International Expert Advisory Panel and Speakers:

Driving Innovation, Reducing Waste and Generating ROI in R&D and Manufacturing

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.

Plus! 2 Exclusive Interactive Pre-Conference Workshop Sessions

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.

Companies that have previously attended this event include:

  • ABB Engineering Services
  • Abbott Vascular
  • AstraZeneca
  • Baxter
  • Boston Scientific
  • Elan Pharmaceuticals
  • Genentech, Inc
  • GlaxoSmithKline plc
  • Janssen Pharmaceutica
  • Bard Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Abbott Ireland
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medtronic
  • Mylan
  • Napp Pharmaceutical
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Novozymes A/S
  • NV Organon
  • OEE systems
  • MSD RBSC GmbH
  • Novo Nordisk AS
  • Genzyme Ireland Ltd
  • Pfizer
  • Sara Lee International BV
  • Schott AG
  • Solutions PT
  • UCB
  • Volvo Car Corporation
  • Wyeth BioPharma
  • Wyeth Medica Ireland
  • Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland
  • Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd

TESTIMONIALS

Excellent. Very valuable!
Tracie Ward, Pfizer Ltd
Good balance of speakers from the industry, from other industries and academic viewpoint. Valuable presentations & networking.
Nick Maishman, Wyeth
All very interesting & well prepared speakers. Very useful & thought provoking.
Sean Feeney, Elan Corp.
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