Laboratory Informatics in Pharmaceutical R&D
Live Q&A session will immediately follow

Informatics continues to serve the pharmaceutical industry at the research and discovery level in the form of bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics; additionally, the pipeline between research and product development can be strengthened through the application of Laboratory Informatics (LI). Effective management of information-intensive processes including experimental design, data acquisition and analysis, results archival and retrieval, regulatory compliance, and validation creates an opportunity to leverage strategic planning and increase efficiency. Members from the LI Team at ALZA Corporation, a leader in drug delivery technology, will discuss current areas of need and opportunity for increased utilization of informatics in the pharmaceutical R&D process.

Discussion Topics/Panelists:
Segmentation of Laboratory and Business Networks
Carl J. Mattiola
Senior Business Analyst, Laboratory Informatics
ALZA Corporation




Carl Mattiola is a Business Relationship Manager on the Lab Informatics Team at ALZA of Johnson & Johnson. He graduated from La Salle University with a B.S. in Integrated Science, Business and Technology and in Business Administration. Carl is also a graduate of the Johnson & Johnson Information Management Leadership Development Program completing three eight-month rotations at J&J VisionCare, J&J Health Care Systems and ALZA Corporation. He has a background in manufacturing systems, data acquisition, lab systems and RFID technology. Carl has recently been a major contributor to the J&J Pharmaceutical Lab Support Strategy focusing on lab segmentation.

Laboratory Informatics Goals in R&D
Scott Hogrefe
Program Manager, Laboratory Informatics
ALZA Corporation




Scott Hogrefe has been focused on the pharmaceutical industry for the past eight years. He is currently a Lab Informatics Program Manager for California-based ALZA — a division of Johnson & Johnson. In this role, Scott oversees and manages projects that include electronic laboratory notebooks, data acquisition, analytical instrument integration and intellectual property management.

Approaches to Segmentation
Klaus Daehne
Technology Lead, Laboratory Informatics
ALZA Corporation




Klaus Daehne is a Business Relationship Manager on the Pharma R&D IM Lab Informatics team at ALZA. He has a software development and manufacturing operations background and has partnered with a team of scientists developing software and database tools to support research activities in a very dynamic environment.

Moderator:
William L. Weaver, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Integrated Science Business and Technology Program
La Salle University

William L. Weaver attended Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.S. degree with a double major in Chemistry and Physics. He attended The Ohio State University graduate school earning a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 1992. After a postdoctoral position in the Department of Medical Biochemistry at Ohio State, he worked in the defense industry under contract for the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and air-breathing propulsion and airframe manufacturers developing automation and data analysis software for new optical diagnostics. In 1999, Bill accepted a faculty position in the newly created Integrated Science, Business and Technology Program at La Salle University in Philadelphia where he develops and teaches interdisciplinary courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science. Bill contributes Scientific Computing's monthly "Data Acquisition & Analysis" column and is a member of the editorial board.