Member Groups

EFSPI, the European Federation of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry, is open to national constituted groups of statisticians, who are working in or for the pharmaceutical industry. Thus, EFSPI is engaged in statistical aspects of research, development, production, and surveillance of both drugs and medical devices. The objectives of the Federation are (according to the EFSPI constitution):

  • To promote professional standards of statistics and the standing of the statistical profession in matters pertinent to the European pharmaceutical industry;
  • To offer a collective expert input on statistical matters to national and international authorities and organizations;
  • To exchange information on and harmonise attitudes to the practice of statistics in the European pharmaceutical industry and within the member groups.

After constitutional meetings since 1990, the Federation was officially launched in August 1993. For now, there are 10 member groups. Thus, 10 European countries are represented in EFSPI and can be reached by mailings organized by the respective national groups.

 

Country Group Name Approx. Number of Statistician Members
Belgium Full name: Société Belge de Statistique/Belgische Vereniging 
Short name: voor Statistiek (SBS/BVS) – Biostatistics Section
Website: http://www.rssb.be/  
144
Denmark Full name: Dansk Selskab for Biofarmaceutisk Statistik
Short name: (DSBS)
Website: http://www.dsbs.dk
135
Finland Full name: Statistikot Suomen Lääketeollisuudessa 
Short name: (SSL)
Website: http://www.sslry.fi/  
50
France Full name: Société Francaise de Statistique - Biopharmacy and Health Group
Short name: (SFDS)
Website: 
http://www.sfds.asso.fr
550+
Germany Full name: Arbeitsgruppe Pharmazeutische Forschung
Short name: (APF)
Website: http://www.biometrische-gesellschaft.de/arbeitsgruppen/pharmazeutische-forschung.html
300
Italy Full name: Italian BIostatistics Group 
Short name:
(IBIG)
Website: 
www.biostatistici.it  
100
Netherlands Full name: Pharmaceutical Statistics and Data Management
Short name: (PSDM)
Website: 
http:// www.psdm.nl   
100
Sweden Full name: Föreningen för Medicinsk Statistik
Short name: (FMS)
Website: http://statistikframjandet.se/fms/
220
Switzerland Full name: Basel Biometric Society
Short name: (BBS)
Website: http://www.ceb-institute.org/bbs/  
100
United Kingdom Full name: Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Short name: (PSI)
Website: http://www.psiweb.org   
1100
Total 2799