From 10–13 November, in Strasbourg, France, PHUSE welcomed a vibrant gathering of 737 attendees from 180 companies across 35 countries for the highly anticipated PHUSE EU Connect 2024. This marked a new era of record-breaking participation – with the biggest face-to-face Connect attendance yet!
The event provided the perfect environment to inspire unique perspectives and expertise and enable attendees to exchange ideas and deepen their knowledge. Engaging social events followed each day’s sessions, allowing participants to unwind, make new connections and solidify collaborations that could drive future advancements.
This year’s conference saw the debut of the Open Source Technologies Stream in the EU, which proved to be an outstanding addition to the line-up. The popularity of this Stream underscores the growing focus on transparency, community-driven innovation and open access in healthcare data science – a hot topic PHUSE is dedicated to advancing and sharing knowledge on.
Hear from our EU Connect 2024 Chair, Anne-Sophie Bekx
“After five years of co-chairing the EU Connect – going through the virtualisation of the conference during the pandemic and back to in person in 2022 – it was finally my great honour and privilege to host this year’s event in Strasbourg.
It has been an amazing journey of collaboration, innovation, learning and inspiration. I’m certain events like these are instrumental in moving our industry forward and supporting better healthcare for patients everywhere.
I’d like to express my thanks to all those who attended, the individuals who submitted an abstract, those who presented, and to all our sponsors and exhibitors, whose continued support has made this event possible. I would also like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to my Co-Chairs, Jennie and Jin, the entire PHUSE Connect Committee, the PHUSE Board of Directors, and our incredible PHUSE Office staff, for their support, guidance and commitment.
I wish Jennie the best of luck for next year. I have absolute confidence she will keep the momentum going and bring another fantastic edition of the EU Connect to Hamburg in 2025.”
– Anne-Sophie Bekx, EU Connect 2024 Chair
Award Winners
PHUSE Recognition is an awards framework which celebrates the Community’s exceptional achievements across PHUSE activities throughout the year. A major focus of this programme is recognising outstanding contributions at our events.
Best in Connect – SI05: Magdalena Krochmal & Amy Franklin, Roche
Best Connect Newcomer – DH02: Saskia Ständler & Lea Zittlau, Chrestos Concept
Best in Stream Winners
Application Development (AD) – AD04: Federica Citterio & Soundarya Palanisamy, SAS
Analytical Risk-based Monitoring (AR) – AR03: Nathalie van Borrendam & Agnes Verhoeven, Johnson & Johnson
Analytics & Statistics (AS) – AS04: Agnieszka Tomczyk & Lyn Taylor, PAREXEL
Coding Tips & Tricks (CT) – CT02: Stephen McCawille, Daiichi Sankyo
Data Handling & Data Engineering (DH) – DH14: Lea Hildebrandt, Novo Nordisk
Data Standards & Governance (DS) – DS13: Jaclyn Amberg & Dennis Kusian, Metronomia Clinical Research
Data Visualisation (DV) – DV05: Megan Harries & Steve Mallett, Veramed
Leadership Through Innovation (LI) – LI05: Mark Lambrecht, SAS
Machine Learning, AI and Large Language Models (ML) – ML18: Vicky Poulsen & Anya Vrecer, Novo Nordisk
Open Source Technologies (OS) – OS07: Edoardo Mancini, Roche & Ben Straub, GSK
Professional Development (PD) – PD09: Shannon Haughton, GSK
People Leadership & Management (PM) –PM03: Stephen Prust, elderbrook solutions
Poster Presentations (PP) – PP07: Stine Bertelsen & Addie Olsen, Novo Nordisk
Real-world Evidence (RE) – RE03: Jeffrey Abolafia, Pinnacle 21 by Certara, Sarah Ferko & Ingeborg Holt, IBM
Submissions & Agencies (SA) – SA06: Luca Semeraro, Alira Health
Standards Implementation (SI) – SI04: Jørgen Iversen, Novo Nordisk
Scripts, Macros & Automation (SM) – SM03: Louise Nørgaard, Novo Nordisk
Trends & Technology (TT) – TT02: Adrian Czaban, Novo Nordisk
PHUSE are pleased to have made donations on behalf of the award winners to three charities: Strasbourg Action Solidarité (a Strasbourg food bank), the National Trust (a UK conservation charity), and Huntington’s Disease Association. These donations reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting important causes and making a difference in the lives of others across everything we do.
Feedback Survey
Here at PHUSE, our Community's feedback is extremely valued and we love to hear about our attendee's experiences at PHUSE events.
Congratulations to Nico Schreiber, ClinStat, for winning the survey completion prize. We would like to give a big thank you to Nico, and all the other survey respondents for taking the time to provide their feedback to helps us shape future events.
EU Connect 2025
The EU Connect 2025 will be taking place 16–19 November in Hamburg, Germany. PHUSE are excited to continue our tradition of uniting brilliant minds, sharing innovative insights, and driving forward advancements in healthcare data science. If you’d like to showcase your work at the event, now is the time to start planning. Call for Papers will open in March, so gather your ideas in preparation for submitting an abstract and sharing your insights with the Community.
Hear from our EU Connect 2025 Chair, Jennie McGuirk
“The EU Connect 2024 was an amazing week, and well done to Anne-Sophie on this success. Big thanks to those who attended, and all the presenters, exhibitors and sponsors. It would not have been possible without the PHUSE Connect Committee and the PHUSE Office, who work so hard to deliver for our Community year on year. I’m looking forward to building on Anne-Sophie’s success for the EU Connect 2025 in Hamburg!”
– Jennie McGuirk, EU Connect 2025 Chair