Institute for International Research

We are in this together

It is to the entire benefit of the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries to share our best practices in developing, implementing and utilizing metrics for increased efficiencies to produce a safer and more effective product for our customers. More and more, companies are using metrics to achieve cost savings, higher quality, and a more efficient timeline. In researching with 50 professionals from the pharmaceutical industry we have found that 95% of respondents are focused on using metrics to produce results in the cycle time and efficiency of the clinical trials, and ultimately using the right metrics to change their business processes.

This is why ABBOTT LABORATORIES, COVANCE, CUSTOMIZED IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES, ELI LILLY& COMPANY, GENZYME, HEWLETT PACKARD, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MERCK & CO, MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, TRIALYTICS, QUINTILES, and WYETH join together to share best practices and engage conference participants in discussions on:

• Gaining alignment around metric definitions
  
• Implementing measurement strategies to predict clinical trial variables
  
• Using metrics to manage outsourced partnership
  
• Gaining process improvement strategies through performance measurement
  
• Integrating operational and portfolio metrics
  
• Standardizing metrics for a more streamlined process
  
• Collecting the right data to increase efficiency
  
• Best practices in benchmarking

Act Now

Join us on October 17, 2007 to interact with R&D professionals investing time, money and resources in performance metrics. This is the only conference that covers both operational and portfolio metrics. The program has two additional components for those looking to get up to speed with Metrics and for those who want to gain a well covered overview on six sigma. See page 3 for workshop details.

The main conference is 100% dedicated to showing you how to utilize metrics to make more strategic R&D decisions for your company. We look forward to welcoming you at the conference.

Sincerely

Jennie Friedlich
Event Director, Pharmaceutical Division
Institute for International Research

Valerie Bowling
Divisional Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
Institute for International Research