From Discovery to Licensure: The Informatics Continuum
Live Q&A session will immediately follow

Early-stage research applications take on the flavor of the clinical world and the nuances associated with pulling together clinical trials information for the purpose of developing a submission. However, as the arc of research enters late stage development, the informatics needs undergo a chameleon-like transformation to resemble a mainstream QC architecture. This discussion will center on the changing informatics needs associated with this continuum, and the intricate integration and project/program management planning tasks that are attendant to the complexity of this transformation.

Discussion Topics/Panelists :
Problems Encountered and Solutions Developed when Integrating Data from Drug Discovery and Development Environments

David Sedlock
Ph.D., Director of Informatics
Millennium Pharmaceuticals

The basis for advancing the drug discovery and development pipeline in the pharma industry is the ability to make informed decisions associated with the management of the various projects created to guide the R&D process. These decisions are impacted significantly by the ability to review, assess, analyze and report data associated with the multitude of tests that are conducted for these drug candidates. This presentation will review the various approaches used at Millennium to aid this effort and will discuss a roadmap that we have developed to guide the evolution of our research and development informatics systems.

David Sedlock is currently the Director of Informatics at Millennium Pharmaceuticals. He is responsible for the development and management of the informatics environment supporting the drug discovery and preclinical development activities at Millennium. This includes application development, deployment, integration and support for the informatics platform supporting R&D activities. David received his Ph.D. in Bacteriology/Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has been working in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries for the past 25 years. He has been responsible for drug discovery/development and informatics programs during much of this time, with experience both in small molecule and natural product compound management, testing and advancement as drug candidates, as well as the development and deployment of software systems to manage this process.

Moderator:
Randy C. Hice
President
Laboratory Expertise Center

Randy C. Hice is the president and CEO of Laboratory Expertise Center, Inc. (LEC), a laboratory automation consulting firm. Randy has worked in laboratory automation for 20+ years, and first developed laboratory workflow analysis in 1989. Prior to working with LEC, Randy was a software and business consultant for LIMS for Digital Equipment Corporation. Randy's activities at LEC include global strategic analysis for large-scale LIMS and laboratory automation initiatives. He also directs a team of LEC consultants who perform laboratory workflow analysis, LIMS user requirements development, system selection, and LIMS project design and implementation. Randy also is a contributing monthly editor on laboratory data management for Scientific Computing magazine and a member of the publication's editorial board.