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INTERACTIVE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Biomarkers 2005

1st International Course

INTEGRATED BIOMARKERS

BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOIMAGING ENDPOINTS
IN CARDIOCEREBROVASCULAR DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, THERAPY, AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Lugano (Switzerland) - October 27-29, 2005

Under the Auspices of:
European Association of Nuclear Medicine
European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fondazione Italiana per il Cuore
International Atherosclerosis Society
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
International Task Force of Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging
World Heart Federation


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2005
AFTERNOON: from h.13.30 to h. 18.00

Interactive Round Table Discussion
REMARKS BY STAKEHOLDERS
Regulatory Agencies, Health Organizations, Scientists, Scientific Societies, and Industry

 


Goal:

To define the needs in the needs in Regulatory regulatory issues, health economy, and Clinical clinical Trials trials in the area of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of inCardiocerebrovascular cardiocerebrovascular Diseasedisease.

Purpose of the session:
The speakers will present their viewpoints and their needs to be satisfied by through the use of integrated biomarkers in cardiocerebrovascular disease to comply with regulatory requirements and evidence- based medicine in the development of clinical trials.

Focus of the interventions:
- Strategic value of the biomarkers
- Bottlenecks faced in developing (and/or sustaining) the use of biomarkers
- Is the integration of biomarkers a solution?
- What can and should be done to increase the use of integrated biomarkers?

Co-Chairs:
G. Assmann (Münster, Germany)
W. Koenig (Ulm, Germany)
R. Paoletti (Milan, Italy)

 

13.30-13.45 Opening remarks

Introductory remarks from Academia: G. Assmann (Münster, Germany)

13.45-14.00 Viewpoints of the Regulatory Agencies:

Mehul Desai (Division of Cardio-Renal Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research – US Food and Drug Administration)

13.45-14.00 Viewpoints of the Pharmaceutical industry:

Stephen A. Williams (Head, Global Clinical Technology, Pfizer)

Filip Mussen (Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs Europe, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck Sharp and Dohme)

Viewpoints of the Pharmaceutical + diagnostic industry:

Thomas Metcalfe (Head of the Roche Biomarker Program, F. Hoffmann-La Roche)

Ronald Grobe-Einsler (Head, Global Clinical Pharmacology, Bayer HealthCare)

Viewpoints of the Bioimaging industry:

David F. Rollo (Chief Medical Officer, Philips Medical Systems)

Anke Siebert (Manager Business Development, Siemens Medical Solutions)

Enzo Grossi (Director, Medical Department, Bracco)

Leonard Fass (Director Academic Relations, GE Healthcare)

Viewpoints of the Clinical Research Organizations:

Jean-Claude Provost (Vice President Imaging Services & General Manager, Cardiology & Neurovascular Business Unit, Synarc)

15.15-15.35 General discussion
15.35-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.00 Viewpoints of the Scientific Societies:

Mauro Panteghini (Vice Chair Scientific Division, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

Marcello Galvani (European Society of Cardiology - Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care/Study Group on Biomarkers in Cardiology)

Gérard Siest (Human Proteome Organisation)

Piero R. Biondetti (Italian Society of Radiology)

Viewpoints of the Industry Associations:

Karima Boubekeur (Innovative Medicines Project - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations)

Viewpoints of the Health Organizations:

Georges Dagher (Project Manager, Clinical Research and Therapeutics Department, INSERM)

17.00-17.20 Remarks by the Regulatory Agencies:

Mehul Desai (FDA)

17.20-17.50 Final Discussion
17.50-18.00 Closing Remarks by the Chairs
18.00 End of the Session

 

SCIENTIFIC-ORGANIZING SECRETARIATS:

Main Office
Biomarkers 2005
Fondazione Giovanni Lorenzini
Medical Science Foundation
Via Appiani 7 - 20121 MILAN - ITALY
Phone: + (39) 02 29006267
Fax + (39) 02 29007018
E-mail:
biomarkers@lorenzinifoundation.org
Branch Office
Biomarkers 2005
Giovanni Lorenzini
Medical Foundation
6535 Fannin, M.S. A-601
Houston, Texas 77030-2704 (USA)
Phone: (+1) 713 7970401
Fax: (+1) 713 7968853
E-mail:
biomarkers@bcm.tmc.edu

 

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