Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry, abbreviated to PSI[1], is an organisation for the promotion of statistical thinking in order to improve the quality of research and development in the pharmaceutical industry.
PSI is a non-profit organisation formed in 1977 which was later converted to a company limited by guarantee, a process which was completed in January 2003. PSI achieves its vision by providing a forum for regular discussion of statistics and matters relating to the practice of statistics in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as promoting good statistical practice within the industry.
PSI's membership is around 1000 statisticians from across the Pharmaceutical Industry and academia. About 80% of these are UK based. PSI hosts an annual three day conference for its members, as well as several one-day meetings and training courses. It publishes a quarterly newsletter "SPIN" and sponsors the international journal "Pharmaceutical Statistics", published by John Wiley & Sons.
PSI is a member of the European Federation of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (EFSPI).
PSI Conference
Since 1978 PSI has held a conference annually, usually in England. On five occasions the conference has been held outside England (in Cardiff, Brussels, Glasgow, Berlin and Amsterdam). The full list of conference locations is listed below:
| Year | Location | PSI Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Falcon Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon | Jorgen Seldrup, Geigy |
| 1979 | Jesus College, Oxford University | John Lewis, ICI |
| 1980 | Newnham College, Cambridge University | John Lewis, ICI |
| 1981 | Lincoln Hall, the University of Nottingham | Alan Ebbutt, Ciba-Geigy |
| 1982 | Wentworth College, York University | Chris Hallett, Roche |
| 1983 | Wills Hall, Bristol University | Chris Hallett, Roche |
| 1984 | St Hilda's College, Oxford University | David Robinson, Glaxo |
| 1985 | Sorby Hall, Sheffield University | David Robinson, Glaxo |
| 1986 | The Murray Building, Southampton University | John Shelton, Searle |
| 1987 | The Cairn Hotel, Harrogate | John Shelton, Searle |
| 1988 | The Prince of Wales Hotel, Southport | Richard Hews, Pfizer |
| 1989 | Atlantic Tower Hotel, Liverpool | Cynthia Haliburn, SK&F Labs |
| 1990 | The Viking Hotel, York | Alec Vardy, Duphar |
| 1991 | The Grand Hotel, Bristol | Alec Vardy, Duphar |
| 1992 | Hospitality Inn, Brighton | Phil Poole, Sterling Winthrop |
| 1993 | The Grand Hotel, Bristol | Phil Poole, Pfizer |
| 1994 | Hilton National Hotel, Coventry | Mick Godley, Zeneca |
| 1995 | The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool | Mick Godley, Zeneca |
| 1996 | De Vere Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth | David Morgan, HMR |
| 1997 | Stratford Moat House Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon | David Morgan, HMR |
| 1998 | The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate | Andy Grieve, Pfizer |
| 1999 | De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton | Andy Grieve, Pfizer |
| 2000 | Stakis Metropole Hotel, Brighton | John Chapman, Quintiles |
| 2001 | Carden Park Hotel, Chester | John Chapman, Quintiles |
| 2002 | Sopwell House Hotel, St Albans | Sue McKeown, Procter & Gamble |
| 2003 | Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge | Sue McKeown, Procter & Gamble |
| 2004 | Carden Park Hotel, Chester | Kerry Gordon, Quintiles |
| 2005 | City Hall, Cardiff (Joint meeting with Royal Statistical Society) | Kerry Gordon, Quintiles |
| 2006 | Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge | Paul Worthington, Chiltern International |
| 2007 | Carden Park Hotel, Chester | Paul Worthington, Takeda |
| 2008 | The Hotel, Brussels (Joint meeting with EFSPI) | Sara Hughes, GlaxoSmithKline |
| 2009 | Hilton Metropole Hotel, Brighton | Sara Hughes, GlaxoSmithKline |
| 2010 | The Midland Hotel, Manchester | Stephen Pyke, Pfizer |
| 2011 | Cotswold Water Park Hotel, South Cerney | Stephen Pyke, Pfizer |
| 2012 | The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield | Katherine Hutchinson, Quanticate |
| 2013 | Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow | Katherine Hutchinson, Quanticate |
| 2014 | The Tower Hotel, London | Robert Cuffe, ViiV Healthcare |
| 2015 | Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London | Robert Cuffe, ViiV Healthcare |
| 2016 | Pullman Hotel, Berlin | Mark Morris, Conatus Pharmaceuticals |
| 2017 | Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London | Nigel Howitt, Covance |
| 2018 | Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam | Nigel Howitt, Covance |
| 2019 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London | Nigel Howitt, Covance |
| 2020 | Webinar Series[2] | Lucy Rowell, Roche |
Footnotes
- ^ The abbreviation PSI is chosen in preference to the more literal SPI to avoid connotations with the word "spy", and to tie in with the Greek letter Ψ - Greek letters playing a substantial part in statistics. Ψ was the original logo of PSI.
- ^ The 2020 conference had been scheduled to take place in Barcelona but was changed to a Webinar series because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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