40 Years of the Biopharmaceutical Section: Celebrating Our Past, Planning for Our Future

• Activity Number: 316 - 40 Years of the Biopharmaceutical Section: Celebrating Our Past, Planning for Our Future
• Type: Topic-Contributed
• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 : 3:30 PM to 5:20 PM
• Sponsor: Biopharmaceutical Section
• Author(s): Dionne Price* and Anna Nevius* and Steve Snapinn* and Ralph Buncher* and Karl Peace* and Bruce Binkowitz*
• Companies: Georgia Southern University and Retired and Seattle-Quilcene Biostatistics LLC and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and US Food and Drug Administration
• Keywords: Innovation; Collaboration; Regulatory; Industry; Leadership

Abstract

Over its long history, the Biopharmaceutical (BIOP) Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) has fostered community and created a shared sense of purpose among statisticians in the medical product industry. BIOP began as the Pharmaceutical Subsection of the Biometrics Section in 1968. Due to tremendous growth and activity, the group was granted full section status which formally came into existence on January 1st, 1981. Since its inception, the Biopharmaceutical Section has been one of the largest and most active sections within the ASA. BIOP sponsors the annual Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop and the biennial Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference which have been very successful at creating community among statisticians from across government, industry, and academia. BIOP members receive valuable benefits such as web-based training courses; paper, poster, and scholarship awards; membership to scientific working groups; leadership training; and mentoring services. This panel discussion will celebrate the 40th Anniversary and discuss how the Section will continue to lead the way to address the challenges of medical product development in the 21st century.