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BBSW 2024 Aims to Shape Future of Biotech-Pharma 

January 3, 2025 Leave a Comment

The 2023 Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop brought together more than 330 participants and 39 sponsors, showcasing advancements in AI, machine learning, and regulatory science.

My ASA Story: Richard Zink, Biostatistician and Podcaster

October 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

Photo of Richard Zink, a white man smiling and wearing black framed glasses.

Zink is the co-host of ASA Biopharm’s Podcast and says volunteering has been good for his career and allowed him to help the next generation of statisticians and data scientists.

BBSW 2020 Finds New Ways to Collaborate Virtually

February 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

While the pandemic prevented a face-to-face event in 2020, the Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistical Workshop held two virtual symposiums—both related to COVID-19.

Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop a Great Venue for Learning, Networking

January 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

More than 250 statisticians and their colleagues gathered in Silicon Valley November 5–6, 2018, to attend the Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop and discuss cutting-edge statistical methodologies and best practices.

Going East

February 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

China, which is the world’s third-largest pharmaceutical market after the United States and Japan, grew faster than expected. Drug sales are predicted to increase 25%–27% to more than $50 billion next year, overtaking Japan’s by 2015. Here, Coco Fan and Ping Zhan show how statisticians are needed from the West to transform China’s pharmaceutical industry.

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