EU Innovation and Competitiveness
March 6th 2006Program Co-Chairs Iman Barilero, Johnson & Johnson PRD, and Marie Dray, International Regulatory Affairs Group USA, opened the first plenary session with introductions, sharing their vision of what the 18th Annual DIA EuroMeeting is all about: continuing themes throughout the meeting, including pediatrics, advanced therapies, technology platform, pharmacovigilance, risk management planning, and the involvement of patient groups.
The Decline of Pharmaceutical Innovation in Europe
March 6th 2006The first keynote speaker Georgette Lalis, Head of DG Enterprise and Industry for the European Commission, began her presentation "The Decline of Pharmaceutical Innovation in Europe" by acknowledging, "Innovation is the life blood of the pharmaceutical industry." She added that regulators must be equally innovative, playing a key role in the growth of R&D development in Europe, noting that Europe is facing massive health threats and the health system is under distress.
UNITED BIOSOURCE ACQUIRES METAWORKS, INC
January 17th 2006United BioSource Corporation (UBC) today announced the acquisition of MetaWorks, Inc., a leading provider of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to inform development, marketing, and regulatory decision-making regarding health care products and services.
ARIS GLOBAL RELEASES SAFETY MART V2.2- SOFTWARE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SAFETY DATA
January 12th 2006ArisGlobal, a leading provider of pharmacovigilance software solutions, announces the general availability of SafetyMart, a comprehensive data mining and signal detection application which facilitates in-depth data analysis and proactive benefit/risk assessment of drug safety data.