information on EFSPI
| Country |
Group |
Approx Statistician Members |
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| Belgium |
SBS/BVS (Société Belge de Statistique / Belgische Verenining voor Statistiek - Biostatistics section)........... |
82 |
| Denmark |
DSBS (Dansk Selskab for Biofarmaceutisk Statistik)........... |
114 |
| Finland |
SSL (Statistikot Suomen lääketeollisuudessa) |
47 |
| France |
SFdS (Société Francaise de Statistique - Biopharmacy and Health Group)........... |
472 |
| Germany |
APF (Arbeitsgruppe Pharmazeutische Forschung of German region of International Biometric Society)........... |
227 |
| Italy |
BIAS (Biometristi dell'industria Farmaceutica Associati)..... |
75 |
| Netherlands |
PSDM (werkgroep Pharmaceutische Statistiek en Datamanagement van Verenining voor Statistiek - Biometrische Sectie)........... |
90 |
| Sweden |
FMS (Föreningen för Medicinsk Statistik)........... |
105 |
| Switzerland |
BBS (Basler Biometrische Sektion) of International Biometric Society........... |
72 |
| United Kingdom |
PSI (Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry)........... |
1220 |
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| Total................ |
|
2254 |
BELGIUM
Full name (short): Société Belge de Statistique/Belgische Vereniging voor Statistiek (SBS/BVS) - Biostatistics Section
Address: c/o Cécile Dubois, UCB S.A., Pharma Sector, Chemin du Foriest, B-1420 Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Tel/fax: +32 2 386 23 37/+32 2 386 30 44
E-mail address: cecile.dubois@ucb-group.com
E-mail directory administrator: Cécile Dubois: Cecile.dubois@ucb-group.com
National mother organisation (short): Société Belge de Statistique/Belgische Vereniging voor Statistiek (SBS/BVS)
EFSPI council delegates: Cécile Dubois, Bruno Boulanger
The Biostatistics section of the SBS/BVS (Société Belge de Statistique/Belgische Vereniging voor Statistiek) was founded in 1993. Its members are mainly statisticians working in or for the pharmaceutical industry, or in a statistics department at a Belgian university. The section's objectives are to organise meetings or courses on statistical issues pertinent to the pharmaceutical industry, to promote collaboration with academic experts and to open or maintain contacts w ith official authorities and other statistical associations
DENMARK
Full name (short): Dansk Selskab for Biofarmaceutisk Statistik (DSBS)
Address: c/o o Merete Jřrgensen, Novo Nordisk, Novo Alle, DK 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark
Tel/fax: + 45 44 42 17 28 Mob: +45 30 79 17 28
E-mail address: MerJ@NovoNordisk.com
E-mail directory administrator: Judith Jacobsen jlj@statcon.dk
National mother organisation (short): -
EFSPI council delegates: Merete Jörgensen, Arne Haahr Andreasen
DSBS was formed in March 1992 as an independent non-profit association. The aims of DSBS are to further the exchange of information between professional statisticians working for the pharmaceutical industry in Denmark and abroad, to promote professional standards, and to constitute an expert body in biopharmaceutical statistical matters.
FINLAND
Full name (short): Statistikot Suomen Lääketeollisuudessa (SSL)
Address: c/o Sami Hokkanen, Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma, P.O.Box 425,
FIN-20101 TURKU, FINLAND
Tel/fax: +358 10 426 7832/+358 10 426 7287
National mother organisation (short):
EFSPI council delegates: Britt-Marie Lindström, Toni Sarapohja
SSL was founded in 2001 as an independent non-profit association. It aims to provide a forum for discussions on statistical methods, to promote professional standards, and to further the exchange of information among the professional biostatisticians within the pharmaceutical industry. The members are from pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations.
FRANCE
Full name (short): Société Francaise de Statistique Groupe Biopharmacie et Santé - Biopharmacy and Health Group (SFdS B&S)
Address: c/o Francois Aubin, Cardinal Systems, 91 avenue de la République,
75011 PARIS, France
Tel/fax: +33 1 40 21 68 77/ +33 1 40 21 94 95
E-mail directory administrator:
National mother organisation (short): Société Francaise de Statistique (SFdS)
EFSPI council delegates: Francois Aubin, Françoise Tondu
Founded in 1986 within the ASU, the group consists of members working in pharmaceutical research areas, mainly in the industrial context. The group aims to advance the practice of statistics in pharmaceutical research by organising scientific meetings, courses and working parties and by furthering contacts with official authorities and other statistical associations.
GERMANY
Full name (short): Arbeitsgruppe Pharmazeutische Forschung (APF)
Address: c/o Marlis Herbold, Aventis Pharma Germany GmbH, Medical Department, Königsteiner Strasse 10, D-65812 Bad Soden, Germany
Tel/fax: +49 69 305 2620/ +49 69 305 28692
E-mail address: marlis.herbold@aventis.com
E-mail directory administrator: Marlis Herbold - marlis.herbold@aventis.com
National mother organisation (short): German Region of the International Biometric Society
EFSPI council delegates: Marlis Herbold , Frank Langer
The group is organised as a working group within the German Region of the International Biometric Society. The group was founded in 1978 and its aim is to establish and develop information exchange concerning all biometrical aspects within pre-clinical and clinical research, and within clinical development of drugs.
ITALY
Full name (short): Biometristi dell´Industria Farmaceutica Associati (BIAS)
Address: c/o Antonella Bacchieri, Sigma-tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA, Via Pontina km 30, 400 00040 Pomezia (Rome), Italy
Tel/fax: +3906 91393543/ +3906 91393996
E-mail address: antonella.bacchieri@sigma-tau.it
E-mail directory administrator: C.Dragonetti - carola.dragonetti@sanofi-aventis.com
National mother organisation (short):
EFSPI council delegates: Francesca Patarnello, Carola Dragonetti
BIAS is an independent association, founded in 1985 with the aim of constituting a forum for regular discussion on statistics and data management applied to the pharmaceutical industry. Members of the group are people working as statisticians and data managers in the (or for the) pharmaceutical industry. The current membership represents several pharmaceutical companies and CROs.
THE NETHERLANDS
Full name (short): Pharmaceutical Statistics and Data Management (PSDM)
Address: c/o Ted Drogendijk, Biometrics, Yamanouchi Europe BV PO Box 108, 2350 AC Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
Tel/fax: +31 20 5640367/ +31 20 5640203
E-mail address: drogendijk@yamanouchi-eu.com
E-mail directory administrator: Anja Koster: akoster@pbr.nl
National mother organisation (short): Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVS) - Biometric section
EFSPI council delegates: Paul Koopman, Kit Roes
PSDM is a working group of the Biometrics Section of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research. lt was founded in June 1993. Its aims are to provide a forum for discussions on pharmaceutical statistics and data management, to promote professional standards and to establish a central expert body in pharmaceutical matters for contacts with Netherlands Drug Regulatory Authorities. The members of PSDM are mainly from pharmaceutical companies, but also from contract research organisations and university departments.
SWEDEN
Full name (short): Föreningen för Medicinsk Statistik (FMS)
Address: c/o Ziad Taib, Biostatistics & Mathematical Science, AstraZeneca, R & D Mölndal, S-431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
Tel/fax: +46 31 7761310/ +46 31 7763713
E-mail address: zaid.taib@astrazeneca.com
E-mail directory administrator: Jonas Häggström – jonas.haggstrom@astrazeneca.com.com
National mother organisation (short): Svenska Statistikersamfundet
EFSPI council delegates: Carl-Fredrik Burman, Mikael Ĺström
FMS was founded in 1987 as a section of the Swedish Statistical Association. Its members are mainly from the pharmaceutical industry and university departments of statistics. The aims of FMS are to contribute to improved application of statistical methods within medical research, to provide a forum for discussion about statistical applications, mainly in the pharmaceutical industry, and to further the exchange of professional expertise among the members of the society.
SWITZERLAND
Full name (short): Basel Biometric Society (BBS)
Address: c/o Norbert Neumann, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Cie. AG PDB-Statistics, Bau 74/4 OG W CH 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Tel/fax: +41 61 688 89 50/ +41 61 688 53 35
E-mail address: norbert.neumann@roche.com
E-mail directory administrator: Astrid Walter – astrid.walter@pharma.novartis.com
National mother organisation (short): Region Oesterreich-Schweiz des Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft
EFSPI council delegates: Gerd Rosenkranz, Norbert Neumann
BBS is a section of the Austrian-Swiss Region of the International Biometric Society. About half of its members work in the pharmaceutical industry. Founded in 1970, the aim of the BBS is to cater for the interests of the International Biometric Society in the Basel region and to further the contact and the exchange of professional expertise between its members.
UNITED KINGDOM
Full name (short): Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI)
Address:PSI Executive Office, Resources for Business, South Park Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK 11 8FH, UK
Tel/fax: +44 1625 511750/ +44 1625 267879
E-mail address: admin@psiweb.org
E-mail directory administrator: Robin Bickersteth: admin@psiweb.org
National mother organisation (short): -
EFSPI council delegates: Nigel Howitt, Lesley France
PSI is a non-profit organisation formed in 1977. PSI provides a forum for regular discussion of statistics and matters relating to the practice of statistics in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as promoting Good Statistical Practice within the industry. Members of PSI are statisticians working in all areas of the drug development process, including research, pre-clinical, clinical, production, quality control, marketing and market research; as well as academic statisticians, consultants and others interested in the application of Statistics within the industry. The majority of members (83%) are based in the UK
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