Contract services and outsourcing under the spotlight at ICSE USA
Makes its debut in the US in Philadelphia next month
ICSE USA brings the International Contract Services Expo to the US for the first time at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre in Philadelphia from 22–23 May.
Focused on pharmaceutical contract services and outsourcing, the new event extends the established global line-up of ICSE events in Europe, China, Japan, India and South America, organised by UBM Live.
ICSE USA will also offer a comprehensive conference agenda including executive speakers from across the pharmaceuticals market, including Armonia Clinical Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Novella Clinical Resourcing, Pfizer and more.
‘The US market accounts for 39% of the total US$795bn generated by pharma annually and is expected to grow at an average rate of 5% per year, leading to a value of $399bn by 20151.
‘The US is the largest pharma market in the world, but the cost of r&d and clinical trials is high. Companies are starting to look at maximising skills internally and outsourcing products and services to experts,’ said Haf Cennydd, Brand Director at UBM.
She added: ‘ICSE USA will offer insight on where and how to excel in the US, as well as when it makes sense to take operations outside the US to compete and succeed in the continuously evolving pharma market.’
Each day of the event will feature three modules comprising three sessions focused on hot topics and relevant industry issues such as partnership trends and strategies, relationship selection and management, working with LCCs, audit and compliance, and maximising the role of CMOs and CROs.
ICSE USA will be housed alongside three other events relevant to the pharma market. These are the new Pharmapack North America, focusing on drug devices, delivery systems and packaging solutions, the returning East Pack, which is targeted at the East Coast packaging and manufacturing sectors and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East, which is the longest running medical design and manufacturing event in the world. Admission to these events will be complimentary with registration to ICSE USA.
1. Pharma Outsourcing in the USA, UBM commissioned report by Jan Ramakers of the Fine Chemical Group
