2011 Bio-IT World Best Practices Open

October 18, 2010

By Bio-IT World Staff

October 18, 2010 | The 2011 Bio-IT World Best Practices competition has released its call for entries. Since 2003, Bio-IT World's Best Practices competition has been recognizing outstanding examples of technology and strategic innovation initiatives across the drug discovery enterprise.  

The deadline for entry is January 14, 2011, and the early bird deadline is December 19, 2010.

The awards attract an elite group of life science professionals: executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers and clinicians responsible for developing and implementing innovative solutions for streamlining the drug development and clinical trial process. Bio-IT World's distinguished peer-review panel of judges has reviewed more than 400 entries in the program's history, with last year's 70+ entries once again breaking records.

Last years winners included the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Scripps Research Institute, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Centocor R&D, PROOF/iCAPTURE Centre of Excellence, goBalto, Merck, and ChemSpider and were featured in the July/August 2010 issue of Bio-IT World.

Entries will be accepted in nine categories: Basic Research & Biological Research; Drug Discovery & Development; Clinical Trials & Research; Translational Medicine; Personalized Medicine; IT & Informatics; Knowledge Management; Health-IT; and Manufacturing & Bioprocessing.

The 2011 winners will receive a unique crystal award to be presented at the Best Practices Awards dinner, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in conjunction with the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston. Winners and entrants will also be featured in Bio-IT World.

For more information on the program and to download the entry form, please visit www.bio-itworld.com/bestpractices.