Please see below for details of the Medicines and Healthcare products 
Regulatory Agency Targeted Research Programme Launch on 6th November in 
London

For further information, registration and contact details please use the link 
below.

Thank you

Lesley Wise
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Dr Lesley Wise
Unit Manager
Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit
VRMM
MHRA
1, Nine Elms Lane
London
SW8 5NQ 
Direct Line: 020 7084 2418
Fax: 020 7084 228
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MHRA's Targeted Research Programme Launch

Date:       6 November 2009
Venue:   Brit Oval, London

For full details and to register for your complimentary place at this event 
please visit: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/conferences

This event will provide insight into the MHRA’s newly launched Targeted 
Research Programme which has been established to commission research 
projects to support the work of the Agency and stimulate interest in the 
intellectual challenges of regulation. The Targeted Research Project aims to 
strengthen the Agency's links with the external scientific research community 
by calling for potential topics from academics through an annual commissioning 
process. The Targeted Research Programme Group, chaired by Professor Kent 
Woods (CEO), will then choose research priorities for funding.   

This launch will promote the benefits of research, showcase previous studies 
and provide chance for academics and NHS staff to understand more fully the 
opportunities available through the MHRA to undertake and lead vigilance 
research to improve public health and build national capacity in regulatory 
science.

In addition to plenary sessions featuring Professor Kent Woods and June Raine 
(Director of Vigilance and Risk management of Medicines), there will be 
exhibition stands where delegates can talk to representatives from the MHRA 
Divisions to understand more about the current challenges and research needs.

Benefits of Attending
•	Gain insight into the Targeted Research Programme
•	Discover how the Programme will enable you to improve public health
•	Stimulate interest in the intellectual challenges of regulation
•	Explore research possibilities in regulatory science
•	Learn about funding streams available and how to apply
•	Opportunity to network and meet potential collaborators

Topics covered will include: 
•	An Introduction to the MHRA and its role in public health
•	Outputs from commissioned studies in drug safety
•	Medical devices challenges
•	Medicines vigilance challenges
•	Areas of research in licensing of medicines
•	Data resources available at the MHRA
•	A researcher’s perspective of working with the MHRA

Who should attend?
This event will be of relevance to NHS staff or UK academic staff working in 
the healthcare industry, with research interests in pharmacology, healthcare 
technology, public health or regulatory science.

Timings of Seminar
The seminar will begin at 09:30am (registration from 9.00am) and will finish at 
4.30pm. 

Venue
The event will be held at the Brit Oval. The full address is: The Brit Oval, 
Kennington, London SE11 5SS. Directions can be found at: 
http://www.britoval.com/about/getting-brit-oval 



For full details and to register for your complimentary place at this event 
please visit: http://www.mhra.gov.uk/conferences



MHRA Conference & Education Team
Market Towers
1 Nine Elms Lane
Vauxhall
London 
SW8 5NQ
Tel: 020 7084 2903
Fax: 020 7084 3522 
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Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/conferences