Opening Remarks from the Symposium Chair

Simplifying an Industry

Why does clinical research tolerate complexity? For an industry where innovation is the principal source of value, companies are creating and managing far more complexity than they need. Innovation, in other words, has become complex, a drag on productivity and business focus. The electronic data capture (EDC) industry has become an excellent case in point.

Jonathan Barker, President and CEO, TRIALSTAT!

Productivity Metrics & Capacity Management: How One Drives the Other

Productivity metrics of Clinical functions are being used to effectively
predict resource requirements across Allergan's portfolio of
Clinical studies. The Excel based tool incorporates outsource
status of each study, complexity and number of clinical vendors
being managed.

Outputs include: Prospective study and function specific monthly resource
requirements, Prospective quarterly summaries of clinical function overall
headcount commitments

Grant Morgan, PhD, Leader of R&D Metrics and Capacity Management; Senior Global Project Manager, ALLERGAN, INC  

 4:00   Metrics for Alliance Management (full session decription coming soon)

           Richard Marshak, General Manager, Alliance Management, ABBOTT