ADVISORY/IDG's Bio-IT World Announces 2004 Best Practices Awards Deadline.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

ADVISORY...

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Bio-IT World:

WHAT:   Bio-IT World, the industry's premier B-to-B publication
        addressing technology for the life sciences, has announced its
        second annual "Best Practices" awards program. The program
        recognizes the most noteworthy innovations and results in the
        research, development and manufacture of bio-IT-enabled
        therapeutics and diagnostics, as well as the underlying
        business strategies that support them.

        A distinguished panel of advisors and judges will work with
        the Bio-IT World editorial staff to evaluate entries and
        select the best-of class in each of ten categories, ranging
        from Drug Discovery & Development, to Knowledge Management &
        Collaboration, Lab Automation, Business Strategies, and
        Regulatory Compliance. Three-to-five finalists and one winner
        will be selected in each of the categories.

WHEN:   Entries are being accepted now through April 12, 2004.
        Organizations who submit earlier may choose to have Bio-IT
        World editors review their entries and provide feedback prior
        to the entry deadline. Finalists and winners will be announced
        in the August issue of Bio-IT World, and honored at a gala
        event on June 15th in Washington, D.C.

WHO:    Organizations eligible for participating in this program
        include R&D, scientific facilities and labs in pharmaceutical
        companies, biotech companies, academia, government, medical or
        related institutions and organizations, as well as public and
        private research organizations. The respective organization's
        work must have been undertaken in the last two years at either
        a workgroup level or enterprise level.

WHY:    Participating parties will receive industry-wide recognition
        for innovative utilization of life science and information
        technology in research and development of therapeutics and
        diagnostics. Finalists and winners will be given editorial
        exposure in Bio-IT World, inclusion in Bio-IT World press
        releases, a Certificate of Recognition, a crystal award for
        display, networking opportunities at the awards gala, and will
        be included in the 2004 Best Practices Compendium of entries -
        available only to award program participants.

HOW:    Entry form, submission details, and examples of best practices
        scenarios are available at
        www.bio-itworld.com/awards/bestpractices/.
        Deadline for submission: April 12.