The first annual national conference on translational brain research will be held at The Australian National University on Monday. What: Translational Research in the Brain: Accelerating the Pathway from Discovery to Healthcare…

Central & Eastern Europe continues to be a standout region for high quality clinical research, with its well-trained investigators and large patient populations. Due to this popularity the clinical outsourcing environment in CEE & Russia is becoming more complex and difficult to navigate. This event will examine the multitude of outsourcing practices being used in the region today, as over the past 2-3 years several powerful yet inherently different outsourcing cultures have emerged in the region…

Europe’s most promising oncology biotechs and other key stakeholders will gather in Oslo, Norway, September 15-17 for the 2nd European Cancer Cluster Meeting (ECCP 2010). Co-hosted by the Oslo Cancer Cluster and the Cancer-Bio-Santé Cluster from Toulouse, the two-day meeting is a unique partnering opportunity for oncology biotech companies, business development and licensing executives from the pharmaceutical industry and investors, as well as innovative researchers and clinicians…

marcus evans, the producer of high-level business events for the world’s leading business decision-makers, has announced the Discovery Summit 2010, taking place from 19-21 September 2010 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Offering much more than any conference, exhibition or trade show, this exclusive meeting will bring together esteemed industry thought leaders and solution providers to a highly focused and interactive networking event. The summit includes presentations on progress in unmet needs, optimising the use of biomarkers and personalised medicine…

Pressure on trial supply teams has increased significantly since the global downturn as companies look to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost and waste associated with clinical trials. As a key participant in the clinical supply process you’re skills are crucial as this process becomes effective and Clinical Trial Supply East Coast is designed specifically with you in mind. The conference will help you uncover cutting edge strategies in forecasting, simulation, IVRS utlisations and cold chain as well as careful analysis of the challenges inherent in supplying complex global trials…

The 2010 BioBusiness Asia (BBA) organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute with the theme of “Energizing BioBusiness in Asia” will be held on July 20th-21st this year at Grand Hyatt, Taipei. Steven Burrill, CEO of the global healthcare venture capital firm Burrill & Company, recognized as “Warren Buffet” in the biotech investment area, will share his vision about biotech global trend and explore the development of biotech venture capital. In addition, Allen Chao, former CEO of Watson Pharmaceuticals, will share the key success factors in developing generic drugs market…

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will address concerns for child and adolescent mental health at the 2010 NAMI National Convention in Washington, D.C., July 1-3. The 2010 NAMI Convention also will honor journalist Judith Warner with an award for the book, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication, which explores difficult decisions parents face in finding help for children who “suffer enormously” from mental illness…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announces a two-day annual biotechnology partnering meeting to be held in Hyderabad, India on September 21-22. The Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE), a national forum that represents the Indian biotechnology sector, will participate as the local host. “This exclusive forum is the first of its kind in India…

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, today announced four additions to the AMA Roll of Fellows. AMA Fellowship formally recognises outstanding contribution and service to the AMA and to the medical profession. Dr Pesce said that the four new Fellows were richly deserving of the honour. “The new Fellows have all achieved much in their medical careers and have worked tirelessly for the AMA to improve conditions for doctors and to make the Australian health system work more effectively for patients and communities,” Dr Pesce said…

From the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, the Associated Press reports on what some “describe as a new strategy to get rid of” polio that focuses on developing solutions to “problems in each country, provides more WHO monitoring, like more teleconferences, and holds governments more accountable.” The plans also provide “[n]ew [polio] outbreak response plans,” according to the AP. Some “say there is little new [in this strategy] and that if this effort fails … serious questions about whether to continue the campaign should be raised,” the news service reports…