Doing the DIA in DC

Adlibber  Meagan MacPherson , who is an account executive focusing on the  pharmaceutical market , as well as other verticals, is attending the Drug Information Association (DIA) Show this week in Washington, DC. She files these highlights from the show floor:

• Attendance, of more than 2,000 people, is up about 30% over last year’s DIA Show in San Diego
• The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) the next generation of eCTD – known as Regulatory Product Submission (RPS), specifically the RPS-2 standard – is going to be delayed by a few more years; the RPS-3 standard is coming out in 2013
• Nearly 65% of net new applications in 2008 were SaaS implementations; cloud computing is the way to go these days
• The FDA discussed social media and its uses for pharmaceutical companies and how they can leverage their brands and press releases, etc.
• Product Information Management (PIM) is going to have more delays
• Special mention to LORENZ Life Sciences for their fantastic crab dinner Tuesday evening at Captains Pell in Fairfax, VA

Founded in 1964, DIA describes itself as a “neutral, nonprofit, global, professional association of nearly 18,000 members who work in every facet of the discovery, development, and life cycle management of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and related products.”

Did you know that…?

Seven of the world’s top Global 2000 Life Sciences companies are Adlib Software customers.