Conditions of P-D-R Membership

• There is one class of membership – corporate membership. No individual or personal membership is available.

• Representatives of corporate members must belong to the scientific, biomedical or technical information function of a research based pharmaceutical or biotech company and be able to report on the non-confidential aspects of the information science activities of the corporate member they represent.

• Representatives must commit to make a positive contribution to the work of the P-D-R, e.g. to act as a coordinator for a specific topic.

• An annual meeting is organised by each company on a rota basis.

• Companies interested in becoming corporate members of the P-D-R should contact the P-D-R secretary or any other member of the P-D-R board for further information.

• Note: The majority of P-D-R member companies spend over $1billion per annum on R&D activities.

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