ELNS and collaborative life science R&D and manufacturing enterprises

An Executive Briefing by Dr. Richard Lysakowski, of the Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA)

29th January 2008, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London.

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This workshop will explore review applications of ELNS in Collaborative R&D and Manufacturing enterprises.  It will define the basic problems solved and issues addressed by ELNs and related informatics.  Strategies, pitfalls, and solutions for implementing basic applications and integrated solutions will be covered.  Participants will discuss ways to revolutionize their data handling and record keeping practices to get maximum leverage from scientific assets.  This will be an educational workshop with dialogues on ways to use ELNs and related products.

This workshop will be of interest to people needing to know the legal, regulatory, technical, and social aspects of electronic notebooks, recordkeeping, content management, or other systems used for achieving knowledge management in R&D or technical organizations.

Intended Audience for the Workshop:

  • Biologists
  • Chemists
  • R&D managers
  • Engineers
  • Librarians
  • Notebook administrators
  • Knowledge managers
  • Patent attorneys

As well as regulators in:

  • Chemical and life sciences R&D
  • Manufacturing environments industry
  • Government
  • University labs
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1.30 Registration & Coffee
2.00 Welcome and Introductions
2.10
DEFINING THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES - KEY BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
  • The scope of ELNS an related informatics systems for scientific and engineering work
  • Basic technologies that are required, that are on the market now.
  • How to decide when and where to adopt ELNs, and how to best to prepare for them
  • Why we need dis-similar approaches for biology, chemistry, and engineering
3.00
AVAILABLE STRATEGIES, OPTIONS, PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS
  • What technological strategies, options, products, and solutions are available to you now
  • What the leading products offer
  • How to best select systems meet your needs
  • How to fill the voids to implement whole solutions
3.50 Afternoon Tea
4.20
WORKABLE STRATEGIES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATIONS
  • Assess your company’s readiness for an ELN solution
  • Building company-specific requirements
  • Intelligently evaluate competing vendor claims to select best-fit products
  • Address challenges with implementing and integrating ELNs into everyday practice
5.10 Discussion and questions – review of the session
5.30 Close of Workshop
about your executive briefing leader:
    Richard Lysakowski, Chief Science & Technology Officer, Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association.

    Richard Lysakowski, Jr. has a Ph.D. in chemistry with a focus on software for the chemical and life sciences.  Dr. Lysakowski started CENSA's market engineering work in 1996, to prevent more ELN product failures in the marketplace.  By developing better strategies, many benefits were realized, and many pitfalls completely avoided (e.g., a “first patent court test case” before widespread ELN adoption could occur.)  Dr. Lysakowski has worked with dozens of Fortune 100 companies on market research and engineering to create strategies, policies, product specifications, and solutions to fit current and future needs. 

    Dr. Lysakowski has worked to solve many difficult problems at the intersection of science, information technology, law, regulations, business, and project and program management.  He testified before the US Congress in 2004 to recommend how to move the USA’s eGovernment initiatives forward to fully electronic records to ensure success, mitigate risks, and provide many rewards for society. 

    Dr. Lysakowski consults with and regularly trains end users, suppliers, government agencies, and universities in the US and internationally.  He is the author and co-author of dozens of articles, reports, specifications, and manuals on electronic records and information handling systems and policies for basic and applied research, product development, and manufacturing.

    About the organisation:

    CENSA is the leading market engineering, training, research, and consulting firm providing superior strategies, products, and solutions for integrated scientific software solutions.  Our work since 1990 has driven the rapidly growing and maturing markets for Electronic Lab Notebooks and Electronic Recordkeeping Systems to their current states.  CENSA provides strategic frameworks for robust market engineering, solution development, and decision making by industry and government agencies.  Our training and advisory services help organizations overcome issues of project startup, requirements engineering, product testing and selection, and implementation.  As an independent consultant, we help both end users and vendors mature their business and solve complex business and technology problems.  Our vision and hard work provide master policies, system specifications, standards, best practice guides, market research reports, and expertise that are being applied in hundreds of organizations. 

    CENSA is located near Boston, Massachusetts.  We regularly give training, lead conferences, and provide expert consulting for enterprises around the world.  For more information and contact details, please visit www.censa.org. 

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