Developing Optimal Global Pharmaceutical Pricing Strategies
1 Feb 2002-2 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: registration@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5055

Blood Product Safety - TSE Perception vs Reality
4 Feb 2002-7 Feb 2002 — Washington, Virginia, USA (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)


For more information contact:
email: eeskedal@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

Working through Drug Development
4 Feb 2002-8 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

e-Pharma Marketing & e-Detailing Summit
4 Feb 2002-6 Feb 2002 — Princeton, NJ, USA (Strategic Research Institute)
The Definitive e-Business Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Company and Service Provider Communities

For more information contact:
Glenn Pascual
email: gpascual@srinstitute.com
phone: +1 212 967 0095

The management course for the newly appointed manager
4 Feb 2002-8 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
The course is designed for professionals who have recently been promoted to a managerial position, or for those who are new to some aspects of management and want to give themselves the opportunity to succeed.

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

International Conference and Biopartnering Meeting
5 Feb 2002-6 Feb 2002 — Kent, UK (Southern Bioscience)


For more information contact:
phone: +44 (0) 1483 713342

Effective presentation skills
6 Feb 2002-8 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
This intensive four-day course will provide you with a solid foundation for your future expertise in expressive, persuasive and dynamic presentations.

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Advanced Technology Licensing
6 Feb 2002-7 Feb 2002 — London, UK (EuroLegal)


For more information contact:
email: maurice@euro-legal.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7878 6888

Financial Strategies
7 Feb 2002 — London, UK (PLG - UK (Pharmaceutical Licensing Group))


For more information contact:
email: admin@plg-uk.com
phone: +44 208 654 3637

Academia does not use Licensing Enough!
7 Feb 2002 — Leeds, UK (LES Britain & Ireland)
Can we learn from the american experience?

For more information contact:
Sharon Lister
email: sab@walkermorris.co.uk
phone: +44 113 283 2500

Drafting and enforcing R&D contracts
7 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Hawksmere Plc)


For more information contact:
email: info@hawksmere.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7 824 8257

Understanding Pharmaceuticals
8 Feb 2002 — London, UK (ViBpharma)


For more information contact:
email: events@arena-international.com
phone: +44 (0) 20 7256 5188

Molecular Diversity
11 Feb 2002-12 Feb 2002 — San Diego, California (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)


For more information contact:
email: eeskedal@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

Successful Medical Writing
11 Feb 2002-13 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Essentials of pharmaceutical product management
11 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
Scheduling, planning, marketing research, segmentation, promotion, positioning, budgeting - product management encompasses all these terms, and many others. Complex responsibilities confuse many marketing and product managers, who can be unsure which activities should be done when and how. The seminar extends cutting-edge knowledge , provides practical tools/techniques and encourages skills for effectively managing pharmaceutical management responsibilities. You will learn and practice how to manage assigned products with a particular focus on maximising sales and profitability. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Global Patient Recruitment
11 Feb 2002 — Washington, DC, USA (Center for Business Intelligence)


For more information contact:
phone: +1 781 939 2438

Managing people
11 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
Achieving the best results with your team and colleagues

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Product management for the newly promoted product manager
11 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
Sharpen your product management tools and soft people skills to maximise product profitability

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

The fundamentals of finance for non-financial managers
11 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
Extend your business experience with financial expertise

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Patenting Receptors, Screening Methods & In Silico Inventions
11 Feb 2002-12 Feb 2002 — London, UK (EuroLegal)


For more information contact:
email: maurice@euro-legal.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7878 6888

The 2001 Review
11 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)
The changing regulatory environment and its impact on the pharmaceutical industry in the 21st century.

For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Gene Quantification
11 Feb 2002-12 Feb 2002 — San Diego, CA, USA (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)


For more information contact:
email: fvargus@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

Pharma R&D Directions Cancun 2002
12 Feb 2002-14 Feb 2002 — Cancun, Mexico (Terrapinn Ltd)
This is North America's leading business and strategic event to help drive your company towards global collaborative R&D, optimising new developments in bioinformatics and capitalising on the proteomic revolution. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: heather.ward@terrapinn.com
phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 2324

Incubator/tech transfer Seminar
12 Feb 2002 — Inverness, Scotland (BioIndustry Association)


For more information contact:
email: margaretgillan@sba.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7 565 7190

Developing your personal influence and impact
12 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
A unique and extremely concentrated programme of personal influence development. The course uses a highly interactive environment to enables you to improve - and to practise - the impact you have on those around you.

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

How to License your Technology
12 Feb 2002-13 Feb 2002 — Bedford, UK (R&D Management Centre)


For more information contact:
email: rdman@cranfield.ac.uk
phone: +44 1234 754176

Managing Multiple Priorities
13 Feb 2002-14 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

Intellectual Property Legaal Update
13 Feb 2002 — London, UK (LES Britain & Ireland)


For more information contact:
email: les@glasconf.demon.co.uk
phone: +44 1355 244966

LES Britain & Ireland Annual Lunch
13 Feb 2002 — London, UK (LES Britain & Ireland)


For more information contact:
email: les@glasconf.demon.co.uk
phone: +44 1355 244966

Parallel Trade
13 Feb 2002 — London, UK (MAPS)


For more information contact:
phone: +1 706 722 7511

Infotech Pharma
13 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IBM Life Sciences)
InfoTechPharma is the world annual meeting place for R&D and production informaticians working in the pharmaceutical industry. Discovery, preclinical, clinical and production professionals from users through to vendors and academia, amass from around the world to gather new facts and evaluate developing concept and ideas. News, reviews, benchmarking and cutting edge technology all combine to make this a unique event. A plenary strategy day, 3 parallel streams and targeted tutorials will ensure all interests and knowledge needs are catered for. New for 2002 will be training, networking and courses for junior members of the informatics community. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Tamara James
email: cust.serv@informa.com
phone: +44 (0) 1932 893856

High-Throughput Organic Synthesis
13 Feb 2002-14 Feb 2002 — San Diego, CA, USA (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)


For more information contact:
email: fvargus@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

Molecular Analysis for Research and Diagnostics
13 Feb 2002-14 Feb 2002 — San Diego, CA, USA (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)


For more information contact:
email: fvargus@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

The EU Clinical Trial Directive
14 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

3rd Annual Predicting Drug Metabolism
14 Feb 2002 — Philadelphia , PA, USA (Center for Business Intelligence)


For more information contact:
phone: +1 781 939 2438

European Generic medicines Association's annual regulatory affairs conference
14 Feb 2002-15 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

An Introduction to the Medical Devices Directives
15 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Marketing pharmaceutical products
18 Feb 2002-21 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
There is no doubt that competition is fiercer than ever before in pharmaceutical markets. This situation is heightened by the difficulty of differentiating your products and ever-tightening pressures from strict healthcare cost containment regimes. This seminar will provide you with the tools and concepts for improving your marketing and your strategic marketing processes. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Negotiating effectively
18 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
How to get and maintain the cooperation of others

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Interpersonal effectiveness
18 Feb 2002-22 Feb 2002 — Bruges, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
How to improve your working relationships by seeing yourself as others see you.

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Proteomics 2002
18 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Geneva, Switzerland (IBM Life Sciences)
The most recent estimate that there are about 30,000 genes in the Human Genome, rather than 100,000 genes, has shifted the emphasis over to the study of proteins as drug targets. Proteomics is evolving, and advancements in the studies of protein-protein interactions, quantification and comparisons of protein expression, annotated proteomic databases and advanced protein function methodologies, all promise to pay off in accelerating the identification of new, useful therapeutic targets.This conference will examine the latest Proteomic technologies, revolutionising and accelerating drug discovery and development. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Helen Stevenson
email: ews@us.ibm.com
phone: +44 (0)1932 893 832

Pharmaceutical sales force management in a changing environment
18 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
How to successfully apply leading-edge concepts and techniques in pharmaceutical sales force management.

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Marketing Pharmaceutical Products
18 Feb 2002-21 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
Strategic marketing concepts and decision-making tools in a fast changing business environment

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Pharmaceutical sales force management in a changing environment
18 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Brussels, Belgium (Management Centre Europe)
The seminar explores an effective and innovative framework developed by Prof Andris Zoltners and Dr. Prabha Sinha for evaluating and improving the performance of any sales force. The seminar is packed with insights for improving the customer focus, size, structure, compensation, and performance management of a selling organisation. Zoltners, Sinha and their team from ZS Associates have applied their ideas with hundreds of sales forces, and they are widely regarded as pionners and leaders. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: info@mce.be
phone: +32 2 543 2100

Genomics & Proteomics 2002
19 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Geneva, Switzerland ()


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Commercialising Research and Inventions
19 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Bedford, UK (R&D Management Centre)


For more information contact:
email: rdman@cranfield.ac.uk
phone: +44 1234 754176

Genomics & Proteomics
19 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — Geneva, Switzerland ()
This conference is one of the first in Europe to examine the commercialisation potential of the new developments in the fields of Geneomics & Proteomics.

For more information contact:
email: ianb@marcusevansuk.com
phone: +44 020 7307 9545

Early Stage Licensing
19 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Limited)
The conference will address issues helping you to improve your skills of evaluation of early stage licensing opportunities and increase your understanding of the economic and legal aspects of early stage deals. Techniques to aid you in selecting the correct technologies to complement your development pipeline and to enable you to successfully incorporate and integrate complementary discovery technologies to boost your pipeline will be discussed. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: registration@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 (020) 7915 5055

Finance for the non-financial manager
19 Feb 2002-20 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

An Introduction to Pharmaceutical Validation
21 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

The Management of Outsourcing - A Workshop
21 Feb 2002-22 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Genome Tri-Conference 2002: The Molecular Medicine Marketplace
23 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Santa Clara, CA, USA (Cambridge Healthtech Institute)
Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Genome Tri-Conference is the premier industry event for all players in the genomics field. Kicking off the Tri-Conference is Genomic Partnering, providing a platform for early-stage companies to present cutting-edge genomic technologies. The core conference, Human Genome Discovery, highlights important advances in the rapidly developing genomics area which will revolutionize the field of medicine. Rounding out the week is coverage of developments in the increasingly important field of Gene Functional Analysis. Over the past few years, there has been explosive growth in the number of delegates at the Tri-Conference, with over 1500 attending the 2001 event. With such an overwhelming response, CHI is pleased to announce that this event will now be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. This move will provide more space for increased attendance at each portion of the Tri-Conference and accommodate a greater number of companies wishing to exhibit at this event. Please join us in Santa Clara at the industry's must attend genomic event of the year! Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: chi@healthtech.com
phone: +1 617-630-1300

JAPAN: Pharmaceutical Development, Registration, Pricing and the Culture That Supports It
24 Feb 2002-25 Feb 2002 — Philadelphia, PA, USA ()


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Financial analysis and business modelling in excel
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Advanced Negotiation Skills
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — Dublin, Republic of Ireland (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — Princeton NJ, USA (Strategic Research Institute)
Stem cell research and regenerative medicine hold the key to revolutionizing human therapeutics in the 21st century. Recent developments have brought this science even closer to reality, as companies involved in adult and embryonic stem cell research have made significant breakthroughs. But who are the key players? What is the role of the pharmaceutical industry? We invite you to learn the answer to these and other pressing questions at this groundbreaking meeting. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: science@srinstitute.com
phone: + 1 646-336-7030

Auditing and Inspecting Preclinical Research for GLP Compliance
25 Feb 2002 — New Brunswick, NJ, USA ()


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6th Annual Clinical Trial Supply 2002
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — Barcelona, Spain (ViBpharma)
IVRS and its application in clinical trials, post-conference workshop: 27th February 2002 led by ICTI. .

For more information contact:
email: events@arena-international.com
phone: +44 (0)20 7256 5188

Achieving and Maintaining 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
25 Feb 2002 — Philadelphia, PA, USA (Validation Associates Inc)


For more information contact:
email: info@validassoc.com
phone: +1 215-354-1720

Validation of Computer Systems: Pharmaceutical R&D
25 Feb 2002 — Boca Raton, FL, USA ()


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Advanced CRA Training Course
25 Feb 2002-27 Feb 2002 — New Orleans, LA, USA ()


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Needle-Free and Auto injectors
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)
An update on technology and application

For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Management Skills for Senior Managers
25 Feb 2002-27 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

Drug Design
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — London, UK (SMi Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: customer_services@smiconferences.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7827 6000

BioPharm Licensing
25 Feb 2002-26 Feb 2002 — San Francisco, CA, USA (American Conference Institute)
The market for pharmaceutical biotechnology continues to skyrocket while competition gets tougher. Licensing biotechnology (in or out) is still your company's best, and fastest, route to entering new markets, expanding business opportunities and increasing profits, but the cost of doing it wrong can be high, both in income stream and loss in value of your IP corporate assets. This timely and important American Conference Institute event was specifically designed to provide you with an intensive and thorough review and update of the critical issues that arise in virtually all biopharm licensing transactions. Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: wougene@aci-ny.com
phone: +1-888-ACI-2480

Variations 2002
26 Feb 2002-27 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Limited)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 207 915 5055

Computer System Validation in FDA-regulated Industries
26 Feb 2002-27 Feb 2002 — Philadelphia, PA, USA (Validation Associates Inc)


For more information contact:
email: info@validassoc.com
phone: +1 215-354-1720

Mastering Real Options Evaluation and Risk Analysis
26 Feb 2002-27 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)
Creating Value in Pharmaceutical R&D

For more information contact:
email: registration@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5055

12th European Pharma License Exchange Meeting
27 Feb 2002-28 Feb 2002 — Nice, France (RauCon business development)
This License Business Meeting will focus on generic drugs, generics-plus (reformulated generics), bio-generics, and OTC products as well as dietary supplements. It will also consider technologies which can be applied to these items, e.g. drug delivery, reformulation, and others Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: inform@raucon.com
phone: +49 6222 9807-0
(other events from RauCon business development)

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Asia
27 Feb 2002-28 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Reference Standards for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries.
27 Feb 2002-28 Feb 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Gene Therapy
27 Feb 2002-28 Feb 2002 — London, UK (SMi Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: customer_services@smiconferences.co.uk
phone: +44 20 7827 6000

7th Annual Computer Validation Meeting: Treating Validation from a Systems Perspective
27 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Washington, DC, USA ()


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The First Latin American Congress of Clinical Research
27 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Mexico City, Mexico ()


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BioSquare 2002
27 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Zurich, Switzerland ()
The Conference will open on Wednesday with EuropaBio's health care and agricultural/nutraceutical high-level R&D leaders providing a mission statement of their future direction and the role that small biotechs will play in that future. Thursday and Friday will feature two plenary panels, biotechnology company presentations, private meetings as well as sponsor exhibits.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:

Licensing in Asia - Experiences of the Reality
27 Feb 2002 — Antwerp, Belgium (LES International)


For more information contact:
email: leshq@aol.com
phone: +1 703 836 3106

Managing Business Projects
27 Feb 2002-28 Feb 2002 — London, UK (IIR Management Development Centre)


For more information contact:
email: information@iir-conferences.com
phone: +44 20 7915 5380

Biocompatibility Evaluation for Registration of Medical Devices and Biomaterials
27 Feb 2002 — San Francisco, CA ()


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BioSquare 2002
27 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Zurich, Switzerland (Biotechnology Industry Organization)
BioSquare recognizes the growing interdependence among the various sectors of Biotechnology, BioSquare brings together the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and agricultural industries in one venue.

For more information contact:
email: info@bio.org
phone: +1 202-962-9200

Foreign Pharmaceutical Enterprises in China
28 Feb 2002 — Frankfurt, Germany (IBM Life Sciences)
Investment, challenges & opportunities for Pharmaceutical organisations in China after joining World Trade Organisation (WTO)

For more information contact:
Aimee Smith
email: aimee.smith@informa.com
phone: +44 (0)20 7453 2132

AAPS Workshop on Critical Issues in the Design and Applications of Polymeric Biomaterials in Drug Delivery
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — Arlington, VA, USA (American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences)


For more information contact:
email: meetings@aaps.org
phone: +1 703-243-2800

Pharmaceutical Promotional Labeling
28 Feb 2002 — Atlantic City , NJ, USA (Center for Business Intelligence)


For more information contact:
phone: +1 781 939 2438

Validation of Clinical Computerised Systems
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — London, UK (ViBpharma)


For more information contact:
email: postmaster2@visioninbusiness.com
phone: +44 (0)20 7256 5188

Attract, Develop and Retain Scientific and Clinical Talent
28 Feb 2002 — San Francisco , CA, USA (Center for Business Intelligence)


For more information contact:
phone: +1 781 939 2438

Diabetes Management - New Developments
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Protecting Biotech Inventions in Europe
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099

Bioval 2002
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — London, UK (American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
An international Conference with a European Flavour on the FDA Guidance for Bioanalytical Method Validation Co-sponsored by AAPS

For more information contact:
email: aaps@aaps.org
phone: +1 703-548-3000

Clinical Trials Methodology in Respiratory Medicine
28 Feb 2002-1 Mar 2002 — London, UK (Management Forum Ltd)


For more information contact:
email: info@management-forum.co.uk
phone: +44 1483 570099