Social media and news aggregation site will
highlight real-time digital conversations at DIA 2019
ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of drug and
device development and commercialisation services to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today
announced that it will present DIA Live – a social media
aggregation site that allows visitors to track and analyse Twitter
conversations from delegates at the DIA Global Annual Meeting (23 -
27 June, San Diego, CA).
DIA has provided a global, yet neutral, stage for collaboration
to address healthcare challenges for more than 50 years. In 2019,
DIA will host thousands of professionals in the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, and medical device communities from more than 50
countries around the globe and 400+ exhibiting companies.
This is the fourth year that ICON and DIA have collaborated to
present DIA Live. Developed by ICON, DIA Live combines powerful AI
analysis and data visualisation features of news and social media
conversations to provide a unique digital forum to connect pharma
leaders globally. DIA Live will
provide a single source for visitors to view the social media
conversations from conference participants, alongside relevant
industry news stories as well as broader conversations from Twitter
users around the world using the hashtag #DIA2019. DIA Live will
launch on the 23 June and will aggregate and stream a live feed of
tweets sent by conference delegates as well as other industry
participants.
DIA Live features include:
- Big Data Aggregation: DIA LIVE aggregates up to 50M
websites and blogs, as well as up to 500M social media posts, per
day to deliver key media news stories related to the conference
themes. DIA Live simultaneously distils and presents trending
topics from conference participants on Twitter, to present the most
relevant posts and articles for each of the twelve conference
themes.
- AI Analysis: DIA Live incorporates powerful
behind-the-scenes AI data analysis capabilities including natural
language processing (NLP), entities extraction, article
classification and contextual social scoring/ranking of
contributors and articles. These capabilities enable simple,
easy-to-use data exploration and visualisation features for site
visitors.
- Interactive Data Visualisations: DIA Live provides a
real-time view of trending topics, breaking news stories and expert
commentary from the conference as well as an interactive timeline
that presents activity volumes, key highlights and the ability to
review conversations from prior days as the conference
progresses.
- Personal Curation and social sharing: Site visitors can
use the interactive data visualisations and tools to drill down to
what they are interested in, and share unique insights and data
visuals with their audiences. Bloggers and media publishers can
embed dynamic data visualisations and streams which can be either
static or updated in real time.
- Scale To Any Screen Size: DIA Live has a standard mobile
responsive design to adjust to screen sizes from smartphone to
tablet to desktop computer, it also features a special large screen
format – perfect for displaying on TVs (available at
www.dialive.org/largescreen).
David Green, VP Marketing, ICON said “We are pleased to continue
to work with DIA to facilitate important conversations on a variety
of important topics, including disruptive innovation, special
patient populations and value and market access, between industry
professionals at DIA 2019. DIA Live combines powerful, best in
class data analysis and visualisation features to provide a unique
digital platform on which the world’s largest gathering of life
sciences professionals can connect, collaborate and converse. This
year we are pleased to incorporate new media functionality to the
platform, helping delegates keep up to date with key conference
themes while providing context, enabling users to understand what
the world is saying.”
“The conversations at DIA 2019 will cover the most pressing
issues facing the life sciences industry today,” said Sudip Parikh,
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DIA Americas. “DIA
Live will highlight real-time digital conversations at DIA 2019 and
provide valuable insight into how biopharma industry professionals,
regulators, and patients from around the world collaborate to
address challenges facing the development of therapeutics for
patients. Platforms like DIA Live enable these conversations to
take place inside and outside the San Diego convention center.”
To join the DIA 2019 conversation, follow and engage with our
team via www.dialive.org
About DIA
DIA (founded as the Drug Information Association) is a global
association that mobilizes life sciences professionals from across
all areas of expertise to engage with patients, peers, and thought
leaders in a neutral environment on the issues of today and the
possibilities for tomorrow. As a member-driven, volunteer
organization, professionals from more than 80 countries have
affected healthcare outcomes, by engaging with DIA through an
unparalleled network, educational offerings, and professional
development opportunities.
DIA is based in Washington, DC (US) with regional offices
representing the Americas (Horsham, PA, US); Europe, the Middle
East, and Africa, (Basel, Switzerland); and Asia (Beijing and
Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; and Tokyo, Japan).
For more information, visit DIAglobal.org or connect with DIA on
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
About ICON plc
ICON plc is a global provider of drug and device development and
commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
medical device and government and public health organisations. The
company specialises in the strategic development, management and
analysis of programs that support clinical development - from
compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. With
headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON currently, operates from 90
locations in 37 countries and has approximately 14,000
employees.
Further information is available at www.iconplc.com.
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