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InnovationWell Community of Practice Autumn Meeting, 16-19 October 2006

At our InnovationWell Community of Practice Autumn Meeting on Innovation in Life Science & Healthcare Research & Product Development (16-19 October 2006, Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia) we will be concentrating on themes of relevance to FDA’s Critical Path initiative integrated into our ongoing themes of innovation and knowledge management in life science and healthcare product development and safety. The themes of knowledge management in clinical and translational research, decision support for R&D, Metabolomics, Predictive Toxicology and Biomarkers & Systems Biology approaches will be covered in four days of InterAction Meeting program sessions. In addition to morning presentations and panel discussions, workshops will run each afternoon expanding on discussions of topics, methods and practices, with bbq, social activity and poster sessions running on campus during the evenings.

Michael Liebman (Windber Research Institute) will chair a program examining the application of Knowledge Management techniques to increase R&D Productivity along Critical Paths in clinical and translational research and will be joined by Delia Y. Wolf (Harvard Medical School), Peter Gates (Johnson & Johnson PR&D), Jonathan Sheldon (InforSense), Duane Shugars (Concentia Digital), Jian Wang (Biofortis), and Jeff Spitzner (Rescentris).

The Decision Support for Research & Development will examine the application of knowledge and risk management, systems biology, analytics, and new technologies in improving productivity and decision making in R&D, clinical research and development. Presenters include Peter Henstock (Pfizer), Craig Liddell (Realtime Science), David Mosenkis (Spotfire), Joel Hoffman (IntraSphere), and Dennis Underwood (Praxeon).

A Metabolomics in Discovery & Development Day is being chaired by George Harrigan (Monsanto) and co-sponsored by the Metabolomics Society and includes presentations and workshops from Rick Beger (NCTR, FDA), Alvin Berger (Metabolon), Don Robertson (Pfizer), Gregory Banik (Bio-RAD), Teresa Garret (Duke University), Susan Connor (Glaxo SmithKline), Laszlo Boros (SIDMAP), Bruce Kristal (Cornell University), Stanley Young (NISS) and Andrew Lane (JG Brown Cancer Center, U. Louisville).

The FDA has identified the development of new biomarkers as one of the key opportunities to increase efficiency, predictability, and productivity in drug development. A session on the application of Biomarkers in Drug Development will explore new advances and challenges in this area and will include a keynote from Keith Elliston, CEO (Genstruct), with Zentam Tsuchihashi (BMS) discussing Biomarker Roles in Tumor Immunotherapy, while Darius Dziuda (CCSU) will cover the topic of Multivariate Biomarkers.

The Pedictive Toxicology session brings together leading ADME & Tox experts and includes a Keynote from Tudor Oprea and seminars from Navita Mallalieu (Roche), Alex Tropsha (UNC), Curt Breneman (RPI), Karim Kassam (ACD/Labs), Michael Bolger (USC School of Pharmacy), Bob Clark (Tripos), and Gilles Klopman (Multicase).

The program also includes eCheminfo Drug Discovery sessions on Structure-based Drug Design, Screening, and Medicinal Chemistry, which are also available to all registrants to attend. (http://www.echeminfo.com/COMTY_conferences/)

Program and schedule information can be viewed at
http://www.innovationwell.net/COMTY_conferences/

Please address any questions related to the conference, exhibition or workshop program to Dr. Barry Hardy, InnovationWell Community of Practice Manager, +41 61 851 0170, barry.hardy [at] douglasconnect.com. Registration enquiries should be directed to innovationwell [at] douglasconnect.com

Barry Hardy

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Electronic Laboratory Notebook – Systems for Managing Research Knowledge, Supporting Collaboration and Driving Innovation

We are holding the following Open Event at Oxford University on discussing the role of Electronic Lab Notebooks in supporting R&D on July 6.  For those of you able to make this free event, please simply send an RSVP via email to innovationwell [at] douglasconnect.com.

InnovationWell Open Seminar & Reception

The Electronic Laboratory Notebook – Systems for Managing Research Knowledge, Supporting Collaboration and Driving Innovation

Wolfson Seminar Room
Chemistry Research Laboratory
Mansfield Road, Oxford University

Thursday July 6, 4.30pm-8pm

Join us to discuss the emerging roles of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in managing multidisciplinary research activities, innovation and collaboration

This is an Open Seminar and involves no registration fee. However seated places are limited and will be restricted to a confirmed guest list. Please send an RSVP with your name and organisation via email to innovationwell [at] douglasconnect.com

Agenda

4.30pm Welcome coffee

5.00pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and the Management of Modern Scientific Research and Development – an Industry Perspective
John Trigg, Managing Director, phaseFour Informatics, UK

John Trigg has over 20 years’ experience of working in the field of R&D data, information and knowledge management including 10 years experience of the world’s first enterprise level implementation of an Electronic Lab Notebook at Kodak. He will provide an overview of the critical emerging role of ELNs in modern industry research.

5.30pm Electronic Laboratory Notebooks as Engines of Knowledge for Research and Development – a Knowledge Management Perspective
Dr. Barry Hardy, Founder of the InnovationWell Community of Practice and Director, Knowledge Management Institute, Switzerland

Barry Hardy will provide an overview of the critical knowledge management strategies and methodologies for enabling productivity and successful outcomes in collaborative-based R&D. He will discuss knowledge assessment approaches aimed at the continuous improvement of the innovation and performance of the R&D organisation and its support ELN systems.

6.00pm ELN Framework Requirements to Support Collaborative Multidisciplinary R&D – A Solutions Perspective
Dr. Jeff Spitzner, President & Chief Science Officer, Rescentris; Ohio, USA

Jeff Spitzner is a leading expert in bioinformatics, knowledge management, and electronic laboratory notebook systems. In 1997 he co-authored the BSML data standard for bioinformatics, the pioneering XML technology in the life sciences; today he provides the vision and guides the development of Rescentris products. He will discuss the design and implementation of collaboration frameworks for the management of scientific research, and the role of semantic web technologies in record-keeping solutions that support the integrated R&D organization.

6.30pm Panel Discussion with Audience

The speakers and audience will discuss Electronic Laboratory Notebooks and their role in managing and supporting R&D in today’s complex multidisciplinary scientific environment.

7.00pm Reception

Drinks, Snacks, Software Demos … and more discussions!

Program Flyer:

Download InnW-Flyer-Ox06-ELNreception2.pdf

This event takes place alongside the following workshop activities running in Oxford that week:

Innovation & Knowledge Management in Research & Product Development
a 3 day Interactive Management Workshop, 5-7 July 2006
Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

led by leading industry experts and practitioners including Victor Newman, Paul Lefrere, David Gurteen, David Snowden, Jeff Spitzner, John Trigg, Iain Bitran and Barry Hardy

Program Brochure:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/theferryman/files/innovationwellrd_oxford_web1.PDF

These workshops are aimed to bring leading best practice and issue discussion to industry researchers and managers striving to use the latest innovation and knowledge management techniques and tools to maximise productivity and return in investment from R&D activities. Workshop groups will work through and discuss complex issues highlighted by detailed case studies presented by instructors. The following topics will be discussed:

Strategic Knowledge Management in R&D
Intellectual Property, Licensing & Valuation
Effective Deployment Strategies for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
Knowledge Assessment & Auditing
Ontologies & Knowledge Discovery
Integrating Innovation Management & Research Activities
Communication & Collaboration between Research Teams & Partners
Organisational Development & Culture in R&D
Decision Support for Research Project & Portfolio Management
Integration of Tools & Data in R&D
Complex Systems Approaches to Product Development

More Information at:
http://innovationwell.net/COMTY_rpdtraining/


Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Design & Planning Methods
a Hands-on 5 Day eCheminfo Advanced Training Workshop Week
3-7 July 2006, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

These workshops are aimed to provide a set of stimulating workshops using latest advanced modelling techniques of relevance to chemists, life scientists and modellers working in drug discovery. Participants should return to their labs with new ideas, best practices and software experiences to maximise productivity in their own drug discovery research activities.

You can download a copy of the program brochure from:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/files/eChemProgramOxford06-v7web.pdf

Further information is available at:
http://echeminfo.colayer.net/COMTY_training


Barry Hardy, PhD
Douglas Connect, Switzerland
+41 61 851 0170 (office)
www.douglasconnect.com

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