Bio-IT World Best Practices Award 2009Bio-IT World 2011 Best Practices Awards

INSTRUCTIONS and ENTRY FORM
www.bio-itworld.com/bestpractices
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: January 14, 2011

Bio-IT World is seeking submissions to its 2011 Best Practices Awards. This prestigious awards program is designed to recognize outstanding examples of technology and strategic innovation—initiatives and collaborations that manifestly improve some facet of the R&D/drug development/clinical trial process.

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. All entries will be reviewed and assessed by a distinguished peer-review panel of judges.

The 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 further information and/or to complete your entry, click on the following links:

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Review criteria for entry and authorization statement (below).

  2. Review the tips for entry, provided by the judges.

  3. Fully complete the entry form (sections 2-5 are mandatory for consideration).

  4. Process entry fee –

    • Submissions received prior to December 19, 2010 will receive a waiver of the processing fee.

    • There is a $300 fee for completed entries submitted by January 14, 2011 deadline. Companies should email Allison Proffitt at aproffitt@healthtech.com to arrange payment.

    • Note: Government and academic institutions, or other organizations that might have difficulty paying the entry fee, should contact Ms. Proffitt to discuss a potential waiver.

  5. Submit your completed entry by forwarding the Word version of the Entry Form to Bio-IT World Managing Editor Allison Proffitt, aproffitt@healthtech.com, along with any supporting documentation, or via the Online Entry Form below.

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Entry Criteria

  • The work for which recognition is sought must have been done in the last two years and be substantially complete.

  • Nominations are open to R&D and scientific facilities and labs in pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, academia, government, medical or related institutions and organizations, as well as public and private research organizations.

  • Final deadline for entry submission is January 14, 2011 (early bird deadline is December 18, 2010)

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Award Categories

Entries may be submitted in one of the following categories with appropriate topics including, but not limited to:

  • Basic Research & Biological Research: Disease pathway research, applied and basic research
  • Drug Discovery & Development: Compound-focused research, drug safety
  • Clinical Trials & Research: Trial design, eCTD
  • Translational Medicine: Feedback loops, predictive technologies
  • Personalized Medicine: Responders/non-responders, biomarkers
  • IT & Informatics: LIMS, High Performance Computing, storage, data visualization, imaging technologies
  • Knowledge Management: Data mining, idea/expertise mining, text mining, collaboration, resource optimization
  • Health-IT: ePrescribing, RHIOs, EMR/PHR
  • Manufacturing & Bioprocessing: Mass production, continuous manufacturing

(Bio-IT World reserves the right to expand or refine categories.)

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Authorization

Upon submission of this nomination, you grant Bio-IT World the use of any photos, video or product/company information gained as a result of this process, without further permission. A minimum number of entries is required in order for a winner to be named. Entries after the deadline will not be guaranteed for consideration. All entries become property of Bio-IT World. Copyright Cambridge Healthtech Media Group 2010.

ENTRY TIPS FROM THE JUDGES

Bio-IT World has received and processed some 400 Best Practices entries since we first held the competition in 2003. Our experience has led to the following checklist of “do’s & don’ts” that will help you avoid simple mistakes or omissions that could detract from the quality of your entry. Follow these simple steps to improve your chances of recognition by our expert judges.

Do
 Describe the problem addressed and its importance
 List relevant technologies/products used on the project
Identify key results and quantify the ROI associated with the project (e.g. man-hours or $ saved; new
        capabilities)
 Quantify the resources expended (hours, personnel, $)
 Explain broader impact on the life science community/biopharma industry

Don’t
 Enter promotional “brochure-ware” or rewrite press releases
 Make vague, unsupported qualitative claims
 Emphasize technology (product) features over project results -- integrate the two
 Forget to clearly identify positive results/benefits!

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ENTRY FORM
Direct questions about entry criteria/process to:
Allison Proffitt, Managing Editor, 617.233.8280 or aproffitt@healthtech.com
Subject: 2011 Best Practices Entry
Early bird deadline: December 19, 2010; Deadline: January 14, 2011

Download Entry Form
 

Online Submission

(Note: If this page is closed before submitting the entry form, all information will be lost)
 If you are submitting your entry using the online form, please fully complete the
form and click “submit entry” at the bottom. Then email all supporting
charts, graphs, tables or documentation to Allison Proffitt,
Bio-IT World Managing Editor, at aproffitt@healthtech.com

Nominating Company (fill this out only if you are nominating a company other than your own)

1. Nominating Organization
Organization name:
Address:
City:
State Zip:
2. Nominating Contact Person
Name:
Title:
Phone:
Email:
11. User Organization (organization at which the Best Practices project was implemented)
Organization name:
Address:
City:
State Zip:
2. Contact Person
Name:
Title:
Phone:
Email:
3. Project
Project Title:
Team Leader: (if different than contact person)
Name:
Title:
Company:
Contact Info:
Team Members: (optional)
Name:
Title:
Company:
4. Category in which entry is being submitted
5. Description of project (4 FIGURES MAXIMUM):
(Please submit figures and charts via email to aproffitt@healthtech.com)
A. ABSTRACT/SUMMARY of the project and results (800 characters max.)
 
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B. INTRODUCTION/background/objectives
C. RESULTS (highlight major R&D/IT tools deployed; innovative uses of technology).
D. ROI achieved or expected (1000 characters max.):
 
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E. CONCLUSIONS/implications for the field (800 characters max.)
 
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6. REFERENCES/testimonials/supporting internal documents (If necessary; 5 pages max.)

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