'Clinical Research Infrastructure in Ireland: Remaining Barriers, Potential Solutions'

This conference will gather together some of Ireland’s and Europe’s leading scientific, pharmaceutical, medical and research professionals to examine existing hurdles in the area of clinical research in Ireland and to explore possible ways to negotiate and overcome these challenges.

Confirmed speakers include: Dr Elaine Breslin, Medical Assessment Manager, Irish Medicines Board; Prof. Noel Caplice, Director, Centre for Research in Vascular Biology, University College Cork; Dr Jacques Demotes-Mainard, Director, European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network; Dr Peter Doran, Scientific Director, UCD Clinical Research Centre; Prof. Dermot Kelleher, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin; Prof Tim O’Brien, Director, REMEDI, NUI, Galway; Dr Damien O’Connell, Head of Clinical R&D, Pfizer Research & Development; Prof Bill Powderly, Dean of Medicine Head, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science; Dr John Stinson, Medical Director, Leo Pharma; and Prof. Kurt Zatloukal, Director, European Biobank Initiative.

• Event date: Tuesday, 13 May at 10am
• Location: Main conference hall, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
• Contact: Contact Bernadette Grogan at bgrogan@ipposi.ie or at 086 3601699