SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- WeissComm Partners, a rapidly growing U.S. healthcare communications agency, today announced that Jim Weiss, CEO, will moderate a panel entitled “Utilizing PR to Expedite Clinical Trial Enrollment” at BIO 2005 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, 11:00 - 12:15 p.m. EDT in Room 103B of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The panel will feature executives from leading biotechnology, communications and advocacy organizations who will discuss and share case studies on current patient education and communications support programs for clinical trials, barriers to recruitment, and best practices and lessons learned. The panel includes:
-- Diane Blum, Executive Director, CancerCare -- Monique Greer, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Dendreon Corporation -- Mary Stutts, Senior Director & Head of Corporate Relations, Genentech -- Barbara Lavery, President, Zoomedia
“Time is of the essence to drug developers, whose number one priority is getting new drugs to market as efficiently and safely as possible,” said Weiss. “Delays in drug development can cost companies millions in unrealized or delayed sales and pave the way for competitive entries. A clinical trial recruitment program that incorporates targeted public relations focused on patients and referring physicians can potentially save a lot of time during a trial. This, in turn, can help save money and bring new drugs to patients in need more quickly.”
Interviews and one-on-one briefings with panel participants are available upon request by contacting Mariesa Kemble at 760-200-9874 or mariesa@weisscommpartners.com.
About WeissComm Partners
WeissComm Partners is a full-service agency focused exclusively on serving the corporate and product communications needs of leading biotechnology, pharmaceutical, device and diagnostic companies. The WeissComm team consists of seasoned professionals with extensive healthcare communications experience both in-house and at leading global public relations agencies. WeissComm was recently ranked No. 54 among PR Week’s agency rankings of 230 agencies nationwide. WeissComm has offices in San Francisco and New York and one of the UK’s leading independent healthcare consultancies, Resolute Communications. For more information, go to www.weisscommpartners.com.
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