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DIA
The Drug Information Association (DIA) serves more than 30,000 professionals involved in the discovery,
development, regulation, surveillance, or marketing of pharmaceuticals or related products worldwide. Through its educational offerings and networking opportunities, DIA provides a neutral global forum for the exchange of information critical to the advancement of the drug discovery and
lifecycle management processes. Read more about our mission.
ACRP Association of Clinical
Research Professionals (ACRP) is a diverse network of industry leaders that work in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and
medical device industries, as well as in hospitals, academic medical centers and physician office settings. We are doctors,
nurses and scientists, and call more than 30 countries our home. The purpose of the Association is to provide global leadership
for the clinical research profession by promoting and advancing the highest ethical standards and practices.
Founded
in 1976, ACRP is the leading professional association in the world addressing the unique issues and challenges you face daily
in your professional life. Through the voluntary efforts of our members, ACRP has become a global forum for the exchange of
ideas and the leading resource for information on industry-specific news, advances, issues, trends and regulations.
RAPS
The Regulatory
Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the leading worldwide member organization devoted to the health product regulatory
profession. With more than 12,000 individual members from industry, government, research, clinical and academic organizations
in more than 50 countries, RAPS develops professional standards for knowledge, competency and ethics and is the leading source
of information on the scope of practice of regulatory professionals and their critical roles in the health sector.
SoCRA
The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), a professional membership organization,
was developed to provide educational programs, certification, and a forum for research professionals to exchange information.
SoCRA was originally created to benefit researchers at the site, yet our membership has grown to include monitors, data managers,
quality assurance, and regulatory representatives from clinical research organizations and the pharmaceutical industry. Our
approach is intended to blend industry with clinical sites in an effort to build strong foundations for successful clinical
research outcomes. We encourage professionals working in clinical research to collectively support each other, while we successfully
provide the educational tools needed for quality training. The express
aim of SoCRA is to provide training and continuing education for clinical research professionals and to establish and maintain
an international certification program for clinical research professionals.
PhRMA
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading pharmaceutical research
and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more
productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated
$44.5 billion in 2007 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record
$58.8 billion in 2007.
PhRMA's
mission is to conduct effective advocacy for public policies that encourage discovery of important new medicines for patients
by pharmaceutical/biotechnology research companies.
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ASCO
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964,
with overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention and ensuring that all patients with cancer receive care of
the highest quality. More than 25,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines
(medical, radiological, and surgical oncology ) and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals
participating in approved oncology training programs, oncology nurses, and other practitioners with a predominant interest
in oncology.
As the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people
with cancer, ASCO is committed to advancing the education of oncologists and other oncology professionals, to advocating for
policies that provide access to high-quality cancer care, and to supporting the clinical trials system and the need for increased
clinical and translational research.
AAPS
AAPS Pharmaceutica is the web portal
for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, a professional, scientific society of more than 12,000 members
employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic
international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health. AAPS offers
timely scientific programs, on-going education, information resources, opportunities for networking, and professional development.
ISPE
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the
world's largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals
and their industry. Founded in 1980, today ISPE serves 25,000 members in 90 countries. We are an independent
organization led by the world's top pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals. We provide an inviting and neutral environment
for experts, technologists, regulators, consultants and students to exchange ideas and practical experience. As a vibrant
community, ISPE's Members work together to improve the industry, while helping each other make better choices, more quickly
than ever before.
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