Conference Day One: Tuesday, March 31, 2009

8:45 Welcome & Chairman’s Opening Remarks

9:00 Developing Biology ELN Applications To Pharmacokinetics

• Managing in Vivo data and workflows inside a pharmacokinetic lab
• Sharing and integrating pharmacokinetic data with the rest of R&D
• Enhancing collaboration across geographies (US vs. Europe) and functions (Development vs. Discovery)
• Strengthening relationships as the foundation of project and business success

Kennan Marsh Director of Pre-Clinical Science, Global Pharmaceutical R&D ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Yan Song IT Program Manager, Global Pharmaceutical R&D ABBOTT LABORATORIES

9:45 Addressing The Variety Of Analytical Techniques Through A Simple-To-Use And Flexible ELN

• Covering from requests submission to analysis execution
• Analyzing dynamic forms design for individual technique
• Extending the workflow with OpenLAB ECM integration and smart import features

Michael Burke
Solution Architect
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES

11:00 Panel Session: The Integration Of Informatics Systems In An Analytical Laboratory

• Evaluating what data belongs in which system
• Identifying what should vendors do to enhance integration
• Deciding what system should be used to hold final results

Moderator:

Chris Ruggles
Enterprise Marketing
CAMBRIDGESOFT

Panelists:

Yan Song IT Program Manager, Global Pharmaceutical R&D ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Martin D. Leach Executive Director Basic Research & Biomarker IT MERCK & CO. INC.

Andrew Jacobson Director IBS, Research Informatics CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS

1:00 ELN Is Deployed – What's Next?

• Hearing the highs and the lows of the Merck ELN project, from the perspective of Merck scientists
• Understanding why today's ELN is falling short of an Electronic Laboratory Environment
• Discussing what's necessary to create a true Electronic Laboratory Environment, and how pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and vendors can work together to make this a reality

Martin D. Leach
Executive Director Basic Research & Biomarker IT
MERCK & CO. INC.

1:45 Cross-Disciplinary Integration Via Comprehensive Informatics Environments, A Case Study In Bridging Discovery And Pre-Clinical Development Workflows

• Discussing an approach to informatics systems that includes comprehensive security, data management architecture and integration with both internal and vendor supplied systems
• Breaking down the silos created by LIMS, Electronic Lab Notebook, compound registration, screening, methods development and materials tracking systems
• Borrowing concepts used in other areas of IT such as ‘change data capture’, ‘master data management’ and ‘business intelligence’ reporting
• Focusing on the implementation of systems, embarking on a consolidated platform and seeing the benefits in cross functional integration throughout discovery and development areas

Andrew Jacobson
Director IBS, Research Informatics
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS

• Discussing how early safety assessment is necessary to improve quality and reduce attrition of clinical candidates
• Summarizing how relevant data are generated by several groups within the company and need to be integrated to enable decision making
• Focusing on the use of informatics and data integration to help project teams mitigate cardio safety risks with examples from early lead discovery and optimization

Dmitri Mikhailov
Lab Head, Lead Discovery Informatics
NOVARTIS

• Discussing market trends and how they affect product decisions
• Identifying differences and similarities between informatics architectures
• Streamlining workflow processes through a holistic approach
• Discussing pros and cons of converged technology
• Evaluating the future of informatics: where do we go from here?

Michael H. Elliott
CEO
ATRIUM RESEARCH & CONSULTING

4:30 End Of Day 1

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