Oxford Global are thrilled to announce the first round of Hot Topics for the 12th Annual Pharmaceutical IT Congress, taking place on the 22nd & 23rd September 2014 in London, UK.

Over the two days, this well established congress will bring together over 175 senior experts to discuss the most pressing challenges in Pharmaceutical IT. Presentations from over 40 speakers will explore pioneering solutions in areas such as enterprise IT, data management, R&D IT and clinical data.

The first round of Hot Topics for Oxford Global's 12th Annual Pharmaceutical IT Congress include:

Translational Informatics Framework To Support Big Data In Drug Development
Confirmed: Juergen Hammer, Global Head Disease and Translational Informatics, Roche

Smart Clinical Programme Design Through A Common Information Model
Confirmed: Martin Siman, Director, AstraZeneca

eTRIKS: Triumphs And Challenges, Two Years Into A Novel IMI Program To Promote Open Translational Knowledge Management
Confirmed: Jay Bergeron, Director, Translational and Bioinformatics, Pfizer

An "On Ramp" For Industrial Supercomputing
Confirmed: Chris Morris, Software Project Manager, Science & Technology Facilities Council

Our speaker programmes are carefully researched each year to ensure that delegates are exposed to the highest level of expertise. Speakers for the 12th Annual Pharmaceutical IT Congress so far include:

  • David Ruau - Head, Scientific Computing Solutions, Advanced Analytics Centre, AstraZeneca
  • Michael Braxenthaler - Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics, Global Head Strategic Alliances, Roche, & President, Pistoia Alliance
  • Peter Gates - Director Data Architecture Translational Informatics, Janssen
  • Derek Marren - Director- IT, Research Dedicated, Biology IT Systems, Eli Lilly and Company
  • Craig Tulig - Director, Research Informatics, Takeda Boston
  • Luca Toldo - Associate Director, IS Pharma Delivery, Merck

To find out who else will be speaking at this two-day event, visit (http://www.pharmatechnology-summit.com/who-is-speaking/)

To ensure maximum knowledge sharing, delegates are not only able to benefit from the experience of our speakers, but are also able to gain an insight into the experiences of other attendees with Q&A sessions, panel discussions and pre-arranged 1-2-1 meetings proving to be a key feature of Oxford Global Congresses.

Register your interest today to hear over 40 outstanding case studies and presentations, across four interactive streams:

  • Enterprise IT: Technologies, Challenges and Strategies
  • Data Management: Storing, Retrieving and Analysing Data
  • IT Strategies To Improve R&D
  • Clinical Data & Clinical Trial Data

Download the conference programme and view this two day event in more detail (http://www.pharmatechnology-summit.com/download-agenda-marketing/)

Registration has been open for a few months and is proving very popular. Spaces are now limited, with only a number of discounted places available. Contact Danielle Dalby on +44(0) 1865 248455 or email d.dalby@oxfordglobal.co.uk for more information.