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Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2011
United States - MA - Boston

Hosted by: Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Venue: World Trade Center, Boston, MA
Dates: Apr 12, 2011 through Apr 14, 2011

Description
 
On behalf of Cambridge Healthtech Institute and Bio-IT World, we invite you to attend the tenth annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to be held April 12-14, 2011 at the World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Since its debut in 2002, the annual Bio-IT World 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 2011 Expo plans to unite 1,700+ life sciences, pharmaceutical, clinical, healthcare, and IT professionals from 29 countries. The Expo provides the perfect venue to share information and discuss enabling technologies that are driving biomedical research and the drug development process.

Spanning three days, the meeting includes 9 parallel conference tracks and 13 pre-conference workshops. Among the highlights of this year’s event:

• Keynote Speakers – Stephen Wolfram, Ph.D., CEO, Wolfram Research; Creator of Wolfram|Alpha, and Bryn Roberts, Ph.D., Global Head, Informatics, Pharma Research and Early Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

• Keynote Panel – A special plenary session featuring a series of succinct, forward-looking presentations by Ken Buetow (National Cancer Institute), Debra Goldfarb (Microsoft), Martin D. Leach (Merck & Co.), Mark Boguski (Resounding Health Incorporated), Jamie Heywood (PatientsLikeMe), and Yury Rozenman (BT Global Services).

• Customize your learning with 13 in-depth pre-conference workshops, 9 conference tracks, 135 conference presentations, 40+ poster presentations, 2 keynotes and keynote panel, and case studies/panel discussions to gather the latest intelligence and solutions in managing the data deluge.

• Attend the annual Best Practices Awards dinner - an outstanding night of conversation and celebration to mark outstanding examples of innovation in academia and industry.

• Join one of 13 in-depth pre-conference workshops exploring critical topics including cloud computing, ontology building, proteomics, imaging, cheminformatics, and diagnostics.

• Hear the latest "Trends from the Trenches" as experts share the good, the bad and the overhyped information technologies.

• Meet more than 100 exhibitors offering the latest tools and solutions to enhance productivity.

Be part of the ONLY event dedicated to the latest developments in informatics and IT solutions for life sciences, drug development and clinical research.

Please join us and your peers for three days of invaluable discussion and networking at Bio-IT World Expo. For full program details and to register, visit http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com
 
Additional Information
 
Event URL: http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com
ISCB Member Discount: 10 percent
Restrictions: * This offer is for new registrations only and does not apply to previously registered attendees and cannot be combined with any other offer. Separate registration required for pre-conference workshops.

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