Staburo @ CDISC 2021 Europe Interchange 

Data standards are of vital importance to transparent, high quality, efficient analysis and decision-making in all stages of clinical (and preclinical) research. Staburo was represented at the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) 2021 Europe Interchange virtual conference, which took place from 28-30 April, to keep track of the latest developments in the field. Among the major themes of the conference were the integration of the data standards environment (e.g. CDISC, HL7 FHIR, OMOP Common Data Model), the implementation of the “biomedical concepts” approach in CDISC, and automated metadata processing and utilisation (e.g. via metadata repositories such as the CDISC Library). Besides the discussion of new technical developments, the presentations included case studies, showcasing of educational material and software tools, and regulatory perspectives. The challenges posed by the Covid19 pandemic were given special attention, including a presentation on the current status of vaccine development by the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Peter Marks.

Staburo Academy online course “Machine learning and high-dimensional methods”

Our course “Machine learning and high-dimensional methods” will be a 2-day course from 07 to 08 June 2021!

In the digital era where the collection of data is permanently increasing and phrases like “data mining” and “big data” are omnipresent, knowing how to turn the data into useful information is an essential skill. Therefore, basic knowledge of the most state-of-the-art machine learning techniques is an important instrument, not only for the ability to perform the appropriate statistical analyses in various settings, but also for a better understanding and interpreting of study results.

With this course you will get an insight into a variety of statistical methods for high-dimensional data ranging from parametric methods like PCA and LASSO to non-parametric machine learning methods like Random Forests, Boosting, SVMs and Neural Networks. In addition, these methods will be illustrated by real data applications in R.

The course will be held in English and the detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course. You find more details and how to register here!

Staburo moves to new Munich office 

We took the opportunity to move to a bigger office space recently. The move was – due to home-office as current preferred way of working – logistically easier to perform than expected. We now rent a much bigger space than before and thanks to the top floor location, it has a very light and airy feel! We are very happy to stay in the same office building in Munich-Giesing, with its great cafeteria, summer terraces and super-friendly staff! We are sure that this will be very soon the perfect place to communicate, collaborate and grow together – for our current 45-people team, our clients and the excellent colleagues and clients that will join us in the future!

Staburo Academy online course “Advanced statistical methods”

Our course “Advanced statistical methods” will be a 2-day course from 08 to 09 April 2021!

The course, which takes place online, is about giving you an insight into a variety of advanced statistical methods ranging from generalized regression models like multivariable regression, logistic regression or mixed models to survival analysis and meta-analysis.

The course is mainly addressed (but not restricted) to professionals who are interested in data science (e.g. Statisticians, Statistical Programmers, Data Managers, Data Scientists) and who want to learn more about advanced statistical methods. Very basic knowledge of statistics and R programming would be beneficial but is not mandatory.

The course will be held in English and the detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course. You find more details and how to register here!

Staburo @ PSI Medical Stats Careers Event 2021 

Staburo’s Managing Director Dr. Hannes Buchner took part in the online panel discussion on 3 March 2021 that was the start of the PSI Medical Stats Careers Event 2021.

This event was aimed at students with an interest in the field of Medical Statistics, for example within pharmaceuticals, healthcare and/or medical research.

There was also be a virtual Career fair after the panel discussion, where students could book individual meetings with Staburo’s Managing Director Roland Stieger, and discuss job opportunities at our company.

Check out more information on the PSI website. We thank the PSI team for organizing this event during special times!

Here some information about the panelists, followed by a screenshot: