The SiLA Kick-Off Meeting took place on 18. November 2008 at Novartis Campus in Basel and via WebEx. Representatives from 20 supplier and 8 pharma companies were informed about the SiLA goals and detail plans for 2009.

SiLA Kick Off Meeting

All representatives confirmed their interest and commitment to support the SiLA project and a majority of the present suppliers was registering for membership application.

SiLA will continue to operate on the platform of Toolpoint for Life Science (a swiss non profit membership corporation) and plans to start the standards development activities early 2009 after completion of the funding process.