and the implications for bioinnovation.
“Our annual meeting is a global platform to facilitate innovation that will change the future of health care. Smaller and specialty pharmaceutical companies need to collaborate and build partnerships to increase innovation opportunities,” said Barbara L. Kunz, DIA global chief executive. “This forum will provide insights and the impact of such strategies and implications.”
The forums, chaired by Dr. Kenneth I. Kaitin, professor and director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, are June 17. The first, at 8 a.m., will emphasize the small and specialty pharmaceutical company sector as the new engine for bioinnovation. The discussion will review the roles of innovative, collaborative partnerships and strategic alliances in the discovery, development and commercialization of new medical products.
The second forum, at 10:30 a.m., will examine the ramifications of industry’s shift to targeted and precision medicines, and the impact smaller patient populations and smaller market opportunities are having on portfolio and R&D investment decisions.
Panelists include Ellen Feigal, senior vice president, research and development, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Scott Whitcup, chief scientific officer and executive vice president, research and development, Allergan; and Annalisa Jenkins, former executive vice president and global head of research and development, Merck Serono.
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