Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. to exhibit at the 7th annual Electronics Submissions Conference By VSM News Staff published: Friday, October 31 2008
Octagon's Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, to Present in Multiple Tracks.
(WAYNE, PA, October 30, 2008) - CEO & Chairman Jim Walker of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.,
a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services to
the life sciences industry, today announced that Octagon will be
exhibiting at the Drug Information Association's (DIA) 7th
Annual Electronic Submissions Conference. The conference will be held
at the Westin San Diego located at 400 West Broadway, San Diego,
California from November 5-7.
Octagon's Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Nancy Smerkanich,
will be presenting and chairing in several sessions during the
conference. Ms. Smerkanich has over 24 years of professional experience
in Regulatory Affairs. She is recognized for her experience and
expertise in preparing and maintaining electronic Submissions. Ms.
Smerkanich is also a frequent presenter at industry conferences
world-wide and is the co-chair of the eCTD subgroup under the DIA
Electronic Regulatory Submissions SIAC.
Ms. Smerkanich first presentation entitled, "eIND Submissions," is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5th from
8 a.m.-12 p.m. PST. This presentation will discuss the practicalities
and processes of creating and maintaining IND applications in the eCTD
format. She will also be chairing and speaking at a session entitled,
"The Switch to eCTD (Case Studies) /Getting Started," which is
scheduled for Thursday, November 6th, from 1:30 p.m. - 3
p.m. PST. This session will discuss how small biotech, midsize
pharmaceutical and big Pharma organizations "made the switch" to eCTD.
Octagon will be exhibiting at Booth #5, and demonstrating two of its integrated solutions, ViewPoint®Quantum and ViewPoint®FUSE.
ViewPoint Quantum is Octagon's new Accelerated Publishing platform that
offers a comprehensive solution where authors, publishers and anyone
contributing to a process, can interact in a secure and collaborative
environment. The
ViewPoint Quantum platform is founded on an enterprise process
management engine that provides comprehensive process management
controls across various business applications.
ViewPoint FUSE
provides a user-friendly, web-based access to efficient data capture
capabilities. Combined with Octagon's process and technology
integrations, ViewPoint FUSE has the ability to promote enterprise
level data standardization across the clinical data lifecycle.
If you would like to learn more about Octagon, please contact Octagon
Research Solutions, Inc. at 610-535-6500 or visit our website at www.octagonresearch.com.
About Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Octagon
is a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services
to the life sciences industry. Octagon's eCTD and CDISC solutions
provide the people, process and technology required to optimize drug
development from data collection to submission. Our regulatory,
clinical, process and software offerings provide a unique combination
of deep domain knowledge, cross-functional electronic submission
expertise, a holistic process approach, and integrated solutions.
Octagon is headquartered in Wayne, PA, with European headquarters in
Berkhamsted, UK. Octagon's EDC Operations are located in Mountain View,
CA. For more information please visit www.octagonresearch.com.
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