DIA India Holds Conference On Clinical Data Management And Biostatistics

The overall programme was aimed at understanding and delving deeper into what is coming in the space of automation and utilisation of big data in the future

Drug Information Association (DIA) India recently organised a conference on Innovations in Clinical Data Management and Biostatistics in Bengaluru on the theme ‘The Era of Big Data’. The single-day conference discussed and explored the latest trends and developments in the space of clinical data management and biostatistics, and the impact of innovations such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, process automation and real world evidence on driving better clinical trial outcomes.

While Mayank Anand, Head, Global Data Management Service Delivery, Global Data Management and Centralized Monitoring, Bristol Myers Squibb, served as Programme Chair, Dr Deepak Kallubundi, Associate Director, Clinical Analytics and Clinical Data Management, Covance served as Program CoChair. The programme committee, consisting of senior industry executives from the Indian healthcare fraternity, was successful in driving an insightful discussion on the way forward for the clinical trial industry and future data management and biostatistics professionals

The conference witnessed three individual sessions and a break out session for data management and biostatistics, over 10 presentations, four case sharing sessions and two grand panel discussions. Over 30 national and international subject matter experts from the industry participated in the discussions, as did global decisionmakers and influencers from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, services and academic communities.