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Fusion 2022 Guests Explore Extended Reality, Automation, and Connected Intelligence for Safety, Quality and Regulatory Operations
Don Soong, Senior Director and General Manager, Quality Solutions, IQVIA
Jan 03, 2023

IQVIA concluded the customer conference, Fusion 2022, in Clearwater Beach, Florida on October 28. Fusion guests had the opportunity to learn how ongoing trends in the life science industry are driving new and innovative strategies across IQVIA's Safety, Regulatory and quality (SRQ) operations, as well as to interact with and explore game-changing technologies that IQVIA is using to meet the unique needs of safety, regulatory and quality professionals today.

Fusion 2022 provided a chance for IQVIA to connect with customers and attendees through collaborative discussions surrounding the challenges of today and address how key trends will impact the life science industry of tomorrow. These collaborative discussions with customers validate IQVIA’s product development and allow customers to recognize IQVIA’s unified vision for the future of safety, regulatory and quality. Looking to the future, IQVIA events such as Fusion will enable IQVIA and its customers to meet the needs of next generation safety, regulatory and quality.

Highlights of Fusion 2022

Fusion 2022 featured numerous general sessions, presentations, and demonstrations addressing the application of technology solutions across safety, regulatory and quality. General sessions were led by IQVIA’s team of experts as well as guest speakers from IQVIA’s network of partners and customers.

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Guest Speakers

Guest speakers at the event addressed recent key challenges their organizations have faced and how IQVIA has helped them overcome those obstacles. IQVIA was proud to welcome to the stage Susan Hensley, VP of Regulatory Affairs, Vaxxinity; Daniel Jacob, President of ProAQTive, LLC; Jim Kiely, Senior Director of Regulatory Operations, Candel Therapeutics; Austin Walsh, Managing Director, Microsoft US Healthcare, Data & AI, Microsoft; and Debbie Williams, Global Quality System Manager at Charles River Laboratories.

The Zone

With solutions across SRQ at Fusion in 2022, The Zone was a hands-on interactive lab where Fusion attendees had the opportunity to explore, learn, troubleshoot, engage with experts and discuss how new technologies can solve their unique problems. The Zone featured interactive experiences for attendees to demo new technologies and solutions, ranging from extended reality applications for life science safety, regulatory and quality operations to automated product labeling.

Breakout Sessions

Over 30 breakout sessions were also made available to all Fusion attendees between general session presentations throughout the three-day event. The breakout sessions were designed to cover specific detailed knowledge and needs of organizations and professionals working across safety, regulatory and quality operations. Each breakout session covered a specific capability or use case for RIM Smart or SmartSolve, demonstrating to IQVIA’s customers best practices for applying those capabilities.

Fun In the Tampa Sun

After each day’s presentations and breakout sessions, attendees were offered the chance to enjoy the local scenery and beautiful weather among like-minded professionals and thought-provoking dinner conversations.

The first day’s attendees were welcomed by a reception on the Wyndham Grand pool deck, featuring a full cocktail menu as well as local beer and wine. Guests had the opportunity to make introductions to industry peers and discuss their goals for Fusion 2022.

On the second day IQVIA hosted Fusion’s networking dinner at the lively Marina Cantina, situated on the Tampa Bay and boasting Mexican-inspired seafood and drinks, where attendees deepened connections with industry peers and IQVIA’s team.

On the final night of Fusion 2022, guests were invited to spend the evening aboard the Starlight for a dinner cruise across the Bay. The cruise featured craft cocktails, seated dinner and a beautiful sunset over the Florida Gulf. However, the highlight of the night was the ship’s ever-populated dance floor.

Until Next Time

After a hiatus from face-to-face events, it was a great opportunity to see a diverse audience gather in person and discuss technology-enabled business transformation strategies at Fusion 2022. Through thought-provoking live sessions, hands-on demos and networking opportunities, Fusion 2022 provided an invaluable showcase of the proof points and benefits achieved by collaboration.

Thank you to all who attended Fusion 2022! We appreciate your being a part of Fusion and know that your contributions have brought IQVIA a step further in advancing health, together. Until next time!

For more information on Fusion, visit the Fusion Event page. For additional questions, or to inquire about future Fusion events, please contact fusionevent@iqvia.com.

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