The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has announced that Pfizer Inc will sponsor the 7th Biennial U.S. - Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., September 29 - October 1, 2009. At a Pfizer-sponsored workshop titled Mobilizing Resources for Strengthening African Health Systems: A Case Study of Pfizer's Global Health Fellows, Charles Shafran, former Pfizer global health fellow, will provide analysis of the obstacles that face Africa's health sector.

11-12 January 2010, Bussels, Belgium.
Advancing Biologics from the Lab to the Clinic event will provide essential perspectives from both industry, regulatory and scientific perspectives in terms of what are the factors preventing biologics from progressing further in development and the vital elements of a successful early stage strategy for biologic studies.

Held in cooperation with the Canadian Diabetes Association and Diabète Québec, the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal will be one of the world's largest medical conferences - a mega-event that is expected to attract over 15,000 delegates to the city from October 18 to 22, 2009. Key opinion leaders from the global diabetes community - from over 160 countries - will converge on Montreal to discuss the burning issues in diabetes.

26-27th January 2010, Radisson BLU Scandinavia Hotel, Dusseldorf, Germany.
With increasing generic competition, challenging molecules coming through discovery and continual pressure to produce cost-effective drugs, companies are increasingly turning to formulation and delivery to secure the success of current and new drug products.

Mark Bard, president of pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research, will host a complimentary physician marketing webinar on Tuesday, August 4 at 11am and 3pm EDT. The webinar, ePharma Physician® v9.0: Navigating the Physician Digital Resource Mix, will preview the data and insights available in the company's recently released ePharma Physician® study and advisory service.

Webinars: 14th & 21st October, 2009.
The issue of drug safety has never been higher on the agenda of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), EMEA and other global regulatory agencies. As a result of the Vioxx case and several high-profile product recalls in recent years, fears about serious adverse events are increasing.

7th-8th Septermber 2009, Budapest, Hungary.
Central & Eastern Europe continues be one of the most attractive regions globally for running clinical trials. With it's substantial pool of patients, centralized healthcare system and highly motivated investigators it still offers time, cost and quality advantages over other territories.