The April FOCM | GLSA Networking Event

April 19, 2023 The April FOCM | GLSA Networking event started out with welcoming everyone and introducing our presenter Joseph Cheng – of PiVOT. Joseph caught everyone’s attention with a trivia questionnaire featuring a variety of famous and not so famous Philippine individuals. A sampling of them were: Manny Pacquiao, Lea Salonga, Erik Spoelstra, R’Bonney… Read more »

The March FOCM | GLSA Networking event

March 15, 2023   The March FOCM | GLSA Networking event started out with welcoming everyone and reminding attendees of the meetings guidelines:  Think of this as an open house event – drop in when you can and leave when you need to;  When we have a presenter we have them start when we have… Read more »

The January FOCM | GLSA Networking Event

January 18 2023 Networking event The January FOCM | GLSA Networking event started out with welcoming everyone and wishing everyone a Happy New Year!  A review of the events guidelines was stated – think of this as an open house event – drop in when you can and leave when you need to; when we… Read more »

Clinical Trials in the Philippines

GLSA offers global reach for clinical trials with our network of Clinical Research Organizations (CRO’s). This article discusses the advantages of running trials in the Philippines. Our partner in the Philippines brings you geographic diversity and full service capabilities. Clinical Trial Management, Site Management and Trial Support Services are just the beginning of why the… Read more »

The December FOCM | GLSA Networking Event

The December FOCM | GLSA Networking event started out with welcoming everyone and a review of these meetings’ agendas summarized below.  For the newcomers, think of this as an open house event – drop in when you can and leave when you need to; when we have a topic and presenter we have them start… Read more »

The September GLSA | FOCM Networking Event

The GLSA | FOCM Networking Event on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST was a fascinating presentation by Patrick McCarthy and Steve Galen of Validcare about a disruptive approach to the conduct of clinical trials. Recent advances in technology and learning to do things remotely due to COVID-19 helps make this possible. Not… Read more »

August GLSA | FOCM Networking Event

The GLSA | FOCM Networking Event on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST was expectedly light in attendance with many of our friends and colleagues taking a well-earned break during these summer months.  Our guest speaker, Michael O’Gorman, CEO of Life Science Marketplace, treated us to a demonstration on how to use his… Read more »

Conference Report: DIA Annual Meeting | Chicago, IL June 2022

Brian Horan, Denise McNerney, Chris Matheus, and Michael O'Gorman at DIA 2022

A Return to Networking This was the grand return to in-person DIA attendance. Many of the attendees haven’t been able to connect since the last DIA conference in San Diego, California in June of 2019. The extroverts were rejuvenated, eager and enthusiastic about this since many industry professionals and close connections choose to attend only… Read more »

Conference Report | BIO International Convention: San Diego, 2022

Global Life Sciences Alliance executive Denise McNerney attended the 2022 BIO International Convention in San Diego California from June 13th – 16th. Around 10,000 attendees, 3,000+ international and domestic companies, 250+ exhibitors, and 53 sponsors came together to discuss the advances of the last year while striving to improve collaboration to accelerate clinical development. The… Read more »

July GLSA | FOCM Monthly Event

The GLSA | FOCM Networking Event on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST was a lively affair boasting a diverse crowd of life science professionals. Many who attended were the previous colleagues and / or the current friends of Chris Matheus (FOCM, President; GLSA Chief Commercial and Networking Officer). The topic of the… Read more »