Organized by International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), the 8th Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medical Device Excellence will be held July 27-29, 2009 at The Ritz Marina Del Rey in Marina Del Rey, CA, (www.iqpc.com/us/lssp). This forum explores advanced Six Sigma techniques for optimizing productivity and profitability while reducing costs, and is geared towards pharmaceutical professionals involved in process/operational excellence, QA/QC, as well Master Black Belts and Black, Green, Yellow & Red Belts.
Lean Six Sigma, with the aim of reducing overhead & costs while maximizing output, is an area becoming more widely adopted and relevant to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Organizations constantly challenge the capabilities of R&D and manufacturing, seek improved methods of streamlining business processes and maintain product quality and design.
This 8th Lean Six Sigma conference provides the unique opportunity to learn from industry peers that overcame many challenges associated with Lean Six Sigma implementation, including:
- Best practices for designing & implementing lean standard processes for new product introductions
- Initiating top-line approaches and senior management buy-ins
- Innovative approaches to furthering operational excellence, such as business process Kaizen methods
- Implementation in R&D and aligning the supply chain with R&D customers
- Successful collaborations between device manufacturers and client hospitals
- Effectively deploying Lean Six Sigma within sales & marketing divisions
A Business Intelligence Analyst at Eli Lilly & Co. was quoted at the Lean Six Sigma for Pharma event in 2008, “The atmosphere of a true conference was extremely open & active – truthful discussions contributed to a deep dive into the critical success factors of Lean Six Sigma.”
Participating organizations include Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Wyeth, Abbott, Genzyme, Genentech, Medtronic, Invitrogen, Cardinal Health, Baxter Bioscience and more.
For more information on the 8th Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medical Device Excellence, contact Abby Lombardi at abby.lombardi@iqpc.com or 1-212-885-2660.