Dear Colleagues:
The Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association (BCASA) invites you to attend the Fourth Boston Pharmaceutical Symposium on May 8, 2020 at Pfizer, Building 2, Kendall Sq, Cambridge MA.
As an annual event, the Boston Pharmaceutical 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 the industry statistical practice. We welcome the participation from industry statisticians, academia researchers, as well as university students and any professionals interested in pharmaceutical statistical topics.
More information
https://community.amstat.org/bostonchapter/upcoming-events/fourth-annual-boston-pharma-symposiumRegistration
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fourth-annual-boston-pharmaceutical-symposium-tickets-94334219189Sponsors: Cytel, Takeda and Pfizer
Confirmed Speakers:
Andrew Bean, Principal Biostatistician, Novartis Oncology
Mike Hale, VP and Chief Statistical Scientist, Takeda
Charlie Cao, Senior Director, Biogen
Yannis Jemiai, Chief Scientific Officer, Cytel
Bo Jin, Executive Director, Boston Biomedical
Yuan Ji, University of Chicago
Meijuan Li, VP of Biostatistics and bioinformatics, Foundation Medicine; formerly deputy director at FDA/CDRH division of Biostatistics
Geoffrey Grove, Senior Product Manager, Cytel
Submit a Poster Abstract
Participants are encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation. Abstracts need to be submitted by Friday, May 1 to Dr. Olga Vitek via
o.vitek@northeastern.edu. Abstracts on topics related to pharmaceutical statistics may include, but are not limited to, adaptive designs, platform trials, umbrella designs, mater protocols, use of machine learning in clinical trials, dose response, wearable devices, analysis of pediatrics studies, etc.
Registration
The registration fee covers a light breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, and symposium materials. The early bird registration fee (before May 1) is $125 for industry professionals. Members of the Boston Chapter (BCASA) receive a discounted registration fee at $95. Thanks to the generous support from Cytel and Takeda, we are able to reduce the registration fees for participants from academic and nonprofit institutions to encourage broader participation. The fees are $60 for a non-BCASA member and $30 for a BCASA member for participants from academic or a nonprofit institutions and retirees. To register, please go to
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fourth-annual-boston-pharmaceutical-symposium-tickets-94334219189Please register early. Space permitting, registrations after the May 1 deadline will be accepted, subject to a late fee of $30
Scientific Committee:
Alyssa Biller, Cytel
Wenting Cheng, Biogen
Tim Clough, Novartis
Fang Yang, Novartis
Geoffrey Grove, Cytel
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, Alexion
Zhonggai (Kevin) Li, Boston Biomedical
Jianchang Lin, Takeda
Jameson Luks, Cytel
Olga Vitek, Northeastern University (co-chair)
Huyuan Yang, Boston Biomedical
Weidong Zhang, Jounce Therapeutics (co-chair)
Ling Wang, Pfizer
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Sincerely
Olga Vitek
Program chair, Boston Chapter of the ASA
Professor, Director - MS in Data Science Program
Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University
URL: olga-vitek-lab.ccis.northeastern.edu
twitter: @olgavitek
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