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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
A quick-reference list of upcoming meetings and events
February 1-2, 2010
Pharma Market Research Conference 2010
Parsippany, NJ. Sponsored by Pharma Market Research Conference 2010. Contact 212-228-7974 / 713-398-6888; email info@pharmamarketresearchconference.com; or visit us on the web at www.pharmamarketresearchconference.com
February 1-2, 2010
ExL Pharma Site Selection, Activation & Communication
Washington D.C. Sponsored by ExL Pharma. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
February 8-9, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Clinical Trial Forecasting and Budgeting
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 8-9, 2010
CBI 5th Annual Patient Awareness, Recruitment and Retention for Clinical Trials
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 8-9, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Forum on Knowledge Management for Medical Affairs
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 8-10, 2010
IIR 9th Annual ePharma Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit http://www.iirusa.com/epharmasummit/welcome-to-epharma.xml for more information.
February 8-10, 2010
IIR Government Programs & Pricing Compliance Summit
Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
February 9, 2010
EyeforPharma’s Selling Pharmaceuticals in 2015
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
February 9, 2010 *WEBINAR*
ExL Pharma Off-Label Information Dissemination Webinar
Sponsored by ExL Pharma. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
February 9-10, 2010
ExL Pharma Pharmaceutical Managed Markets Insight and Marketing
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by ExL Pharma. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
February 11-12, 2010
CBI 9th Annual Strategic Medicare Policy Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 22-23, 2010
CBI 2nd Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Forum on Speaker Program Management
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 22-23, 2010
ExL Pharma Data Monitoring Committees
PhiladelphiaPA. Sponsored by ExL Pharma. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
February 23-24, 2010
CBI Premier Bio/Pharmaceutical Partnerships, Licensing and Deal Making Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 23-25, 2010
Managing Legal Risks in Structuring & Conducting Clinical Trials
New York, NY. Sponsored by American Conference Institute.
Phone 888-224-2480 to register, or do so online at www.AmericanConference.com/Clinical
February 24-25, 2010
CBI Cell Line Development and Engineering
San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 24-26, 2010
Marcus Evans 3rd Annual Advanced Pharma Resource Planning & Portfolio Management
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by Marcus Evans. Contact (312) 552-2155 or visit http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=16294&SectorID=3...
February 25-26, 2010
ExL Pharma Latin America Clinical Trials Conference
Miami, FL. Sponsored by ExL Pharma. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
March 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual R&D Innovation Europe
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 1-2, 2010
ExL Pharma 4th Clinical Billing & Research Compliance
New Orleans, LA. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
March 2, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Market Access Europe
London, United Kingdom. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 2-3, 2010
CBI 11th Annual Patient Assistance Programs
Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 3, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 6th Annual eMarketing Europe
Berlin, Germany. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 18-19, 2010
Rx Drug Pricing:
The 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Government Regulation of Rx Drug Pricing
New York, NY. Sponsored by American Conference Institute. Phone 888-224-2480 to register, or do so online at http://www.rxdrugpricing.com. PM360 subscribers are entitled to a $360 discount off of the standard price (pay $1635 instead of $1995); please reference discount code: PM360.
March 15-16, 2010
CBI 2nd Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Drug Safety Forum
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 15-16, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 16-17, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Pharmaceutical/Biotech Accounting and Reporting Congress
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 17, 2010
EyeforPharma’s Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sales & Marketing Europe
London, United Kingdom. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 17 - 18, 2010
CBI 4th Summit on Biosimilars and Follow-On Biologics
Washington, DC Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 18-19, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 21-23, 2010
PMRG Annual National Conference
Orlando, FL. Visit www.pmrg.org for more information.
March 22 - 23, 2010
CBI Premier Event on Bio/pharmaceutical Collaboration with Cooperative Groups
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 23, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Market Access & Government Opportunities Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 23, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual Marketing Latin America
Mexico City, Mexico. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
March 23-24, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual Oncology USA
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/oncologyusa/ for more information.
March 23-24, 2010
ExL Pharma Lean Sigma & Kaizen for Pharma R&D
Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
March 24 - 25, 2010
CBI 3rd Comparator Studies Conference
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
March 29-30, 2010
ExL Pharma European PR & Communications Summit for Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device
Berlin, Germany. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
March 29-30, 2010
ExL Pharma Digital Pharma Europe
Berlin, Germany. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
March 29-31, 2010
ExL Pharma Proactive GCP Compliance
Arlington, VA. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
April 7-9, 2010
Marcus Evans 4th Annual Open Innovation Conference
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by Marcus Evans. Contact (312) 552-2155 or visit http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=16381&SectorID=1...
April 7-9, 2010
DTC Perspectives 2010 National Conference
Washington D.C. Sponsored by DTC Perspectives, Inc. Visit online at http://www.dtcperspectives.com/website/Conferences/DTC-National/DTC-Nati... or phone 973-377-2106.
April 12-13, 2010
Marcus Evans Commercial Compliance for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies
Washington D.C. Sponsored by Marcus Evans. Contact (312) 552-2155 or visit http://www.marcusevans.com/html/eventdetail.asp?eventID=16336&SectorID=3...
April 12-14, 2010
IIR 14th Annual eClinical Technology Summit: The Next Evolution in Clinical Data Management
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.eclinicalsummit.com for more information.
April 12-14, 2010
IIR 19th Annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit http://www.iirusa.com/cropartners/welcome-to-CROs.xml for more information.
April 12-14, 2010
IIR 7th Annual Project Management for the Drug & Device Industry
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit http://www.iirusa.com/PMDD/home-of-pmdd.xml for more information.
April 12 - 13, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Effective Product Pricing and Modeling Strategies
Location TBD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
April 13-14, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 3rd Annual Oncology Market Access Europe
London, United Kingdom. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/oncologymarketaccess/ for more information.
April 13-14, 2010
ExL Pharma Clinical Supply Forecasting Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
Apr 26 - 27, 2010
CBI 9th Annual Forum on Patient Adherence, Compliance and Persistency
Location TBD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
April 27 - 28, 2010
CBI 5th Forum on Clinical Trial Registries and Results Databases
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
April 27-29, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 8th Annual SFE Europe
Barcelona, Spain. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/sales/ for more information.
April 27-28, 2010
EyeforPharma’s Marketing Excellence and Analytics Conference
Sydney, Australia. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/sales/ for more information.
April 29-30, 2010
ExL Pharma Investigator Initiated Trials
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
May 2010
EyeforPharma’s 3rd Annual Global Business Intelligence Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
May 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sales & Marketing USA
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
May 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Market Access Latin America
Mexico City, Mexico. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
May 2010
EyeforPharma’s Sales Force Effectiveness & Market Excellence Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
May 12-13, 2010
ExL Pharma Patient Engagement Technologies in Clinical Trials
Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
May 17-18, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 8th Annual SFE USA
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/sfeusa/ for more information.
May 17-18, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual SFE Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
May 18-19, 2010
OTC Perspectives 2010 National Conference
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by OTC Perspectives, Inc. Visit online at http://www.otcperspectives.com or phone 973-377-2106.
June 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Managed Care USA
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Translational Medicine USA
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 2010
EyeforPharma’s 1st Market Access USA
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 2010
EyeforPharma’s 5th Annual Forecasting Europe
Madrid, Spain. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 2010
EyeforPharma’s 7th Annual Patient Relationship Marketing Europe
London, United Kingdom. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 1-2, 2010
2nd Forum on Clinical Trial Registries and Results Databases
London, United Kingdom. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 7-8, 2010
ExL Pharma Advisory Boards and Speaker Bureaus
New Jersey - Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
June 8-9, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Medical Device and Diagnostic Compliance Congress
Boston, MA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 16-18, 2010
CBI Aseptic Processing, Cleaning Validation, Environmental Monitoring
San Diego, CA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 22-23, 2010
CBI Forum on Bio/Pharmaceutical Online Corporate Strategy and Product Promotion Using Social Media Tools
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 23-24, 2010
CBI 3rd Summit on Managed Care Marketing Strategies
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 23-24, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Commercial Contract and Chargeback Management Conference for the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry
Location TBD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 23-25, 2010
CBI 8th Annual Product Complaints for Bio/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
June 24-25, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Forum on Investigator Initiated Studies and Grants
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
July 13-14, 2010
ExL Pharma 5th Trial Design Innovation Conference
Washington, DC. Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
July 13-14, 2010
ExL Pharma 2nd Annual Effective Business Development for Clinical Trial Service Providers
Washington, DC. Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
July 14-15, 2010
ExL Pharma 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Pricing & Reimbursement
Location TBD. Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
July 19-20, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Forum on Evolving the Pharma Sales Model
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
July 20 - 21, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Diabetes and Obesity Drug Development Summit
Arlington, VA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
July 29 - 30, 2010
CBI 5th Clinical Supply Chain Management Conference
Princeton, NJ. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
August 17-18, 2010
CBI 4th Annual Tracking State Laws and Aggregate Spend
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
September 1, 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual Sales Excellence & Business Intelligence Australia
Sydney, Australia. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/au/index.shtml for more information.
September 9-10, 2010
CBI Clinical Trials in Latin America
Lima, Peru. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
September 13-14, 2010
CBI 5th Annual Forum on Educational Grants for the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry
Location TBD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
September 15-17, 2010
IIR 15th Annual Summit on the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP)
Chicago, IL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit http://www.iirusa.com/medicaiddrugrebates/home.xml for more information.
September 22-23, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Recalls Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
September 27-29, 2010
IIR BioRepositories 2010
Chicago, IL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit http://www.iirusa.com/biorepositories/welcome-to-biorepositories.xml for more information.
September 28-30, 2010
CBI 13th Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Registries and Post Approval Studies Congress
Location TBD. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
September 29-30, 2010
CBI 5th Summit on Biosimilars and Follow-On Biologics
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
October 18-20, 2010
ExL Pharma 4th Annual Digital Pharma
Location TBD. Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
October 21-22, 2010
CBI 12th Annual Guidelines for Disseminating Off-Label Information
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
October 27-28, 2010
CBI 3rd Annual Pharmaceutical Congress on Paragraph IV Disputes and Settlements
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
October 27-28, 2010
CBI 3rd West Coast Forum on Clinical Supply Chain Management
San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
October 27-29, 2010
CBI 16th Annual Validation Week
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 15-16, 2010
ExL Pharma 6th Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners' Summit
Location TBD. Event Under Development. Visit www.exlpharma.com/conference-calendar for more information.
November 16-17, 2010
CBI 4th Annual Comparative Effectiveness Research Summit for the Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 17-18, 2010
CBI 5th Annual Pharmaceutical/Biotech Tax and Transfer Pricing Congress
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com