In November 2024, Antigoni Elefsinioti, Eliana Garcia Cossio and Sandra González-Maldonado will be leading a ML-oriented workshop on behalf of the Biomarkers ESIG at The Effective Statistician Conference.
Stay tuned for more exciting events! 😉
Here are our latest achievements:
We are currently updating them, stay tuned!
Here are our 3 topics of interest for the year:
Interested in joining the Biomarkers SIG?
Please send an email to Nicole (nicole_2.kraemer@boehringer-ingelheim.com ; LinkedIn) or Guillaume (guillaume.desachy@pierre-fabre.com ; LinkedIn).
The Biomarkers European SIG is co-led by Nicole Krämer and Guillaume Desachy.
The full list of members of the Biomarkers ESIG can be found below:
| Name | Company/Institution |
| Achilleas Livieratos | - |
| Ali Farnoud | Boehringer-Ingelheim |
| Andreas Gustavsson | AstraZeneca |
| Antigoni Elefsinioti | Bayer |
| Azra Kurbasic | Genmab |
| Corinna Elzer | Staburo |
| Dana Botesteanu | Cytel |
| Debasree Purkayastha | AstraZeneca |
| Deepak Parashar | University of Warwick |
| Denis Engemann | Roche |
| Dimitrios Doudesis | University of Edinburgh |
| Duleek Ranatunga | PearBio |
| Eliana Garcia Cossio | Bayer |
| Federico Agostinis | Evotec |
| Florian Lipsmeier | Roche |
| Gaëlle Saint-Hilary | Saryga |
| Gilles Guillot | CSL Behring |
| Graham Healey | Oncimmune |
| Guillaume Desachy (co-chair) | Pierre Fabre |
| Gunther Jansen | Novartis |
| Hoda Sharifian | AstraZeneca |
| Holly Tovey | Institute of Cancer Research |
| Hugo Hadjur | Saryga |
| Inoncent Agueusop | Sanofi |
| Ivan Kryukov | Bayer |
| Jakob Vowinckel | Biognosys |
| Jan Wiemer | Sanofi |
| Jinesh Shah | CSL Behring |
| Josua Boeser | Chrestos |
| Karl Köchert | Bayer |
| Kevin Yar | Biognosys |
| Kostas Sechidis | Novartis |
| Laura Goea | Bayer |
| Laura Schlieker | Staburo |
| Lea Zittlau | Chrestos |
| Lidia Sacchetto | Bayer |
| Louise Baschet | Horiana |
| Lucas Thornton | Parexel |
| Marco Salvatore | Abzu |
| Marie Holst Mørch | Genmab |
| Marie-Karelle Rivière | Saryga |
| Marie-Lise Grisoni | Labcorp Drug Development |
| Marzia Scelsi | Roche |
| Mathilde Saccareau | Pierre Fabre |
| Nicole Krämer (co-chair) | Boehringer-Ingelheim |
| Nils Ternès | Sanofi |
| Nohaila Bazine | Sanofi |
| Onyeka Obuaya | University of Edinburgh |
| Perrine Soret | Servier |
| Pok Lo | University of Edinburgh |
| Samantha Thompson | AstraZeneca |
| Sandra Gonzalez Maldonado | Boehringer-Ingelheim |
| Saskia Leserer | Chrestos |
| Sébastien Marque | Horiana |
| Shreyan Banerjee | GSK |
| Susanne Messler | Roche |
Here are the round-ups of our activities since the re-launch of the Biomarkers ESIG:
The PSI / EFSPI Biomarkers Special Interest Group has been formed with the aim of developing knowledge and opinions within the statisticians about biomarker usage and the related statistical and study design techniques that are involved. We hope to provide a forum for discussion and the sharing of experiences regarding the use of biomarker data across all stages of pharmaceutical development, in topics such as:
If you have experience in one of these other areas, or in biomarker usage in general and would like to participate in the SIG, its committee or a future meeting then please contact Athula Herath ( heratha@medimmune.com). Similarly if you would just like to be kept informed of our activities then please get in touch. More info can be found on our pages in the resources section of psiweb.
To keep up to date with the activities of the SIG, contact us to join the mailing list. This will keep you up to date with our events and other interesting pieces of news. Similarly, we have a LinkedIn group where you can start and participate in discussions on biomarker related statistical topics.
The SIG's thoughts and advice have been summarised in a review paper in the 10th anniversary edition of Pharmaceutical Statistics (November/December 2011, Volume 10, issue 6). This paper entitled "A Statistician's Perspective
on Biomarkers in Drug Development" provides practical advice to statisticians working in the field. It can be found on the journal website here
In addition an overview
of the publication was also presented at the PSI Journal Club in September 2012. Slides and a recording of the presentation can be found from the PSI Journal Club webpage here.
A list of biomarker related references from the scientific literature can be found here. This includes many references from the review article, but with further additions too. Weblinks are included in the document.
A list of web based resources for those new to 'omics work, including genomics, mass-spec etc is being established. This list can be found here in our resource folders.
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.
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.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
This will be a 45 minute webinar which will explain the topic presented in the published paper, ‘Applying the Estimand Framework to Clinical Pharmacology Trials with a Case Study in Bioequivalance’. There will be 15 minutes for a panel Q&A with some of the authors following the presentation.
This 1-hour webinar will be an opportunity to hear about the methodology and first results of the iRISE consortium. iRISE is working towards a better understanding of reproducibility and the interventions that work to improve it. At the end of the presentation there will also be the opportunity to ask questions.
This one-day event focuses on the comprehensive management of transitioning to R/Open-Source, addressing the challenges and providing actionable insights. Attendees will participate in sessions covering essential topics such as training best practices, creating strategic plans, making the case to senior management, and managing both statistical and programming aspects of the transition.
Develop your non-technical skills by reading The Art of Explanation by Ros Atkins and joining the Sept-Dec 2025 book club. You will be invited to join facilitated discussions of the concepts and ideas and apply skills from the book in-between sessions.
This course is aimed at biostatisticians with no or some pediatric drug development experience who are interested to further their understanding. We will give you an introduction to the pediatric drug development landscape. This will include identifying the key regulations and processes governing pediatric development, a discussion on the needs and challenges when conducting pediatric research and a focus on the ways to overcome these challenges from a statistical perspective.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.
This is an exciting, new opportunity for an experienced Statistician looking to take the next step in their career. Offered as a remote or hybrid position aligned with our site in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
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