(MENAFNEditorial) Greg Koski Chairman Founder and CEO of ACRES (Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence & Safety) announced the first of several global clinical research thought-leaders who will be participating in its inaugural SYNERGY conference October 1 2015 at the Omni Parker House in Boston. Industry heavyweights that are currently confirmed to participate include:
> Brendan Buckley MD Dphil FRCOI Chief Medical Officer ICON plc
> Briggs Morrison CEO Syndax Pharmaceuticals
> Greg Koski Chairmn Co-Founder & CEO ACRES and Professor of Anesthesia Mass General Hospital Harvard Medical School
> Peter Alterman PhD Chief Operating Officer SAFE-BioPharma Association
> Rebecca Kush President and CEO CDISC
> Daniel O'Connor JD President & Chief Business Officer InnovoCommerce LLC
> Leslie Platt JD Senior Advisor Health & Human Services MITRE Corporation
> Kristina Sheridan MS Associate Dept. Head Emerging Technologies Mitre Systems Engineering Technical Center
> Robert Temple MD Deputy Center for Clinical Science Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
> Kimberly Warren MS Director HHS Portfolio The Mitre Corporation
> Jack Whelan Author Lecturer Research Advocate Cancer Warrior and Survivor
> Gunther Winkler Founder & CEO Biometheus
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ACRES a non-profit global multi-sector collaborative alliance is transforming the clinical research enterprise through application of systems-thinking and principles of Accountable ResearchTM building an open shared global system that will drive enable and reward innovation while accelerating the development of new medicines.
Adapting lessons from industries that have successfully implemented principles of systems and safety engineering such as transportation communications and information technology this system will employ integrated information technologies and interoperable standards policies and practices to enhance clinical research safety quality and efficiency worldwide to benefit all stakeholders especially patients.
SYNERGY offers participants a unique opportunity to be part of a real-time exercise in systems-thinking with global thought leaders through unrehearsed interactive facilitated analysis and dialogue—all attendees will be part of the program.
“Just as it was possible to create a shared system for the global air-transportation industry the global medicines development enterprise would benefit immensely from creation of a fully integrated system for clinical research—the time for doing so is long overdue” said Greg Koski Co-founder President and CEO of ACRES. “Doing so requires a broad understanding and application of systems-thinking by the entire multi-stakeholder community and SYNERGY is designed to achieve this goal while identifying in real-time effective systems solutions.”
“The remarkable leaders we are announcing today bring unique talents and experiences to this important event” said Mary Tobin PhD Special Advisor to the President and CEO of ACRES. “These leaders– along with others to be announced soon – will engage in facilitated hands-on working-groups and case-studies that will examine:
> Specific ‘failure stories’ and how systems-thinking could have changed their outcomes
> Clinical Research as an ‘Open System’ – how interoperability of individual components of the clinical research process can achieve synergy where the whole is larger than the sum of its parts through an integrated continuously learning adaptive system
In this inaugural SYNERGY event () focused facilitated discussions will examine three critical domains—patient engagement protocol design and technology first from within to understand challenges opportunities and goals and then from the perspectives of the ‘others’ from outside to identify cross-functional opportunities and connections that can be exploited to achieve beneficial outcomes greater than the sum of the parts.
“In the end participants will not only learn how a global system can become a reality they will gain take-aways that can be implemented today – to create a clinical research process that saves valuable human and financial capital while achieving our common goal of delivering better outcomes for patients” said Matt Whalen COO ACRES.
“A global system for clinical research is becoming a reality today due to the commitment and expertise of our Allies. Without such help we could not put on this event. That’s why I am excited to report that iiBIG (the International Institute for Business Information & Growth) an ACRES Ally is helping us to present SYNERGY” Koski said. iiBIG is a conference boutique that since 2007 has specialized in presenting business-to-business conferences for the life sciences investment and cloud computing sectors.
“Don Buford Founder and CEO of iiBIG has offered to do what no other conference company has done for ACRES: He has generously offered to contribute 100% of the net proceeds of the SYNERGY conference to ACRES so that we can continue to do our non-profit work” said Koski.
“I am proud for iiBIG to be part of this important event. There are lots of ‘how-to’ conferences out there that can help people carry out functions in the clinical research endeavor as-it-is but it is gratifying to be a part of something that focuses on the BIG picture in a way that can truly build toward a new and better future” said Buford.
By registering today attendees will not only be helping ACRES they’ll be gaining implementable solutions that will enhance their personal professional and organizational development. (To register go to then click on ‘REGISTER NOW.’
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About ACRES: The Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (ACRES) a non-profit multi-sector alliance working in the public interest brings together diverse stakeholders from across the clinical research enterprise and harnesses their expertise and investments to collaboratively build an open integrated global system based in principles of Accountable Research™. Adapting lessons from industries that have successfully implemented principles of systems and safety engineering such as transportation communications and information technology this system will employ integrated information technologies and interoperable standards policies and practices to enhance clinical research safety quality and efficiency worldwide to benefit all stakeholders especially patients.
About iiBIG: The International Institute for Business Information & Growth LLC () is proud to be an ACRES Strategic Ally. A professional B2B conference boutique since 2007 - specializing in conferences for the life sciences investment and cloud technology sectors - iiBIG is collaborating with ACRES to present the first SYNERGY conference to be held in Boston October 1 2015. iiBIG will donate 100% of after-expense conference revenue to ACRES in support of its multi-stakeholder public interest mission.
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