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“This was a great meeting… it was well handled and I learned a lot” Paul Wang, Director, Clinical R&D, Pfizer, SMi’s Paediatric Clinical Trials 2007
It takes an average of 15 years and millions of pounds to bring a new medicine to market. Whilst great care is taken to evaluate new treatments on adults, the process for testing medicines for children is much more tightly regulated and all research protocols must be submitted for Ethics Committee / Institutional Review Board (IRB) scrutiny and approval before trials can even start. Furthermore, the ethical and research needs of children are very different from that of adults, and paediatric clinical trials need to be tailored to the patient group as well as the disease and therapeutic area. Approximately 50% of the drugs on the European market have not been specially tested on children and this can lead to adverse effects, many of which can be fatal. With the recent implementation of the European Medicines for Children Regulation, pharmaceutical companies are under immense pressure to ensure they run their paediatric clinical trials effectively and efficiently.
Why should you attend this event?
SMi’s 2009 Paediatric Clinical Trials conference offers delegates a unique opportunity to discover the latest developments and regulatory changes in this area: - Discussing operational challenges in implementing paediatric plans
- Evaluating child and adult synergies under the new paediatric guidelines
- Developing effective patient recruitment and retention strategies
- Assessing ethical and financial implications of conducting paediatric trials
- Analysing the differences in clinical trial requirements in the EU, US and the rest of the world
Hear keynote addresses from:
- David McIntosh, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College and Medical Director, Infectious Diseases (EMEA), Wyeth Europa
- Francis Crawley, Executive Director, Good Clinical Practice Alliance – Europe & Member, Ethics Working Group, European Academy of Paediatric (EAP-UEMS)
Our expert speaker line-up also includes:
- Philippe Auby, Director, International Clinical Research - Paediatric Neuro-Psychiatry, Lundbeck
- Michael Needle, Vice President, Clinical R&D – Pediatrics, Celgene
- Findlay Walker, Vice President, EU Administration, Daiichi Sankyo Inc
- Iman El-Hariry, Senior Director, Oncology Medicines Centre, GlaxoSmithKline
- John Bolodeoku, Vice President, Medical Affairs & Health Economics, Europe, Astellas Pharma EU
- Tricia Fowler, Ex-Director of Special Projects, Formerly at GlaxoSmithKline
- Tariro Gandiya, Medical Student, University of Aberdeen
- Zorica Zivkovic, Head of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children’s Hospital for Lung Diseases and TB
- Sandra Cottrell, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Heinrich Klech, Executive Vice President, Vienna School of Clinical Research
- Philippa Smit-Marshall, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Pharmanet
- Malcolm Barratt-Johnson, Independent Pharmaceutical Physician and Managing Partner, The BJ Partnership LLP
- Hartwig Gajek, Medical Director, Clinical Operations, Baxter BioPharmaceuticals
- Sarah Arbe-Barnes, EU General Manager, Fulcrum Pharma
- Le Thuy Vuong, Chief Operating Officer, Vitalea Science Inc
Who should attend?
Vice Presidents, Directors and Heads from within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with responsibilities in the following:
- Paediatric Clinical Trials
- Immunology
- Medical
- Immunoscience Development
- Inflammation
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Operations
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- Arthritis Research
- Metabolic Diseases
- Bone Metabolism
- Health Economics
- Regulatory Affairs
- Respiratory Research
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As well as CRO’s and consultants who want to hear about the latest developments in this area.
Venue details
COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road - From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
- Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train;
- Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train;
- Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach.
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