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  • ESIG of the Month - October 2021

    Oct 15, 2021, 10:28 AM
    Who are we? This ESIG comprises statisticians (both from pharma and academia) and some policy experts who are working or have interest in the data re-use, data privacy and data sharing space.
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  • ESIG of the Month - August 2021

    Sep 8, 2021, 09:35 AM
    The Regulatory European Special Interest Group (ESIG) is probably the longest serving ESIG, although it was predominantly referred to as a committee until the end of 2020. We have a total of 20 members from 8 countries and 17 companies, and our purpose is to co-ordinate regulatory activities across the European Pharmaceutical Statistical community and to engage with European Regulatory statisticians.
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  • PSI Award Winners

    Jul 7, 2021, 09:20 AM
    It is our great pleasure to announce three very special people who have been recognised in 2021 for their contributions to PSI. Read more on their achievements.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Communications Committee - reporter

    Jul 5, 2021, 13:38 PM
    As a member of the team you will help to show the value that attendees can get from various PSI events and share these with the wider community of the existing and prospective PSI members.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q2 2021

    Jun 28, 2021, 10:01 AM
    Welcome to my final Chairs update before I hand over to Chrissie Fletcher in July. I’d like to start by personally thanking you for all your support and kind words over the last two years. You’ve embraced my own unique way of doing things and I’m truly grateful.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Social Media Lead

    May 6, 2021, 10:06 AM
    We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to join the Communications Committee. The volunteer will have the opportunity to generate new ideas to promote better engagement within PSI.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q1 2021

    Mar 23, 2021, 11:18 AM
    Welcome to the first Chairs update of 2021. I hope you, your family, friends and loved ones are all well. As I write this today we’re remembering 1 year to the day that the first lock-down occurred in the UK and whilst there are many things to feel sad and frustrated about, I took time this morning to reflect on all the opportunities that have arisen that may not have been the case without this year of isolation.
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  • Announcing the new Central Statistical Monitoring / Quality Tolerance Limits - Special Interest Group (CSM SIG)

    Mar 15, 2021, 17:16 PM
    The Central Statistical Monitoring / Quality Tolerance Limits - Special Interest Group (CSM SIG) has formed itself to create a forum to collaborate and discuss statistical strategies and methodology.
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  • Adapting for Success: Restructuring the PSI Board

    Jan 7, 2021, 09:48 AM
    One of the great things about the PSI Board is its ability to adapt to meet our changing needs and focus areas. We have continuously done this over the years and as 2020 drew to a close I reflected a lot on what we had achieved, what we still wanted to accomplish and what were the barriers to holding us back. You can see the PSI Business plan to find out more.
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  • PSI Prepare for 2021 Online Conference

    Dec 14, 2020, 15:20 PM
    PSI are pleased to announce that following the postponement of our next face to face conference to 2022, we will instead be running an online conference next year. The online conference will be held over the same dates as previously planned, that is, between 21 to 23 June 2021.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q4 2020

    Dec 11, 2020, 11:37 AM
    I hope while many of us have been locked in at home, that you’ve managed to take advantage of the activities & content the PSI community has put together! I’ve been really proud of how PSI has adapted to the challenges faced this year to remain active and relevant for our members.
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  • Volunteer for PSI Communications Committee - Hackathon Lead

    Oct 22, 2020, 09:58 AM
    Are you a PSI member looking to become more involved with PSI? The communications committee is looking for someone to lead a sub-group to organise and run several hackathon events. The goal of the hackathons is to design a visualisation tool that can help committees to engage digitally with the PSI community in the best way. A visualisation tool will help committees learn how their outreach performs and learn how to generate a more active community
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  • Volunteer for PSI Leadership Team

    Oct 8, 2020, 16:11 PM
    We are looking for a volunteer to join the Leadership Workstream, who will be responsible for leading the planning and designing on the PSI website. Please get in touch if this would be of interest to you!
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q3 2020

    Oct 8, 2020, 16:04 PM
    Welcome to the third chairs blog of 2020! I’d like to firstly thank Nigel Howitt for handling things during May-July while I was out on maternity leave. This year is going a little differently than we had planned and last month we took the difficult decision to postpone the PSI Conference in 2021, which was to be held in Gothenburg to 2022.
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  • PSI Postpones 2021 Face-to-Face Conference

    Oct 2, 2020, 14:41 PM
    Due to the ongoing situation relating to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, PSI has taken the difficult decision to postpone the Annual Conference which was due to take place in Gothenburg on 20 – 23 June 2021.
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  • EFSPI - Latest Newsletter

    Oct 1, 2020, 14:50 PM
    Click to read the latest EFSPI newsletter.
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  • Winner of 2020 pharmaceutical award announced

    Sep 18, 2020, 10:01 AM
    We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Statistical excellence in the pharmaceutical industry award, presented jointly by the RSS and Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI).
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Vice-Chair - Q2 2020

    Jul 9, 2020, 15:18 PM
    Firstly, on behalf of the membership, I would like to congratulate our chair Lucy on the birth of her first child, August. Lucy will be back in office on 30th July. In the meantime, I am providing maternity cover.
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  • Regulatory Committee Update on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

    Apr 30, 2020, 12:51 PM
    As you all know, statisticians across the globe and across industry are actively involved in trying to understand and address the impact of COVID-19 on pharmaceutical development, including the safety of the patients in our trials and the integrity and interpretability of the data we collect.
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  • Quarterly Update from the PSI Chair - Q1 2020

    Apr 6, 2020, 10:51 AM
    Welcome to the first Chair's update of 2020 and even as a statistician, I would not have been able to predict we would all be in the situation we are in today, during my last blog.
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This webinar will explore two different approaches to Correlates of Protection in vaccine development.

Joint PSI/EFSPI Visualisation SIG 'Wonderful Wednesday' Webinars

Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.

PSI Webinar: Drug Development in Women's Health

The event will open with an overview on drug development in women’s health from a clinician perspective. This talk is followed by talks about statistical challenges when planning IVF studies and analysing the menstrual cycles.

PSI Webinar: Surrogacy

This webinar will provide an overview of surrogacy for licensing and reimbursement. In turn, the need of extensions of the SPIRIT and CONSORT statement will be defined and outlined, with case studies to support.

Joint PSI/EFSPI Pre-Clinical SIG Webinar: Virtual Control Groups in Toxicity Studies

Lea Vaas will present how replacement of concurrent control animals by Virtual Control Groups (VCGs) in systemic toxicity studies may help in contributing to the 3R's principle of animal experimentation: Reduce, Refine, Replace.

Joint PSI/EFSPI Data Science SIG Webinar: Developing Digital Measures (Digital Biomarkers) in Drug Development – insights from Mobilise D consortium

We will share a brief overview of what Mobilise D is and why it is an important step stone in the development of digital biomarkers, and how Mobilise D outputs can be relevant for you.

PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q2 2024)

This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q3 2024)

This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

PSI Introduction to Industry Training (ITIT) Course - 2024/2025

An introductory course giving an overview of the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development process as a whole, aimed at those with 1-3 years' experience. It comprises of six 2-day sessions covering a range of topics including Research and Development, Toxicology, Data Management and the Role of a CRO, Clinical Trials, Reimbursement, and Marketing.

PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q4 2024)

This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

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