IMACS 2008, International Meeting on Automated Compliance Systems for the Life Science Industry
May 21-22, 2008
Princeton, NJ
VelQuest Corporation is pleased to sponsor the 5th annual IMACS conference providing a forum to detail IT-based compliance and productivity solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices QC/QA laboratory environments. The IMACS 2008 organizing committee
invited industry speakers with topics including: paperless lab initiatives, QC/QA e-notebook's, 21CFR Part 11 and 21st Century cGMP remediation issues, integration of PAT technologies, SOP/method-centric automation platforms and process batch record automation.
IMACS
(International Meeting on Automated Compliance Systems), is the definitive conference on IT-based compliance and productivity solutions. The life science industry is challenged with reducing costs and improving productivity throughout the drug development and production process. IMACS is dedicated to providing an information exchange for enabling technologies designed to meet those challenges. IMACS is open to all individuals interested in advances and experiences in automating compliance and features implementer experiences and insights. The organizing
committee will not accept commercial presentations. IMACS 2008 will take place in Princeton, NJ (USA) on May 21-22, 2008.
IMACS mission is three fold:
- Provide a stimulating information exchange between
automated compliance system users/implementers and managers.
- Create a respected forum for automated compliance
innovators to present and publish their work.
- Recognize pioneers and visionaries "leading the way" in automated compliance and productivity technologies in GLP and GMP environments.
Presentations discuss the roles and perspectives of laboratory analysts, lab management, IT, QA and executive management involved in late stage development, stability, clinical supply release, in-process and final product QC/QA.
The IMACS
2008 preliminary program includes these key topics:
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Keynote - Going Global with a QA/QC IT System –
Business Requirements, Technology Evaluation and Vendor Selection Processes -
AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals
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Keynote - S88: Design and Implementation of a
21st Century Biotechnology Plant – IT Infrastructure Considerations
- Centocor, Inc. (tentative
paper)
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SmartLab Implementation in a Materials
Science Group - Bristol-Myers
Squibb
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SmartLab and LabWare LIMS Working
Together: A Homegrown Solution
- Mundipharma Research
Ltd.
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Data and Record Archiving Best Practices
to Assure Continuing Regulatory Compliance and Protection of Intellectual
Property - e-Organized World
Consultants
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Update on the Global Implementation of SmartLab and the
Realization of Productivity and Compliance Benefits -
Eli Lilly &
Company
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Leveraging MethodBuilder Technology for
Rapid Test Method Implementation in the SmartLab System -
McNeil Consumer Healthcare -
Canada
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Integration of a GMP ELN and the Autoscribe Matrix LIMS
Stability Module –Protocol Design, Scheduling, Test Execution and Reporting -
Meda AB
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Integration of Lab Systems – The Paperless Lab -
McNeil Consumer
Healthcare
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Keynote- SmartLab Deployment in a Diverse Analytical
Research & Development Environment -
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
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Keynote - Part 11 Risk Assessment and Compliance of
Electronic Systems - Meda, AB
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Deploying SmartLab ELN in a Virtual Server Environment
- Avatar Pharmaceutical
Services
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A Change in Strategy: Integrating a GMP ELN into Your
Existing Laboratory Systems Environment -
G.R. Talbot
Consulting
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Optimizing the Method Conversion Process in cGMP
Quality Operations - AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Westborough, MA
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Multi-site Decision’s for a cGMP Informatics Platform:
Evaluation, IT Infrastructure and Project Management Considerations -
McNeil Consumer Healthcare - USA
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The 2008 program will be limited to two days to ensure quality content and make it as convenient as possible to
attend. In addition to the podium presentations, keynote presentations were given each day. To be included in further updates about IMACS, email us at imacs@imacs-world.com.
Venue
The venue for IMACS 2008 is the Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference
Center in Princeton, NJ.
IMACS 2008 Sponsors include
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