(8:00am-12:15pm)

Increasingly, companies are turning to Semantic Web technologies for helping solve the difficult data integration challenges that are prerequisite to making effective progress in areas such as translational medicine, understanding mechanism of action, and efficient management of regulatory documentation. This workshop will demonstrate the maturing state of these technologies focusing on deployment strategies for successfully embracing Semantic Web technologies in your organization. Attendees will leave the workshop with: 1) An understanding of the basic components of Semantic Web technology, 2) Case study and deployment examples of how organizations are using Semantic Web technology, 3) Knowledge of tools and 3rd party organizations to consider using to help implement Semantic Web technology, and 4) Having had the opportunity to share their business issue or challenge and receive peer and expert feedback on strategies to handle it. The workshop format will combine lecture presentations and interactive group exercises.
Alan Ruttenberg, Principal Scientist, Science Commons

(1:30pm-4:00pm)

Visual Analytics is the science of analytics reasoning focused on visualization and its interfaces. It attempts to build a science of the transformation of data into information and further into knowledge. This workshop will help participants understand the role of visualization in bioinformatics and medical informatics as applied to the drug discovery process. We will present a variety of visualizations and analytic tools integrated with visualizations, and of systems. Example applications will be discussed.
Georges Grinstein, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Biomolecular and Medical Informatics, UMass Lowell
Peter V. Henstock, Ph.D., Manager, Emerging Technologies and Architectures, Pfi zer Research Technology Center

(8:00am-4:00pm)

BioTeam has been on the frontlines of next-generation sequencing integration, having helped several organizations with the unique next-gen IT, storage, and data management challenges. This workshop will present real-world customer experiences straight from the trenches. You�fll get practical information about the analysis, assessment, design, implementation, testing, and support needed to bring a research organization from technology adoption to publication in the next-gen world. In addition to hearing from BioTeam, we�fve invited some special guests from instrument, data management, and storage companies, as well as next generation sequencer users to join the workshop.
Chris Dwan, Director of Products and Principal Investigator, BioTeam, Inc.

(8:00am-4:00pm)

This workshop will demonstrate how biopharma organizations are embracing the use of open innovation business models to leverage internal and external knowledge.

* Separate registration required