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2026 Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium

The Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium is the flagship event for the Boston Chapter. The Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium provides a unique venue for sharing statistical applications and research in the biotech-pharma industry and building connections among all colleagues of the Greater Boston area engaged in statistical practice. We welcome the participation of industry statisticians, academic researchers, university students, and any professionals interested in pharmaceutical statistical topics.

The Boston Chapter first organized the Boston Pharmaceutical Symposium in 2017. Since then, the symposium has become a very successful annual event. Because statistics is a fundamental element of this symposium, in 2024, the Boston Chapter and the symposium's scientific committee changed the name of the symposium from "Boston Pharmaceutical Symposium" to "Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium".

The 2026 Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium will be held at Novo Nordisk (75 Hayden Avenue), in Lexington, MA, on November 12 and November 13, 2026. On November 13, it is going to be a full-day event, featuring invited talks, a poster session, network opportunities, and much more. On November 12, the event will include two short courses.

 

Venue:

Novo Nordisk, 75 Hayden Avenue in Lexington

Information on the Bus route can be found here. The free parking location is the East Garage on the Novo Nordisk site. 

 

Abstracts for Poster/Lightning Talk

Participants who are interested in sharing their work at the symposium are encouraged to submit an abstract to the poster session. Presentations may be given on any topic related to pharmaceutical or academic statistics. Any topics related to transforming clinical development through data science, innovative design, statistical excellence and other broad topics are encouraged. Some additional highlights:

●    Selected abstracts will be invited for a lightning talk before the poster session
●    A student poster award competition will be hosted

Opens: July 20, 2026

Closes: September 22, 2026

To submit an abstract, you will need the following: 

1. Authors’ names 

2. Presenting author’s email and affiliation(s) 

3. Abstract title 

4. Abstract text (250-word limit) 

5. Abstract keywords (max 6) 

SUBMIT HERE!

Acceptance of the abstract will be notified prior Oct 6th, 2026.

More information on the 2026 Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium can be found on our website.

All presenters are expected to register for the symposium and are responsible for printing and transport of the poster. For additional information, please contact ASA.Boston.Pharm.Symposium@gmail.com.

 

Sponsorship 

We would like to warmly invite your organization to join us as a sponsor of the 2026 symposium. Sponsorship offers a unique opportunity to connect with a highly engaged audience of statisticians and data scientists while supporting the professional growth and collaboration within our industry. More details can be found in the sponsorship letter.

Venue Sponsor:

 

2025 Boston Pharmaceutical Statistics Symposium Scientific Committee

    Symposium Co-Chair and Program Chair of the Boston Chapter of ASA

         Gautier Paux, Sanofi

    Symposium Co-Chair and Chair of Speakers and Short Course Subcommittee

         Maria Kudela, Pfizer

    Symposium Vice-Chair and Venue Host 

         Jing Zhou, Novo Nordisk

    Symposium Vice-Chair, Chair of Communication Subcommittee, and Webmaster of the Boston Chapter of ASA

         Kush Kapur, Seaport Therapeutics

    Symposium Past-Chair and In-charge of student volunteers, Boston local liaison

         Kristin Baltrusaitis, Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Symposium Past Co-Chair and Past President of the Boston Chapter of ASA

         Wenting Cheng, Biogen

    Symposium Past Co-Chair

         Zhaoyang Teng, Astellas

    Symposium Past Vice-Chair and Venue Host

         Tu Xu, Alnylam

    President of the Boston Chapter of ASA

         Jianchang Lin, Takeda

    Symposium Scientific Committee Members

         Florence Casset-Semanaz, EMD Serono

         Hailu Chen, Alkermes

         Jinghui Dong, Kite, Gilead Science

         Jimmy Efird, VA CSPCC - Boston

         Kosalaram Goteti, Seaport Therapeutics

         Ina Jazic, Vertex

         Fotios Kokkotos, Boston University

         Haolin Li, Boston University

         Xihao Li, UNC-Chapel Hill

         Junjing Lin, Takeda

         Jameson Luks, Instem

         Abigail Sloan, Pfizer

         Ting Wang, Biogen

         Disa Yu, Sanofi

         Jing Yu, Novo Nordisk

         Jinfeng Zhang, Insilicom

         Jing Zhou, Novo Nordisk