In 2022 we welcomed an incredible 2,500+ attendees from across the globe to PHUSE Single Day Events. Knowledge was shared through 91 quality presentations across 13 themes.

Attendees were delighted to reunite back in person once more across many of the regions, and PHUSE are pleased to announce all Single Day Events in 2023 will be in person. Four APAC SDEs are already confirmed – you can find the dates and cities via the Events Calendar.

During the autumn and winter months this year we held eight SDEs, with four of those in December alone, ending the year on a high! Themes ranged from the digitisation of clinical trials to adapting workplace methods, with a lot of quality content on topics centred round RWE and RWD.

Click here to read more about the Spring and Summer SDEs.

Autumn SDEs

India Autumn SDE (Bengaluru) – 17 September

Theme: Data Analysis and Reporting of New Age Clinical Trials

Catch up: Morning virtual session / Afternoon virtual session

Sponsored by: Bayer, Ephicacy Consulting Group, GSK, ICON, Lilly, Navitas Data Sciences, Novo Nordisk, PPD, Premier Research

Technology can enable data and evidence to be translated into insights that can lead to better outcomes. Attendees explored this innovative move towards more efficient, reliable and effective solutions.

Included in the agenda was a panel discussion on ‘Moving Forward Post Corona’, with representatives from Novartis, Ephicacy and Pfizer. Attendees described the views shared as “outstanding” and it being an “insightful session”.

“This weekend we felt inspired to step out of our comfort zones, full of inspiration, amazement and excitement about what’s to come. Let’s keep the conversation going!” – SDE Attendee

EMEA Autumn SDE (Utrecht) – 29 September

Theme: Using Real-world Data in Clinical Trials

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: ClinLine, Danone Nutricia Research, Janssen Research & Development, OCS Life Sciences, PW Consulting, Teslar Consulting, mainanalytics

This SDE focused on the use of real-world data for clinical trials from the perspective of data sources, standards and linkage as well as curation, validation and reporting.

The seven presentations covered a wide range of topics linking to RWD but each with a unique perspective. Attendees loved the insight shared by Sophie Swinkels, for making them aware of the known and unknown challenges in statistical analysis in a way they could understand. We thank Fadi Glor for a very clear and enjoyable presentation about real-world evidence and Geraldine Vink for a real-world example of using RWD and relating a part of every presentation from the day.

Did you know … an incredible 100% of this event’s attendees would recommend a PHUSE SDE to their colleagues?

EMEA Autumn SDE (Copenhagen) – 13 October

Theme: Experience with Exploring and Using Open-source Software

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: eClinical Solutions, Entimo, Leo Pharma, mainanalytics, Novo Nordisk, OCS Life Sciences, SAS, Teslar Consulting

Should we completely avoid risk or should we focus on understanding and minimising it? Presentations took a deep dive into new challenges that have emerged in creating best practices and frameworks alongside sharing experiences in using open-source software.

An exciting agenda addition was a Poster Session – this was a great way for attendees to network and was described as “extremely interactive” through providing dedicated time to discuss subject matter with peers.

Not sure where to start when viewing the presentations? Our attendees recommend ‘Managing a Custom-built SCE: The Janssen Research & Development Journey for SPACE’ from Marco Bertolino and Olivier Leconte, Janssen Research & Development, and Jean-Marc Ferran, Qualiance. A lot of insight was shared on their custom-built SDE SPACE and, in particular, on where Janssen Research & Development are with their abilities to provide for statistical programming and statistics.

“Great speakers and presenters. This was my first PHUSE Event and the atmosphere at the event was very familiar.” – SDE Attendee

China Autumn SDE (Shanghai) – 4 November

Theme: New World, New Technologies – Data Science Applications in Clinical Trials

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: ARCDAT, Clinipace, Elixir Clinical Research, Fosun Pharma, Janssen Research & Development, SAS

The 12 presentations of the day homed in on the collection of RWD and RWE and the new possibilities that using emerging technologies unlocks in pharmaceutical trials. If you’d like to know how tapping into the power of big data analytics helps deliver better insights and outcomes, watch the presentations from this SDE. Attendees particularly enjoyed the ‘An Introduction for the NEST Project’ presentation.

PHUSE also welcomed four new volunteers because of this SDE! We are thrilled to welcome more volunteers into our Community. If you’d like to get involved with PHUSE, then view the volunteers board.

Winter SDEs

EMEA Winter SDE (Heidelberg) – 1 December

Theme: Hello (New) World!

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: mainanalytics, OCS Life Sciences, SAS, Teslar Consulting

In what is a rapidly evolving work environment, this SDE focused on how we can improve and share our skillsets, techniques and capabilities that have developed over the last two years within the PHUSE Community.

This event was a great end to the EMEA SDEs of 2022. Attendees loved being able to network and discuss topics.

“I want to thank Boris and Meike, the SDE Chairs, for their warm gesture. They were very supportive in providing me with regular updates. The event was well planned and organised and had an enthusiastic audience. The topics seemed to be very interesting and significant.” – SDE Presenter

If you would like to present at a future SDE, then contact events@phuse.global to express your interest!

View the 2023 sponsorship prospectus here.

Americas Winter SDE (Cary) – 1 December

Theme: Deliver Tomorrow’s Clinical Trials Today

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: SAS, Sumptuous Data Sciences

Topics included successful site selection, driving more resilient and patient-centric trials and leveraging cloud-based analytics – in an aim to bring new perspectives and knowledge sharing around improving clinical trial operations.

Attendees particularly loved hearing about both domains – clinical (collection) and programming (processing).

In 2022, for the first time ever, we had two SDEs run simultaneously! Both the EMEA and Americas Winter SDEs took place on 1 December.

Japan Winter SDE (Tokyo) – 9 December

Theme: Expansion of Diverse Data Sources and their Use for Regulatory/Exploratory Purpose

Catch up: View the presentations here!

Sponsored by: A2 Healthcare, ClinChoice, NTT DATA, SAS

Digital transformation is transforming life science research! Its impact on the industry and regulatory science has become increasingly visible.

This event featured five quality presentations from the Japanese Open Source Technology and e-Data Submission Working Groups and one on PMDA submissions using PHUSE Templates. With a 91% satisfaction rate from attendees, be sure to catch up on the presentations on demand.

India Winter SDE (Chennai) – 10 December

Theme: Application of AI/ML/NLP in Clinical Trials

Catch up: Watch On Demand

Sponsored by: Agati Clinical, Bayer, Clinovo, Cognizant Technology Solutions, GENINVO, ICON, Navitas Data Sciences, PPD, Pfizer, PHARMA-STATS, Premier Research, Saama Technologies, Sumptuous Data Sciences, Symbiance

Attendees gathered in Chennai and via the ON24 virtual platform for this hybrid event that looked at the latest trends in the application of AI/ML/NLP in clinical trials. The feedback below speaks for itself on what a fantastic event this was!

“Our team had a wonderful time last week at PHUSE’s India Winter SDE (Chennai). The weekend was packed with amazing sessions of application on AI/ML/NLP in clinical trials. The industry is moving towards automation and with such great events, people like me are getting involved and taking knowledge from great speakers.” – SDE Attendee

Thank You

PHUSE would like to give a special thank you to the SDE Chairs and Regional Leads for 2022. Their involvement has been indispensable to what has been a fantastic year for PHUSE SDEs.

Nithiyanandhan Ananthakrishnan, Algorics / Yuliia Bahatska, Roche / Jim Box, SAS / Praveen Daas, Novartis / Dave D’Attilio, Algorics / Jenny Faerch, LEO Pharma / Boris Grimm, Boehringer Ingelheim / Tracy Henrick, Janssen Research & Development / Peter Hao Hu, Janssen Research & Development / Harivardhan Jampala, Labcorp Drug Development / Hanumanta Karedla, Bayer / Jeba Kumar, Pfizer / Olivier Leconte, Janssen Research & Development / Meike Ligmann, mainanalytics / Grace Lu, AstraZeneca / Jayapandian Nagamalaiyan, Parexel / Shrishaila Patil, Navitas Data Sciences / Suhas Kirani Ravindra, GSK / Suhas Sanjee, Merck / Parag Shiralkar, Sumptuous Data Sciences / Bhaskar Subramian, Labcorp Drug Development / Raghuram Thata, IQVIA / Jules van der Zalm, OCS Life Sciences / Paul Vervuren, Danone Nutricia Research / Matt Wien, Takeda / Koichi Yamaguchi, Eli Lilly / Nauta Yamanaka, Chugai Pharmaceutical (Roche Group) / Jesper Zeth, Novo Nordisk / Nicole Zhang, MSD