Welcome to the SecuringPharma.com events calendar. We aim to provide a comprehensive listing of relevant industry meetings, however we also welcome additional suggestions from readers and organisers regarding any that we may have overlooked. To submit an event please write to us here.
Editor's pick:
LogiPharma Europe 2012
Date: April 24-26, 2012Location: Hôtel Président Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
The 11th annual LogiPharma Europe 2012 is the only end-to-end pharma supply chain conference where strategic-level BioPharma logistics professionals meet to benchmark, network, share best practices and assess latest industry approaches to optimising supply chain performance. Over 120 Global Heads and VPs of supply chain, planning, logistics and quality gather to determine how to drive supply chain performance in order to deliver tangible competitive advantages over the competition. Companies attending include Boehringer Ingelheim, Baxter, Pfizer, Lodestone, DHL, Mylan, Astrazeneca and more. For more information email us at logipharma@wbr.co.uk or call +44 (0) 2073689465.
3rd University of Würzburg Anti-Counterfeit Conference: Strategies against Falsified / Counterfeit Medicines
Date: May 07-08, 2012Location: Würzburg, Germany
Counterfeit APIs and medicines pose a growing threat to patients worldwide, with increasing numbers in Europe and the USA. Customs all over the world find more and more illegally produced drugs. Moreover, drugs are increasingly sold via the Internet making it much easier to put counterfeits into circulation. Thus, strategies against counterfeited medicines become more important. With this in mind, the conference will focus on:
- The new Falsified Medicine Directive and the revised EU Good Distribution Practice Guide.
- Case studies for anti-counterfeiting strategies in pharmaceutical companies.
- The new tamper verification feature initiative.
- Actual track&trace (T&T) developments in Europe (“securPharm”, EDQM’s eTACT) and coding and T&T requirements worldwide.
- FDA’s anti-counterfeit strategies and current activities.
To find out more please visit www.counterfeit-conference.org.
2nd Annual Life Sciences Serialization & Traceability for Brand Protection Conference
Date: May 10-11, 2012Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, USA
This May, ExL gathers high-level, global industry experts to provide unique take home solutions assisting organizations with the development of an efficient, economically-viable and secure end-to- end supply chain. After the success of helping life sciences’ executives gain perspective in this area at both the inaugural 2011 ExL US event, and at the subsequent European event, the following topics will be addressed in 2012's program:
- Maximizing ROI through your serialization and traceability initiatives.
- Examining state and federal policy legislation.
- The EFPIA proposal for a Pan-EU verification system of pharma products.
- Building a global serialization infrastructure for the complete supply chain AND MUCH MORE...
Benefit from industry participation from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Baxter Healthcare, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GS1 US, California Board of Pharmacy, EFPIA, Beckton Dickinson and many more serialization and traceability experts. Additionally, benchmark with other leading serialization and traceability experts and remain 100% competitive. Click here for more information.
Pharma Supply Chain Directors Dialogue
Date: June 18-19, 2012Location: Beaumont House, Old Windsor, UK
With the supply chain now acknowledged as a key market differentiator, there is a competitive need to re-think entire strategies, integrate existing networks, and ensure that the supply chain is both secure and effective. The Pharma Supply Chain Directors Dialogue will demonstrate how pharma companies can cut costs and guarantee quality whilst successfully developing an integrated and profitable supply chain. Confirmed speakers include senior supply chain executives from Pfizer, Merck Serono, AstraZeneca, Janssen, GlaxoSmithKline, Ferring, TEVA, Actelion, Crucell Spain SA., Abbott Laboratories plus more. Through a series of keynote presentations, workshop sessions and one-to-one meetings, this event will provide you with a unique opportunity to gain critical business insights and intelligence that will enable you to innovate and transform your supply chain.
Who should attend?
The Pharma Supply Chain Directors Dialogue is the exclusive networking event for senior executives across Europe including: Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Directors, Managing Directors, Department Heads - all with responsibility for Supply Chain & Logistics.
For further information and to register contact Samantha Evans on
+44 (0) 20 7739 5696, email: samantha.evans@econique.com or go to: www.pharma-scdialogue.com.
World Drug Manufacturing Summit
Date: November 26-28, 2012Location: Swissotel, Düsseldorf, Germany
The World Drug Manufacturing Summit brings together the leading drug manufacturing professionals from across the globe to examine the latest technological developments and strategic advancements affecting the industry. Amongst other topics the pharma manufacturing agenda covers Operational Excellence, QBD, cost effective manufacturing strategies, facility management and IT in manufacturing The increasing competition from generics has only added to the immense pressure the industry is under. Companies are responding to the pressure by focussing more than ever on achieving excellence in manufacturing. This will be a central focus to this year’s summit. Based on industry case studies, the programme will analyse how each stage of the manufacturing process can be improved to overcome these challenges.
