Andrew Clark
Andrew Clark is currently director of scientific information services at UCB, a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company based in Belgium. He has been with the company for eleven years and is responsible for delivering cutting edge enterprise-wide information services.
Andrew is also Vice-president of the Pharmaceutical Documentation Ring (P-D-R), an organisation which represents the scientific information centres of 26 of the leading global pharmaceutical companies.
Andrew speaks regularly at industry events and writes in industry bulletins.
Articles by Andrew Clark:
Innovation and development at UCB
Monday, 19th March 2018
UCB's Scientific Information Service (SIS) held a Futures conference in 2017 for its users and select vendors to explore emerging ideas and technologies in the areas of content access and procurement. The conference was invitation-only, to make it more compelling for users to attend and keep it to a manageable size. It consisted of an introductory keynote, break-out sessions and short presentations covering relevant topics and this article looks at what was learnt as well as offering some practical next steps to help your organisation if wanting to plan a similar conference.
My Favourite Tipples from a biopharmaceutical specialist
Wednesday, 10th August 2016
My Favourite Tipples are shared by Andrew Clark, director of scientific information services at UCB, a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company based in Belgium. He shares his favourite online resources in areas from strategic planning to real-time information monitoring.
Enhance Your Professional Development through Association Membership
Friday, 22nd May 2015
Membership of a professional association can help to enhance your career and offer a raft of new learning opportunities, explains Andrew Clark.
Driving Professional Development through Associations
Wednesday, 20th May 2015
Andrew Clark, president of the Pharma Documentation Ring (P-D-R) and active member of SLA, explains how being an active member of a professional association can help to enhance your career and keep your professional development continuous in order to meet the changing requirements that affect the information industry today. He offers some useful guidance on how to choose the right association for you and the major benefits that can ensue.
Content management - A VIP Editorial
Wednesday, 12th October 2011
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