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• AI has accelerated site identification and feasibility through predictive analytics and historical data.
• ICON’s OneSearch platform enables faster identification of high-performing sites.
• AI alone cannot resolve all study start-up challenges.
• Successful site selection requires human-centered strategies beyond capacity metrics.
• Resource constraints and operational complexity make site success increasingly challenging.
• This session explores how ICON’s approach has evolved over five years of AI-driven selection, combining technology with human-centred strategies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming R&D procurement from a transactional function into a strategic, data-driven discipline across all industries. As the backbone of clinical business operations, vendor management processes are equally impacted, including onboarding, qualification, risk tracking, and governance. This session will explore how AI-enabled solutions are set to redefine traditional Excel-based workflows, promising efficiency, scalability, and strategic decision-making.

This session will explore:

• How AI transforms R&D procurement from transactional to strategic.
• New trends: Excel-based workflows are being replaced by intelligent automation.
• Vendor onboarding, risk, and governance become data-driven and scalable.
• Procurement shifts from cost control to value creation.

• Addressing logistical challenges in clinical trials for blood sample processing
• Implementing solutions to stabilize biomarkers at collection and simplify workflows

• How clinical trials shaped my journey through breast cancer at 31, (NHL), and eye disease
• Understanding why clinical trials matter for patients
• The role of media and storytelling in awareness, understanding, and trust

• Aligning in-house capacity to outsourcing needs to ensure your biotech sticks to budget
• Understanding when it is time to outsource to ensure sufficient oversight and management of all vendors
• Looking ahead to identify your biotech needs to integrate services seamlessly into current processes

In a world of increasing volatility—supply chain disruption, climate pressure, and shifting consumer expectations—protecting food is protecting people. This presentation will explore how dairy industry leaders can strengthen performance across the value chain by focusing on:

• Using end-to-end automation and digital tools to lift yield, uptime, and quality
• Packaging innovations that extend shelf life and improve sustainability
• Scaling new dairy and hybrid products efficiently from pilot to full production