AT THE CENTER
The electronic newsletter of the
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
The Silicon
Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing
support:
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS
Amdocs, Inc. Cable & Wireless
Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu IBM Corporation
SAP Sun Microsystems
KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK PARTNERS
Halleck IC Growth, Inc.
Internet Wire
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of newsletters and directions to the Center are available on the
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All programs
are held at the Center unless otherwise noted.
IBM ANNOUNCEMENT
LINUX APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: "SPEED START YOUR LINUX
APP." TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2002
IBM Solution Partnership Center, 2929 Campus Drive, Suite
350, San Mateo, California
No fee. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Limited seating! Registration necessary.
For further information: (http://www.developer.ibm.com/spc/events/linux_appdev.html)
Note: Not a Center event and
not held at the Center.
WORKING
GROUP SESSION: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002
"Business Rules in Mapping"
Third session of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information Integration"
Invitation-only. 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
PUB TALK: THURSDAY, MAY
23, 2002
"Revolutionizing Late Stage Clinical Trials: The 1747, Inc.
Direct-to-Participant Method"
By Dr. Naomi Fried, General Manager & Vice President
of Business Development, 1747, Inc.
Open to the Public. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Pub talk begins at 6:00
p.m.
PUB TALK: THURSDAY,
MAY 30, 2002
In observance of Memorial Day, there will be no Pub Talk
on Thursday, May 30, 2002.
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION:
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2002
"The Future of Biotech: Managing Clinical Trials in the Internet
Economy"
Registration and Networking: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Panel: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Open to the Public. $20 fee (No fee to Center Sponsors).
Pre-registration highly recommended due to limited seating.
CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT:
CALL FOR EXPERTS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECH, & LIFE SCIENCES
IBM ANNOUNCEMENT
LINUX APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: "SPEED START YOUR LINUX
APP." TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2002
IBM Solution Partnership Center, 2929 Campus Drive,
Suite 350, San Mateo, California
No fee. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Limited seating! Registration necessary.
For further information: (http://www.developer.ibm.com/spc/events/linux_appdev.html)
Note: Not a Center event and
not held at the Center.
SEMINAR INFORMATION
This seminar briefing is presented by developerWorks
and PartnerWorld for developers. If you are a developer, product
manager, or software architect interested in learning more about
the Linux operating system and developing Linux applications, this
technical session is for you! Participants will also learn how to
install and configure WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server,
and DB2 Universal Database Version 7.2. An IBM expert will be on
hand to discuss the Linux operating system and give an overview
of how to "speed-start" Linux applications with IBM middleware.
At this technical seminar, attendees will receive:
An overview on installing and configuring the Linux operating
system, including hints and tips regarding Bash shell commands,
networking, and Xwindows
IBM Software Strategy for eBusiness and development tools
for Linux
The Q2 2002 Linux Software Evaluation kit (2 CD set)
An overview of the Application Developer for Linux
Web application architecture concepts
SEMINAR DATES AND LOCATIONS
May 28, San Mateo, California
June 4, Waltham, Massachusetts
June 6, Chicago, Illinois
June 12, Bethesda, Maryland
June 17, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
June 27, Toronto, Canada
July 16, New York City, New York
REGISTRATION
There is no fee to attend this event. Register now
by selecting the desired date and location. Start and end times
vary by location. Please check the enrollment form of your desired
location for details and suggested prerequisites for attendance
at: (http://www.developer.ibm.com/spc/events/linux_appdev.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
(http://www.developer.ibm.com/spc/events/linux_appdev.html).
WORKING
GROUP SESSION: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002
"Business
Rules in Mapping"
Third session of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information
Integration"
Invitation-only. 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
As a result
of a series of programs last fall, the Center is hosting a Working
Group session during winter and spring 2002 on "Dynamic Information
Integration." A group of 10-12 continuing participants will
analyze and discuss various aspects of dynamic information integration
over the next several months, including:
The role
and importance of explicit models
How to achieve a working feedback loop
Existing technologies and components
Relevant standards
THIRD WORKING GROUP SESSION
The third Working Group session on May 7 will focus on "Business
Rules in Mapping." When integrating systems and data, mapping
between taxonomies often becomes necessary. However, in some cases
a static mapping of objects in one taxonomy to objects in another
taxonomy is not sufficient. Rather, the case is that business rules
have to be applied during mapping. The following illustrates this
situation. A credit check is offered as a Web Service and requires
the DUNS number and credit amount as input parameters. An ERP system
with its own way of numbering customers will be calling the credit
check service. A mapping between the customer ID of the ERP system
and the DUNS number thus becomes necessary. But this simple, static
mapping may not be enough. For example, agreements may exist that
a parent company takes over payment responsibilities for certain
subsidiaries or different forms of bank guarantees are in place,
complicating the necessary mapping.
The following
questions -- among others -- will be discussed over wine and light
hors d'oeuvres:
Is there
a need for a generic solution to combine data mapping with business
rules? In what sort of situations is this needed?
Do systematic approaches to this problem exist?
How can rules be generated and maintained efficiently?
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
This
Working Group session is invitation-only. If you have an interest
in participating in this session and represent either academia or
an enduser company dealing with such issues, send your name, company,
bio, email, and telephone number to:
Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo
Senior Director, Client Services
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
T: 650.462.9800
PUB TALK: THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002
"Revolutionizing Late Stage Clinical Trials: The 1747,
Inc. Direct-to-Participant Method"
By Dr. Naomi Fried, General Manager & Vice
President of Business Development, 1747, Inc.
Open to the Public. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Pub talk begins at 6:00
p.m.
At this Pub, come hear how 1747 has developed an online system
that dramatically reduces recruitment time, clinical trial duration,
and direct trial costs, which means getting drugs to market faster.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that the
safety and efficacy of new drugs be demonstrated in randomized clinical
trials before they can be marketed. Traditionally, a pharmaceutical
company contracts with a contract research organization (CRO) to
coordinate the complex process of conducting a clinical trial. The
CRO recruits, identifies, and enrolls principal investigators (PIs)
and clinical trial sites, which distribute the drugs, monitor their
effects, and collect data from the participants. This conventional
method of setting up and conducting clinical trials at physical
trial centers can take years and cost millions of dollars per year.
For a typical drug, every additional day it stays under patent protection
can result in an additional $1-2 million of lost revenue.
ABOUT NAOMI FRIED
Naomi Fried is General Manager and Vice President for
Business Development at 1747, Inc. Dr. Fried has over 12 years of
experience in engineering and healthcare. During the past four years,
she has assisted eHealth start-ups in fundraising, developing business
strategies and strategic partnerships, and creating Web-based revenue
models. Former clients have included medical content Web sites,
vertical health portals, alternative health networks, and risk and
disease management providers. Dr. Fried advised Stanfords
School of Medicine in the creation and spin-out of its medical informatics
Internet start-up e-SKOLAR (formerly SHINE), as well as served as
Interim President during its first year. Dr. Fried earned a B.S.
in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley (summa
cum laude) and a Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering from MIT.
ABOUT 1747, INC.
1747, Inc. (http://www.1747.net)
was founded by a team of healthcare and research professionals with
many years of expertise in conducting clinical trials. e.Lilly has
invested in 1747, Inc. and Eli Lilly is 1747's first customer. 1747
has developed a proprietary, patent-pending online system that will
eliminate the need for intermediaries such as CROs, clinical sites,
and numerous PIs to conduct Phase III and Phase IV clinical trials.
1747's Direct-to-Participant (D2P) system verifies participants'
eligibility, collects their informed consent, and then enrolls them
using the Internet. Participants are randomized online and study
treatments are delivered directly to their homes. Data is collected
directly from the participant without the need for them to physically
go to a trial center. Using a virtual trial center rather than a
"brick and mortar" one allows 1747, Inc. to conduct clinical
trials more quickly and at significantly reduced cost. Using the
1747 method, clinical trials that would take 3 years and cost $5mm
using conventional trial centers can be completed in less than a
year and at a fraction of the cost. For example, a clinical trial
(KALM trial) conducted using Version 1.0 of the 1747 system resulted
in savings of approximately 85% in recruitment time, 65-75% in total
trial duration, and nearly 80% in direct trial costs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Naomi Fried
General Manager & Vice President of Business Development
1747, Inc.
T: 510.530.0796
E: mailto:naomi_fried@1747.net
PUB TALK: THURSDAY,
MAY 30, 2002
In observance of Memorial Day, there will be
no Pub Talk on Thursday, May 30. The Pub will resume on Thursday,
June 6.
INTERACTIVE PANEL
DISCUSSION: TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2002
"The Future of Biotech: Managing Clinical Trials in the Internet
Economy"
Registration and Networking: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Panel: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Open to the Public. $20 fee (No fee to Center Sponsors).
Pre-registration highly recommended due to limited seating.
PROGRAM
The rapid pace of new drug development, the plethora
of biotech companies in need of getting drugs to the market, and
the advent of the Internet and Web are having a strong impact on
the structuring and management of clinical trials -- the expensive
and time-consuming process of testing medical drugs that occur in
three overlapping phases which last several years each. The right
strategic business decisions and compliance with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
are key to the success of clinical trials, inevitably getting new
drugs to the U.S. market.
At this Panel, come hear experts in the biotech industry put their
stake on the ground on the following questions:
Will the processing and management of clinical trials be 'Web-ified'?
If so, in what time horizon?
What mediating technology and non-technology factors are needed
for clinical trials to incorporate Internet- and Web-based solutions?
What challenges are biotech companies facing in structuring and
managing clinical trials? For instance, in the areas of patient
acquisition and case management; data acquisition, storage, retrieval,
and mining; and data analysis?
What solutions, including Internet- and Web-based ones, exist to
meet these challenges?
What critical technology solutions are still needed?
Come hear about these developments during the first half of this
two-hour Panel. During the second hour, audience participants will
have the opportunity to engage in a lively, interactive discussion
with the panelists.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Panelist information forthcoming.
REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Registration is not necessary, but highly recommended
due to limited seating. To register, send your name, title, company
name, telephone number, and email address to:
Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
Manager, Client Services
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
T: 650.462.9800
E: mailto:kahrobaie@worldinternetcenter.com
CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT:
CALL FOR EXPERTS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECH, & LIFE SCIENCES
The Center provides knowledge resources on the future
landscape of Internet-related markets and technologies. The Center
is in the process of structuring Interactive Panel Discussions in
the Biotech, Life Sciences, and Nanotechnology. These Panels are
being scheduled for the end of June or mid-July and will be held
from 6-8:00 p.m.
If you are an expert and represent an innovative company in one
of these areas, please send your name, company, bio, email, and
telephone number to:
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo
Senior Director, Client Services
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
T: 650.462.9800
mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
JOIN
US FOR OUR WEEKLY PUB
Come join us for our weekly Pub every Thursday from
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The Pub Talk
begins at 6 p.m. The Pub gathers 80-100 mid- to high-level executives
every week and, as always, is a great place to come and meet people
from the Silicon Valley and all over the world. Representatives
from small start-ups and major companies to venture capital and
academic join in the exchange at the Center's Pub. It's...
--- The best
reason to take off work early on Thursdays ---
For directions,
please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
and click on directions.
The dress is
casual and there is no fee to attend. Just bring your good ideas!
Companies with
an interest in giving a Pub Talk or obtaining additional information
about current Center programs and services should contact Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo, the Center's Senior Director, Client Services (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
For inquiries
about upcoming Center programs, send an email to mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
For further information on the Center's Sponsors and Knowledge
Network Partners, visit their Web sites:
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS
Amdocs, Inc. http://www.amdocs.com
Cable & Wireless http://www.cw.com
Deutsche Telekom http://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm
Fujitsu http://www.fujitsu.com
IBM Corporation http://www.ibm.com
SAP http://www.mysap.com
Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com
KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK PARTNERS
Halleck http://www.halleck.com
IC Growth, Inc. http://www.icgrowth.com
Internet Wire http://www.internetwire.com
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