Seminars
LifeScience Alley offers its members access to experts in a variety of fields through monthly SIG programs. These programs typically are 90 minute morning sessions (8:00 - 9:30am), although occasionally we hold half-day, full-day, and two-day seminars. Most are held at the DoubleTree Park Place Hotel in St. Louis Park; others at the University Enterprise Lab (UEL) or at the Continuing Education Conference Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
These Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) are categorized by area of business function. The programs are designed to help life science professionals stay up to date on policies, regulations, and technology advances. Continued Education Units (CEUs) are offered for most programs, and each SIG has two experienced co-chairs responsible for programming. If you are interested in becoming a co-chair, or in speaking at an educational program, please let us know.
Download the Speaker Application Form to fill out and send back.
We currently offer SIG programming in the following categories:
Biotechnology SIG - COMING SOON!
The new Biotech SIG will address issues relating to human health, animal health, industrial and agricultural (including food) biotechnology.
Clinical Studies SIG
Topics might include GCPs, informed consent, protocols, monitoring, adverse event reporting, IRBs, and more.
Manufacturing/Quality SIG
Focuses on manufacturing and quality assurance issues important to medical device, pharmaceutical and other technology manufacturers including process control, Six Sigma, and new technology for manufacturing, and more.
Marketing Communications SIG
Covers health care marketing strategy, public relations, sales, media relations, product launches, and more.
Regulatory Affairs SIG
Reviews FDA CDRH guidance and regulations, including FDAMA, MDUFMA, QSR, QSIT, cGMPs, submissions, OUS regulations, post-market regulations, and more.
Reimbursement SIG
Topics might include HIPAA, CMS (Medicare) regulations, product reimbursement, clinical studies reimbursement, and more.
Research & Development SIG
Examines new product development, best practices, emerging standards, intellectual property, process development, software development, and more.
SIG Plus!
These programs are designed to enhance selected SIG program topics, when needed. SIG Plus! programs use case studies and member company visits to dig deeper into particular topics, when requested by participants.
Online Essentials
Easy to access fundamentals of selected functional areas, following the SIG categories, are available in three 60 minute online modules. These are specifically designed to enhance the understanding of those working in complementary areas. The first three Online Essentials programs will be available in October 2007.
Other Events
Please see the Event Calendar.