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A quick-reference list of upcoming meetings and events
October 14 - 15, 2009
DTC Perspectives Fall Conference - Reform & Refocus
Westminster Hotel, NJ. Phone: 973-377-2106 or visit www.dtcperspectives.com/website/conferences/DTC-Fall-Conference-Main.htm... for more information.
October 15-16, 2009
Value-Driven Pharma
2009 Capital Hilton Washington, DC
www.valuedrivenpharma.com
October 19-21, 2009
3rd Annual Digital Pharma
Bridgewater Marriot, Bridgewater, NJ
Visit www.exlpharma.com/3rddigital/index.htm for more information.
October 22-23, 2009
CBI 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Congress on Paragraph IV Disputes
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 11th 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
5th Annual Fundamentals of Clinical Outsourcing East
Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
www.clinicaloutsourcingevent.com
October 25-27, 2009
PMRG Tools for Maximizing Brand Potential
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel
Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.pmrg.org for more information.
October 26-27, 2009
6th Annual Patient Adherence & Engagement Summit
Crowne Plaza Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.eyeforpharma.com/pcusa for more information.
e-Patient Connections 2009 Conference
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by Kru Research.
Visit www.epatient2009.com for more information.
PM360 readers will receive a 15% discount when registering online! Enter code "PM360" when
registering online for the conference to receive your 15% discount.
ExL Pharma 5th Annual Sampling Strategies Conference
Loews Philadelphia Hotel , Philadelphia, PA.
Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
October 28-29, 2009
CBI 2nd West Coast Clinical Supplies Forum
San Diego, CA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 2-3, 2009
Inaugural Conference on Clinical Trial Investigator Portals
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 3-4, 2009
4th Annual eCommunication & Online Marketing Summmit 2009
Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA. Visit http://www.eyeforpharma.com/ecomm/4 for more information.
November 5-6, 2009
CBI 2nd Annual Specialty Drug Commercialization
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 9-10, 2009
5th Annual Fundamentals of Clinical Outsourcing West
Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA
www.clinicaloutsourcingevent.com
6th Annual Defining Appropriate and Effective Interactions with Thought Leaders and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
Princeton, NJ. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
16th Annual Cost & Contract Management for Clinical Trials West
San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com/events for more information.
November 12-13, 2009
CBI 3rd Annual Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness 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 16-17, 2009
ExL Pharma 5th Meeting Planners’ Summit
Location TBD. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
ExL Pharma 3rd Pediatric Clinical Trials
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
November 17-18, 2009
CBI 4th 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
3rd Annual Evidence-Based Medicine and 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
CBI 5th Forum on Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 19-20, 2009
CBI 2nd Annual Hepatotoxicity Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
November 19, 2009
CBI Biotech/Pharma Finance and Accounting Forum
San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
December 2-3, 2009
CBI Inaugural Conference on Contracting for CROs
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
IIR Biopharm Regulatory Reform Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com/events for more information.
December 3-4, 2009
CBI 5th Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Trade and Channel Management
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
December 7-8, 2009
ExL Pharma 2nd Developments in Drug Safety
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
ExL Pharma Global Clinical Budgeting & Contracting Excellence
Princeton, NJ. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
December 8-9, 2009
CBI 8th Annual Forum on Strategic Publication Planning
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 5th Annual Forum on Commercialization Strategies for Pharmaceutical Product Launches
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI Forum on FDA’s Structured Product Labeling (SPL R4)
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 3rd Annual Alzheimer’s Drug Development Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
December 9-10, 2009
CBI 2nd Summit on Managed Care Marketing Strategies
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI Bio/Pharmaceutical Summit on the Development of Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs/DMCs)
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 5th Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Trade and Channel Management
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
January 11-12, 2010
ExL Pharma 2nd Leveraging Global eCTD Efficiencies
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
January 12-13, 2010
CBI 4th Annual Medical Science Liaison Skill Building and Management Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
ExL Pharma Tracking & Reporting Aggregate Spend
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
ExL Pharma 5th Clinical Data Disclosure Summit
Washington, DC. Visit www.exlpharma.com for more information.
CBI 4th Annual Cardiac Safety Assessment Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
January 20-22, 2010
IIR 7th Annual Medicare Congress
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com/events for more information.
January 21-22, 2010
CBI Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Optimizing the Use of Complex Data Assets
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Global Pricing and Market Access Strategies
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 3rd Annual Forum on Oncology Commercialization Strategies
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
January 25-26, 2010
CBI 7th Annual Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness and Evidence Based Medicine
National Harbor, MD. Sponsored by the World Health Care Congress.
Visit http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HL10007/ for more information on this event.
January 25-27, 2010
IIR Drug Delivery Partnerships
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com/events for more information.
January 26-27, 2010
IIR Healthcare Investment & Transaction Summit
Nashville, TN. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com/events for more information.
January 27-28, 2010
CBI 7th Annual Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Biotech Therapies and Injectables – A Forum for Payors
Las Vegas, NV. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
CBI 9th Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Contact Centers
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
Pricing for New Pharmaceutical Products
New York, NY. Sponsored by American Conference Institute.
Phone 888-224-2480 to register, or do so online at www.AmericanConference.com
February 8-10, 2010
IIR 9th Annual ePharma Summit
Philadelphia, PA. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
IIR 7th Annual Medicare Advantage Congress
Washington, DC. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
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
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
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
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 11-12, 2010
CBI 9th Strategic Medicare Policy Summit
Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
February 18-19, 2010
CBI 2nd Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Forum on Speaker Bureau Management
Philadelphia, PA. 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 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 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 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
March 2010
EyeforPharma’s 2nd Annual Oncology USA
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com 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 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 9-10, 2010
Rx Drug Pricing
New York, NY. Sponsored by American Conference Institute.
Phone 888-224-2480 to register, or do so online at www.AmericanConference.com
March 9-11, 2010
IIR Medicaid Marketing & Outreach
TBD. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
March 15-16, 2010
CBI 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
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
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 Conference
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
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 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
April 12-14, 2010
IIR 14th Annual Edc & Beyond
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
IIR 19th Annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com for more information.
IIR 7th Annual Project Management for the Drug & Device Industry
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Institute for International Research. Visit www.iirusa.com 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
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
May 2010
EyeforPharma’s 9th Annual SFE USA
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
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 12 - 14, 2010
CBI 12th Annual Medicaid Rebates Conference
Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the Center for Business Intelligence. Contact (800) 817-8601 or visit www.cbinet.com
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.
EyeforPharma’s 1st Annual Translational Medicine USA
Boston, MA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
EyeforPharma’s 1st Market Access USA
Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by EyeforPharma. Contact (800) 814-3459 or visit www.eyeforpharma.com for more information.
June 8 - 9, 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
June 17 - 18, 2010
CBI 6th Annual Medical Device and Diagnostic Compliance Congress
Location TBD. 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
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