The Euroforum releases a new management seminar this fall about Competitive Intelligence (German). Various experts will provide in-depth know-how on advanced Competitive Intelligence functions and methodologies, frameworks and activities.

Find detailed information about this Competitive Intelligence education programs in German at Jens Thieme’s blog.

Case studies of best practices in solving technology driven intelligence problems from the healthcare and life science sector and how they used intelligence software systems to understand risk, create value, and drive performance and success.

The first generation of competitive, business and market intelligence systems were designed to produce asymmetries of information between a company and the forces of risk arrayed against it. But ubiquitous, real-time open source information access has given desktop access to even the most granular of industry and market information.

There are a variety of tools that can help automate the routine information processing activities of a company’s intelligence team so they can see indicators of change more clearly, think ahead about what and how to manage their businesses, and make decisions that create breakthrough value for customers and performance for the company.

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Using Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing Intelligence to Forecast and Analyze Generic Competition for Pharmaceutical Products Worldwide

This session examines why it is crucial for competitive intelligence and lifecycle management professionals to regularly and actively review the activities of companies developing generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as the earliest and most reliable indicator of future generic competition for their, or their competitor’s products.

Presenter
Mike Chace-Ortiz
Senior Director, Product Strategy (API Intelligence), Thomson Reuters Scientific

Mike is responsible for setting and implementing the strategy for the long-term development of Thomson Reuters Newport Sourcing, Global and Premium products serving both generic and innovator pharmaceutical companies. In this role he works closely with customers to understand their current and future needs and ensures that our offerings are able to adapt and respond as appropriate, maximizing their business value and capabilities.

Mike joined Newport Strategies in 2003 as New Business Development Director, and became Product Specialist following the acquisition of Newport Strategies by Thomson Reuters in 2004. He rejoined the API Intelligence business in 2008 after two years working as a consultant in the Pharma/Chemistry Custom Solutions Team.

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Find out more : Pharma Competitive Intelligence Solutions

War games, live simulations that stress-test your strategy in the real industrial world, have become an increasingly popular exercise for large corporations seeking to prepare executives for ever-more competitive pressures.

Participants will anticipate competitor moves, even predict market activity by trying to shred then reconstruct the strategy of their rivals’ as well as of their own company. This webinar will review approaches and ways to prepare war games within companies that will allow the CI manager to not only satisfy management but also help move decisions forward.

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Martha Matteo is the immediate past president of SCIP. SCIA and SCIP will collaborate with this interactive online session to be presented to the SCIA event participants in Zurich and a global online audience.

November 11, 2008 

Zurich, Switzerland

Details and registration information at the Swiss Competitive Intelligence Association (SCIA) site.