-- Basic Research & Biological Research (disease pathway research,
applied & basic research)
-- Drug Discovery & Development (compound-focused research, drug safety)
-- Clinical Trials & Research (trial design, eCTD)
-- Translational Medicine (feedback loops, predictive technologies)
-- Personalized Medicine (responders/non-responders, biomarkers)
-- IT & Informatics (LIMS, storage, data visualization, imaging
technologies, high performance computing)
-- Knowledge Management (data mining, idea/expertise mining, text mining,
collaboration, resource optimization)
-- Health-IT (ePrescribing, RHIOs, EMR/PHR)
-- Manufacturing & Bioprocessing (mass production, continuous
manufacturing)
All of the entries will be thoroughly and objectively reviewed and ranked
by a panel of experts assembled by Bio-IT World editors. The winners will
be announced and presented with their awards at a gala dinner ceremony held
in Boston in April 2009 (in conjunction with the Bio-IT World Conference &
Expo), and the winners and other entries will be the subject of dedicated
coverage in Bio-IT World print and online.
"Following the gratifying success of the 2008 Best Practices competition,
we are pleased to announce the kick-off of the 2009 contest," says Kevin
Davies, Bio-IT World editor-in-chief. "We are seeking to identify and
showcase outstanding examples of innovative partnerships, technologies and
strategies impacting research and drug development, and the peer review
aspect of this competition sets it apart from many other industry award
programs."
Past winners of Bio-IT World's Best Practices Awards include teams from:
Applied Biosystems, GlaxoSmithKline, IO Informatics, AstraZeneca, the
National Cancer Institute, Genstruct, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, H. Lee
Moffitt Cancer Center, Merck, and Lincoln Technologies.
Links to Bio-IT World's coverage of past awards programs and events, can be
found by clicking here: www.bio-itworld.com.
About Bio-IT World
Bio-IT World (www.bio-itworld.com), the flagship publication of Cambridge
Healthtech Institute (CHI), is the leading source of news on technology and
strategic innovation in drug discovery, development, and clinical trials.
Bio-IT World explores the tools and results of predictive biology as the
industry adapts to the new world of personalized medicine. Bio-IT World has
won 34 national and regional awards, more than any other magazine covering
the life sciences industry. CHI offers a suite of published resources
through a new division -- Cambridge Healthtech Media Group -- that includes
Bio-IT World magazine, numerous topic-specific eNewsletters, white papers,
webcasts, podcasts, conferences, and the Bio-IT World Best Practices
Awards. The magazine is based in Needham, MA.
About Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (www.chicorporate.com) is
the industry leader offering the preeminent source of information to the
leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech,
and academic organizations. Delivering an assortment of resources such as
events, reports, publications, and eNewsletters, CHI's portfolio of
products includes Cambridge Healthtech Institute Events, Pharmaceutical
Strategy Series, Barnett International, Insight Pharma Reports, Marketing
Services, and Cambridge Healthtech Media Group.
Contact Information: Contact: Kevin Davies Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World 781-972-1341