06 - 08 December, 2010, CCT Canary Wharf, London, UK
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PharmaIQ is pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Operational Excellence for Pharmaceuticals, Biotech and Medical Devices conference will take place in London on the 7th-8th December 2010.
It is easy to believe that Lean principles are limited only to manufacturing processes, but the simple truth is they drive cost reduction, improved efficiency and increased ROI; so it is not only logical to apply them to R&D, Clinical and Healthcare environments, it is also good business sense!
The 5th Annual Operational Excellence for Pharmaceuticals, Biotech and Medical Devices will address the key issues from initial analysis and building of your operational excellence strategy within manufacturing, R&D and clinical environments to development of the right tools and successful implementation.
Discuss real solutions to the challenges of applying lean principles to R&D and innovation with fellow world leaders and peers over 2 days of exclusive case studies and presentations, including 5 hours of unrivalled networking opportunities.
Workshop A: Communities of Practice and Other Knowledge Management Techniques for Implementing and Sustaining Continuous Improvement
Gain valuable insights and real techniques that you can apply to support continuous improvement initiatives in your company through identifying those methodologies most appropriate and designing an action plan for your own specific situation.
Led by Elisabeth Goodman, former Business Operations Consultant, GlaxoSmithKline
Workshop B: WORLD EXCLUSIVE! “Create-a-Tool” Pre-Conference Blue Sky Development Session: Cut Out the Waste in Lean - Creating Effective Lean Strategies and Tools for R&D
The Goal: To walk out with a working tool you can apply to your own R&D The Leaders:
Dawood Dassu, R&D Global Master Black Belt, AstraZeneca
Celia Banks, R&D and Medical BT CI Lead, Pfizer
The Details: Join senior decision makers and peers from pharmaceutical and biotech companies in leveraging your combined experience and expertise to try to create a practical, working methodology for applying lean principles to the R&D environment.
Excellent. Very valuable!
Good balance of speakers from the industry, from other industries and academic viewpoint. Valuable presentations & networking.
All very interesting & well prepared speakers. Very useful & thought provoking.
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