Do you have a novel and innovative talk appropriate for the 2015 Bio-IT World program? We would love to hear from you! The 2015 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo plans to unite 3,000+ life sciences, pharmaceutical, clinical, healthcare, and IT professionals from 32+ countries. The Expo provides the perfect venue to share information and discuss enabling technologies that are driving biomedical research and the drug development process.
Bio-IT World Conference 2014
- Since its debut in 2002, the annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo has established itself as a premier event showcasing the myriad applications of IT and informatics to biomedical research and the drug discovery enterprise. The 2015 program will feature compelling talks from industry and academia on new trends in data generation, knowledge management, and information technology in life sciences and drug development, including best practice case studies and joint partner presentations relevant to the technologies, research, and regulatory issues of life science, pharmaceutical, clinical and IT professionals.
- Spanning three days, the meeting includes 12 parallel conference tracks and 16 pre-conference and 8 post-conference workshops.
CONCURRENT TRACKS
The deadline for submission is September 26, 2014.
Track 1 IT Infrastructure – Hardware:Big Data Storage Capabilities and Solutions in the R&D Ecosystem
Track 1 provides concrete case studies of secure internal and external storage solutions and implementation from the IT and scientist perspectives. Learn best practices of transforming a framework of individualized IT islands to a shared but flexible and scalable IT platform. Themes covered include cloud solutions linked to HPC clusters, accommodating different scientific disciplines and workflows in a common platform, and driving user governance structures.
Track 2 Software Development: Harnessing Data for Scientific Decision Making
Track 2 explores the technology and tools needed to connect data, applications, people, processes, and partners to ensure available, reliable, and actionable information for scientific decision making. Case studies will be presented that address how life science organizations address common problems in harnessing data including analytics, methods and standards, using open source, using in-house vs customized commercial platforms, transparency, efficiency, security, and cost-effective solutions.
Track 3 Cloud Computing: Riding Cloud to Next-Generation Computing
Life scientists agree that the shift to cloud is both necessary and practical. Adoption has been greater than anyone expected and users continue to find novel ways and contexts in which to apply it. Track 3 explores the rapid growth and progressive maturation of cloud as well as evolving provider and user experiences.
Track 4 Bioinformatics: Developments and Applications for Big Data
Track 4 assembles thought leaders who will discuss the latest developments and applications of bioinformatics to big data in scientific discovery and biomedical research that are contributing to solving real clinical problems and unmet needs in the healthcare and life sciences environment. Themes include modeling of systems and networks, scalable analysis, big data and computational drug design and repositioning, machine learning models, and translating data to patient care. With the ever-increasing volume of information generated for curing or treating diseases and cancers, bioinformatics technologies, tools and techniques play a critical role in turning data into meaningful biological applications and knowledge.
Track 5 Next-Gen Sequencing Informatics: Advances in Large-Scale Data Analysis and Interpretation
Tremendous advancements have been made to broaden NGS applications from the research to the clinic. In spite of this, enormous challenges for NGS still exist including data storage, processing, scaling, quality control management, and interpretation. Track 5 presents case studies on these challenges. Themes to be covered include database systems to manage and analyze NGS data, analytic tools and workflow solutions, cloud computing and collaborative technologies, and NGS variants & gene mapping and expression.
Track 6 Clinical & Translational Informatics: Transforming Biological Data to Clinical Development
Transforming biological insights from drug discovery to clinical development requires innovative techniques for the integration of biological and clinical data. Track 6 explores the integration, analysis and visualization of biological and clinical data with case studies from across pharma and academia.
Track 7 Data Visualization & Exploration Tools: Genomics, Drug Discovery and Clinical Development
As pharma and biotech generate ever greater volumes of data, data visualization allows for deeper analysis and better informed decision-making from these big data sets. Track 7 will showcase how to design, implement and evaluate visualization techniques and tools in support of genomics and sequencing research, as well as in drug discovery and clinical development.
Track 8 Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics: Collaboration, Data Science and Biologics
With the increased generation of innumerable and varied data sets, pharma and biotech must effectively manage and integrate data from all stages of the pharmaceutical value chain to enable more informed decisions. This is seen in the emerging trend of data science groups. Track 8 explores the transformation of current IT and informatics teams into data science groups and current progress made by such groups in the analysis, integration and visualization of complex data sets, including genomic, imaging, clinical, external/internal collaboration and real world data.
Track 9 Clinical Genomics: Tools for Investigation, Integration and Implementation
The ability to integrate and interrogate multiple -omic datasets is critical for understanding disease. This can only be accomplished through stringent data management, analysis, interpretation and quantification. Ultimately, placing verified analytical tools in the hands of biomedical experts and translating insights found from diverse datasets ensures that patients receive the correct diagnosis and treatment. Track 9 examines the shift from genomic discovery research into clinical implementation.
Track 10 Collaborations & Open Access Innovations: Using Collaborative Technologies and Methodologies to Accelerate Basic, Translational and Clinical Research
Track 10 presents case studies on collaborative technologies and methodologies used to aggregate and harmonize data from heterogeneous sources to accelerate basic, translational and clinical research. Speakers will show novel approaches of key drivers, technology innovations, collaboration platforms, open-source frameworks, and other factors that are managing data and empowering transformative changes through translation. Additional themes that will be covered include emerging security, analytic and semantic capabilities.
Track 11 Cancer Informatics: Applying Computational Biology to Cancer Research & Care
Track 11 explores the important technology and informatics trends and challenges of applying computational biology to cancer research and care. Themes that will be covered in expert-led presentations include collaborations, network models, data access/management/integration strategies, and applications of biological interpretation to aid in research at the bench side or care at the bedside.
Track 12 Data Security: Meeting the Challenge in a Data-Centric World
Data security is defined by the processes and mechanisms in place that prevent data misuse and identify threat risks. However, many biological research data sources, from IP to genomic to mobile, require different levels of security. The reality is that it matters not where your data exists, but the ways in which data is accessed. Track 12 addresses security services for both cloud-based systems and traditional computing.
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2015 is designed to be highly interactive with lectures, panel discussions, and various receptions as a way to facilitate networking opportunities and hearing differing views and perspectives on poignant issues facing the industry today.
- All speaker proposals will be reviewed by our Advisory Committee. Please note that due to limited speaking slots, preference is given to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Additionally, as per the program policy, a select number of vendors/consultants who provide products and services to these biopharmaceutical companies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships.
- Click here if you are interested in speaking or moderating on one of our tracks, and would like to submit a speaking proposal. The deadline for submission is September 26, 2014.
- Click here to register for a very special early-bird discounted rate.
For questions or suggestions about the meeting, please contact:
- Cindy Crowninshield, RDN, LDNConference Director/Team Lead781-354-0120
- Edel O'Regan, Ph.D.Vice President, Production781-972-5423
- Mary Ann BrownExecutive Director, Conferences781-972-5497
- Lee YuanAssociate Conference Producer781-972-5404
For sponsorship and exhibit sales information, contact:
Katelin Fitzgerald (companies A-K)
Business Development Manager
781-972-5458
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Elizabeth Lemelin (companies L-Z)
Business Development Manager
781-972-1342
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