New sessions and case-studies announced for SMi Group’s 4th Biobanking event

LONDON - Feb. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Following on from the phenomenal success of last year’s event, SMi Group’s 4th annual Biobanking event is set to be the strongest yet with exclusive case-studies and new speakers enlisted.

Aimed at helping companies explore the value of their samples and enhance sample quality, the highly-topical agenda features 17 top-level speakers to include:

• Dr Luis Nacul, Principal Investigator, Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• Arndt Schmitz, Senior Scientist, Global Biomarker Research, Bayer Pharma AG

• Steve Kelly, Team Leader, Discovery Sciences (Biobank), AstraZeneca

• Octavi Quintana-Trias, Director for the European Research Area, European Commission

• Professor Berthold Huppertz, Director, CEO, Biobank Graz

• Dr Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, Permanent Research Fellow, INSERM

NEW for 2014:

• Panel discussion on best strategies for use of samples with Novartis and Sanofi

• Regulatory insight from EC and INSERM on data management

• Exploration of how to further enhance sample quality to drive forward medical research

• Evaluation of the importance of networks to improve organisation processes

• Exclusive case study from AstraZeneca on the Biobank Application (ABBA) sample inventory system

Full event information can be found at http://www.smi-online.co.uk/pharmaceuticals/uk/biobanking or early-bird places can be booked from John Collins on+44 (0) 20 7827 6734.

Notes to editor

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event, please contact Alia Malick on +44(0) 20 7827 6168.

About SMi Group

Established since 1993, the SMi Group is a global event-production company that specializes in Business-to-Business Conferences, Workshops, Masterclasses  and online Communities. We create and deliver events in the Defence, Security, Energy, Utilities, Finance and Pharmaceutical industries.

We pride ourselves on having access to the world’s most forward thinking opinion leaders and visionaries, allowing us to bring our communities together to Learn, Engage, Share and Network. We hold events in over 30 major cities throughout the world including London, Paris and Singapore and to date have welcomed over 200,000 participants from 80 countries.

More information can be found at www.smi-online.co.uk