Call for papers Resource Scarcity, Natural Disasters and Business: Present and Future Challenges for Management and Entrepreneurship Two years after the global financial crisis global development prospects remain seriously constrained. Concerns are about spiraling food and energy prices, growing commodity demand, population pressures and high rates of out-migration, security concerns, sovereign debt crises and threats of currency wars. Climate change remains essentially unaddressed, and the frequency and impacts of natural disasters seem to be on the rise. How will this global situation unfold in the near future and what does it imply for management and entrepreneurship? Can private sector driven…

Agriculture throughout the world is changing fast. Technological improvements should enable the farm sector to satisfy the growing demand for food, but resource scarcities, environmental concerns and institutional barriers limit the ability of farmers to expand production. The globalization process opens new markets for both farm products and inputs of production, but also makes farmers more vulnerable to external conditions such as fluctuating food and energy prices. The 2006-2008 food crisis and the subsequent recession, combined with climate change and its implications, cast some doubts on the ability of the agricultural sector to further serve the needs of the growing…

Conference theme: Innovation for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Resilience in Asia The 8th Asialics International Conference organized by the National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS) will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 07-09 July 2011. Conference Objectives Assessing various policies, management strategies and future trends related to innovation at the regional, national and firm levels in Asia, especially in times of global political, economic and societal challenges, especially impacts of climate change for sustainable development. Enabling learning on policy and management strategies to take place across Asian countries Extending the frontiers of academic research Facilitating…

The "2010 1st World Congress of Hydraulic Fracturing & Acidizing", with a theme of “Increasing Productivity with Innovative Technologies”, which was held during August 26-28, 2010 , Xi’an, China. This conference provides a platform to exchange the most leading hydraulic fracturing and acidizing technology and products for the experts specializing in petroleum.WCHFA also provides an ideal forum for the promotion ofrelevant companies, products, technologies and services. The conference has broad petroleum industrial support and has the additional goal of enhancing international collaborations and integrating all possible intelligence resources to seek the solutions to the global technology and engineering Challenges of…

BIT is proud to present The 2nd International Congress of Oil Field Chemicals (OFC-2011) with a theme of Green Oilfield Green Chemistry, which will be one of the premier Conferences and in Asia Pacific Rim, to be held during October 19-21, 2011, Dalian, China. OFC-2011 provides you with an unprecedented opportunity to meet and network with leaders of key industry players, research analysts, oil chemical innovators, and local and overseas engineers. Although oil field chemicals have been well established through existing vendors in the past decades with enormous technological progress and logistics advancement, current supply chain are still full of…

On behalf of the organizing committee, we cordially invite you to join World Congress of EnviroBio -2011 (WCEB-2011), with a theme of " Healthier, Safer, and Environment Friendly " which will be held during October 19-22, 2011 at World Exposition Center, Dalian, China. The overall aim of 1st WCEB is to explore the advances, frontiers and applications of biotechnology for a healthier and more sustainable future and a knowledge-based bio-economy all over the world, and to strengthen relations between industry, research laboratories, government agencies, the private sector and universities on such strategic issues for human sustainability. Although The World Expo…

Why Should You Attend: Almost all physicians and other practitioners in the practice of clinical medicine in the United States will treat some Federal health care program beneficiaries at some point in their careers. Violating the fraud and abuse laws can result in criminal penalties; civil fines; exclusion from the Federal health care programs, which include Medicare and Medicaid; and even loss of your medical license by your State Medical Board. This presentation summarizes the five main Federal fraud and abuse laws (the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, the Exclusion Statute, and the Civil Monetary Penalties…

This conference comes at a pivotal time for the life science industry. The benefits of performing trials in emerging markets such as Latin America, Asia Pacific Region and Eastern Europe include lowering overall cost of trial, faster timelines, and increased patient populations. As globalization becomes the industry norm, and more trials require naïve patient populations, trials in the ‘pharmerging’ countries will continue to flourish. Continuing our renown clinical trials series, our 6th Annual Clinical Research in Emerging Countries Conference will continue to deliver what it has done best in the past, case study presentations from leading experts from the top…

On behalf of the organizing committee, we cordially invite you to join the first Low Carbon Earth Summit (LCES-2011). The theme of the summit will be “Leading the Green Economy, Returning to Harmony with Nature,” and it will be held October 19-26, 2011 at the World Exposition Center in Dalian, China. The purpose of LCES-2011 is to provide a world-class meeting place for information exchanges and trade fairs to promote low carbon economy. The World Expo Center will differentiate itself from other conferences by covering more comprehensive issues from both public and private sectors regarding the anticipated climate change. We…

The 2nd Annual MarineTech Summit-2011 (MTS-2011) is an event for professionals involved in maritime science and technology. It aims to offer them a multidisciplinary platform to discuss the latest advances in research and the current industry standards. Participants will explore the different research, business and investment activities occurring throughout the global marine technology community. - 1 Plenary Forum featuring speakers from Leading Experts in Marine Technology - 3 Forums covering various aspects of Marine Sciences - 300+ Oral Presentations Covering Current Topics and Issues related to Marine Science and Technology - 80+ Poster Presentations on Current Marine Technology - Product…

On behalf of the organizing committee, I cordially welcome you to join "BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress of Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis (WCCAS-2011) ", which will be held during August 9-11, 2011 in Beijing, China, with a theme of " Toward Low Carbon Green Chemistry ". WCCAS is a focused event on Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, it aims to stimulate interactions among academia, industry and researchers in this field; to exchange up-to-the-minutes information and promote their novel technologies. WCCAS is expected to greatly contribute to the promotion of new concepts for the development of efficient methodologies for catalytic asymmetric synthesis and its…

This training will provide valuable assistance on how to avoid costly regulatory action from agencies when they inspect your facilities in pharmaceutical and biotech industries. It will show you how to assess your systems and bring them into compliance. Areas Covered in the seminar: The various types of deviations, discrepancies, Out of Specification and Out of Trends, action limits and alerts. The impact of these excursions on your operations and product. To identify the lightning rods that will lead the inspector to scrutinize your reports and investigations. To differentiate planned and unplanned deviations and manage them appropriately to your advantage.…

Description The field of GCP has rapidly evolved over the last 5 years and the requirements are getting tougher. Many companies find themselves unprepared for an FDA or EMEA inspection either at a clinical site or their headquarters. To prevent the surprises, early preparation is essential. Define expectations, train your staff and hold them accountable and the inspection will be easy to manage. This webinar will describe proactive measures you can take to assure that all systems are in place, operating well and operating in compliance. This will result in trials running smoothly, data being valid and giving your drug…

Why Should You Attend: The ICH and FDA guidance documents on Pharmaceutical cGMPs stress the importance of management's responsibility to meet customer needs by encompassing quality improvement through quality by design (QbD), risk management, process control, and user feedback and experience. This new paradigm forces industry leaders as well as the FDA to rethink their roles in this dynamic regulatory-business environment. Here, quality principles trump the dictates of compliance. If your company fails to respond to this new calling, it may not be able to compete effectively in the marketplace. These quality concepts are based on well-known and tested quality…

Why Should You Attend: A Validation Plan is the backbone of a company's validation activities and provides a clear and concise plan for complying with 21 CFR Part 11. The categorization of software determines the validation activities to be followed. In this webinar, we will discuss the five categories of software and also focus on the activities required for validation. Examples of each category and activities will be discussed and frequently asked questions will be answered (e.g. Do I have to validate an Excel Spreadsheet?) The components of the Validation Plan will be identified and activities describing timing and roles/responsibilities…

Arrowhead’s Drug Repositioning Conference has been organized to highlight key trends, case studies and tool sets for identifying repositioning opportunities as well as the technical, regulatory and intellectual property challenges that arise out of these efforts. At the conference, we will highlight the following topics: *Intellectual property issues relating to new use of known drugs *Tool sets for identifying repositioning opportunities *Regulatory issues/timelines and legal frameworks for drug repositioning *Product lifecycle management through new drug indications *Re-tasking currently marketed drugs through combination therapy *Case studies *Market potential of drug repositioning *Technical challenges of drug repositioning

Why Should You Attend: Optimized lyophilization cycle design can be an extremely difficult and daunting task for the scientist that is unskilled or under skilled in the process. This is becoming even more prevalent as many of the molecules coming out of discovery are more complex, unstable, and require a very specific, multi component formulation to impart not only good chemical stability and physical stability to the active ingredient, but also good physical stability to the dried solids themselves. Unfortunately, many of the molecules that are used to help stabilize the chemical and physical stability of the active ingredient, impart…

Why Should You Attend: Monitoring and controlling residual moisture in powders, lyophilized solids, foods, etc can be a critical factor in achieving and maintaining quality products throughout their expected shelf life. Improper levels of moisture in products can result in poor powder flow properties, spoilage, polymorph changes, changes in compaction properties, microorganism growth promotion, higher degradation kinetics, and in the case of freeze-dried products, loss of physical structure and changes in reconstitution properties. There are several methods typically employed to determine residual moisture, and the choice of method will be based on the sample tested, the level of residual moisture…

Why Should You Attend: The pharmaceutical business is increasingly relying on Vendors, Suppliers and Contract Research Organizations (third parties) to perform complex and critical process on their behalf. Third party vendors can streamline the complex process of taking products from laboratory through FDA approval and ultimately to market. Collaboration with third-party vendors create opportunities for reducing costs, increasing R&D productivity and allow the Sponsor Organization to focus on growing other business areas. NOTE: Use This Promocode ( 117660 ) To Get 10% Discount.

Heeding popular demand, BioProcess International™ China will be moving to Shanghai for our 3rd annual event in China. Building on its past experiences in Beijing, BioProcess International™ China will continue to offer content-rich, critically-focused topics such as Cell Culture; Cell Line Engineering; Purification & Recovery; Process Characterization; Process Analytics; QC; Formulation and Disposables Technologies as the mainstay of the event, to be presented by top-notched scientists and executives from around the world. Our objective is to continually provide China and the regional countries with high quality presentations, case studies and strategies that will help the region's burgeoning bioprocessing and manufacturing…