Conducting Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), for wider intelligence, counter-terrorism and risk management work has become a complex and increasingly resource intensive task for both Government and Defence Intelligence agencies, and the commercial risk management sector alike. Social media monitoring offers a number of different methods to distribute results and analysis. The functionality of social media monitoring seamlessly integrates to su...

This two day event is designed to enhance SMis portfolio of pharmaceutical conferences, especially with a growing demand for biologic therapeutics. We ask the questions: What stimulates an immune response? How does the system cope with immunogenic compounds? And how do you screen for potential problems? The Conference will address all these concerns and enable Clinical Immunologists, Physicians and Specialists within the field of Immunogenicit...

Join SMi's Emergence of antimicrobial resistance in 2014 and how to stop it event on the 10 July in London, To understand the current thinking in antimicrobial chemotherapy and the global changesAntimicrobial resistance is perceived as an increasing threat to health and well-being globally. This is not a new message – it is one that has been repeated many times over the past three decades. What is new today and is the problem reaching a...

Over the next six years, the global mHealth market will continue to make a mark in a serious way, with the industry poised to exceed $49.1 billion by 2020, according to a new market report. According to research conducted by San Francisco-based market analysis and Grand View Research, monitoring services are projected to remain the dominant and most rapidly growing market segment, with revenue topping $1.2 billion in 2012, and seeing a nearly...

Join SMi's IP and the Generics Industry masterclass taking place on the 8 July in London, to navigate through the complicated landscape of intellectual property and generics.Intellectual Property (IP) lies at the very heart of the generics industry and it is vital to understand why the subject is so important. It represents the front line in the battles between originators , who want to protect their inventions for as long as possible, and the...

Fraud is a collaborative criminal issue that requires a collaborative response and so Big Data can have a significant role in enabling organisations to detect and prevent criminal activity. Delegates of this master class will be introduced to the current fraud and cybercrime landscape which is having an impact to both public and private sector organisations worldwide. Through a series of interactive discussions delegates will learn how the pro...

The global lyophilisation for pharmaceuticals products and services market will reach $3.09bn in 2014 with revenues showing strong growth to 2024. With increasing numbers of proteins being discovered, the importance of lyophilisation is coming to the fore, for example, as a means of extending the shelf life of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. SMi is very pleased to present the 2nd annual Lyophilisation conference on 7-8 July 2014...

As the global Peptide Therapeutics market is expected to reach over $25 billion by 2018, the market is strongly trying to develop new peptide therapeutics and better formulations to enhance drug delivery. Even though peptides is a relatively niche market – it has a fast growth rate with many products in development. The conference will enable you to assess biophysical characterisation such as solubility and stability in addition to revie...

Utilities across Europe face the prospect of meeting the EU’s goal of installing smart meters for 80% of consumers by 2020. National plans for meeting this target vary considerably across the continent with Italy and Sweden having completed physical roll out without fully utilising smart meter functionality. Gas, electricity, and water suppliers face similar challenges in managing existing meter assets and where appropriate planning for...

The oil and gas sector is rapidly evolving to meet increased demand by expanding asset portfolios and updating infrastructure. To support these industry changes, technology is advancing and infrastructural processes are being transformed - improved interconnectivity between business systems and networks within the oil and gas infrastructure setting are enhancing operations, but also exposing new avenues for system threats and vulnerabilities....