DIA to hold convention on life sciences and IT in September

BENGALURU: In a view to boost competition, cut down the prices and make the medicines available at reasonable prices in the market by involving IT, the Drug information Association (DIA) India will hold a two day IT Life Sciences Summit 2012 on 6th and 7th September. The subject of discussion at the event is decided to be “Technology enabled business transformation”. The event will be held at the Maratha, ITC, Mumbai.

The event will gather more than 45 people from the life sciences industry, information technology sector and IT enabled services industries and will take up the subjects including bridging the Discovery and Development through IT, enabling an Integrated Clinical Enterprise, transforming landscape in Drug Development, Smarter Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, Pharma Compliance, Technology, Mobility and Analytics Driven Sales and Marketing.

The event will have Michael Davies, Vice President, Global Services, Health Sciences Global Business Unit, Oracle, as the Guest of honor and the discussion will be opened by Santhosh Francis, director, sales, Global Business Unit, Oracle.