25th Annual Clinical Trial Supply Europe 2024

2024 will see the return of the Clinical Trial Supply Europe conference to Barcelona where pharma, large and small, alongside biotechs will have the opportunity to discuss, debate and consider new technologies and processes to streamline supply chain operations.

6 - 7

March

2024
  • Hyatt Regency Barcelona Towers, Barcelona, Spain
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WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2024?

Clinical Trial Supply Europe is the meeting place for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology community to discover how to excel in clinical supply strategy as well as form key connections for long-term success.

500+

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55+

Exhibitors

30+

Speakers

500+

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Exhibitors

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Agenda

  • 6 Mar 2024
  • 7 Mar 2024
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Streams

Stream one

Clinical Supply Logistics and Operations

Stream two

Clinical Supply Technology and Innovation

11:15 AM

Utilising blockchain technology to improve digital supply chain

  • Highlighting benefits of blockchain technology to increase visibility and efficiency in supply chain
  • Considering risks and challenges of blockchain
  • Sharing successes and lessons learnt

Speakers

Alexandru Popa
Associate Director, Blockchain for Digital Supply Chain, MSD

11:45 AM

An overlooked solution to supply chain challenges: strong sponsor-vendor partnerships

  • Discuss challenges in clinical trial supply operations, and their implications for both sponsors and vendors
  • Examine how strong sponsor-vendor partnerships can solve clinical trial supply pain points, and principles and practices to develop robust institutional relationships
  • Explore implications for solving new issues presented by future innovations in advanced therapeutics, clinical trial designs, and supply chain logistics

Speakers

Daniela Duffett
Senior Solutions Consultant, Suvoda
Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations Innovation and Technology, Sanofi

12:15 PM

Increasing diversity: supply chain considerations for clinical trials in Africa

  • Navigating benefits and challenges: a deep dive into the diverse landscapes of African clinical trials, highlighting the unique opportunities and overcoming prevalent obstacles
  • Optimizing supply logistics: strategies for efficient and compliant shipment of trial supplies from Europe into Africa, with a focus on navigating the entry requirements and logistics networks
  • Regulatory navigation and compliance: an exploration of the regulatory environment across Africa's varied jurisdictions, ensuring trial supply compliance with local and international standards
  • Cultural competence in trial supply management: addressing the need for sensitive and appropriate packaging and labeling, including translations and adaptations, for clinical trials across different African cultures and languages

Speakers

Révérien Uwacu
Clinical Trial Supply Management Consultant at UCB

12:45 PM

Partnering for progress: technology’s role in streamlining cell and gene therapy logistics

The designation of cell and gene therapy as the "gold standard of medicine" underscores its revolutionary promise, but the intricacies of the drug supply chain present formidable challenges.
This presentation delves into case studies examining pharma company-specific and treatment type-specific scenarios, shedding light on the imperative for inventive solutions. By leveraging the RTSM technology’s unique position and purpose within the clinical trial ecosystem, we highlight how the successful implementation of these solutions simplify supply management for cell and gene therapies, elevating scrutiny, monitoring, and delivery efficiency.

Speakers

Carla Reis
Vice President of Accounts, 4G Clinical

1:15 PM

Lunch and networking

2:30 PM

Case Study: Optimizing clinical supply chain with advanced technology

  • Building a strong and productive partnership – history and lessons learned
  • Influencing technology roadmaps – a Sponsor’s perspective
  • Case study – isolating objectives and delivering results through technology
  • Emerging technologies, risks and regulatory considerations – identifying trial supply use cases for AI/ML

Speakers

Stefan Dürr
Senior Director Client Delivery and Head of Drug Supply COE, IQVIA IRT

3 PM

Understanding how a strategic partnership is essential to adapt to Gene Therapy paradigm shift of the entire supply chain

  • Reviewing strategic partnering model for gene therapy
  • Considering supply chain requirements specific to cell and gene therapy
  • Analysing how the partnership was key for successful implementation

Speakers

Claudio Semeraro
Associate Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Lead, UCB
Pierre-Gaultier Delheid
Head of Clinical Vendor Management, UCB Pharma

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments, networking and prize draw

4 PM

Panel Discussion: Leveraging technology to assist with increasingly complex supply chains

  • Simplifying processes via use of technology to reduce complexity challenges
  • Reviewing available technology and processes to assist with monitoring supply chain
  • Driving end to end supply chain digitalisation to improve visibility and data exchange
  • Leveraging digitalization in conjunction with quality requirements for complex supply chains – what we can learn from commercial supply

Speakers

Amaury Jeandrain
Vice President of Strategy, N-SIDE
Ingrid Lux
Head of Quality Disposition, Director, Oncology and External Supply Small Molecule EU, Takeda
Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Innovation & Technology, Sanofi
Harald van Weeren
Segment Manager Clinical Trials, Head of Segment Management, Berlinger & Co. AG

4:30 PM

How to increase sponsor value for clinical trials

  • Boost site efficiency in temperature monitoring
  • Increase patient service level
  • Ensure GxP compliance

Speakers

Claes Kalderén
Chief Revenue Officer, TSS AB
Tine Bülow
Product Owner of HOT System Clinical Supplies - Trial Product Handling, Novo Nordisk

7:30 AM

Registration and refreshments

8:15 AM

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Speakers

8:30 AM

Opening Keynote: Healthcare transition into a Net Zero world

  • Healthcare sector’s responsibility and action to address the climate crisis as accelerator for the health crisis
  • Methodology and available tools to assess carbon footprint of clinical trials
  • Clinical best-practices from leading pharma companies and CROs to save significant natural and financial resources

Speakers

Jürgen Wieland
Development Environmental Sustainability Lead, Novartis

9 AM

Revolutionizing Supply Chain: Harnessing Machine Learning for Supply Forecasting

  • Common pitfalls associated with drug supply forecasting in clinical trials
  • Simulation tools to help optimize supply forecasts
  • Future opportunities to leverage AI and machine learning in supply forecasting

Speakers

Meena Kaushik
Lead Product Adoption Liaison RTSM, Medidata

9:30 AM

Securing your global supply chain through designing an agile and resilient end to end supply chain that maximises adaptability

  • Designing an adaptable supply chain to remain agile in the face of disruptions
  • Improving quality processes to shorten supply chain lead times and drive agility
  • Leveraging technologies to improve your visibility and end to end supply chain

 

Speakers

Arnaud Dourlens
Head of Clinical Trial Supply, Sanofi

10 AM

From a logistical to a strategic supply chain – how innovation & data enhances clinical supply performance

As our industry targets a stronger performance in clinical supply (lower waste, CO2, costs, risks, etc.), Sanofi and N-SIDE explore how leveraging innovative data-driven methodologies can significantly enhance clinical trial supply performance. Join us to learn how out of the box thinking became industry standards and best practices:
• An introduction to performance in clinical trial supply
• Discover how the collaboration and innovation between Sanofi and N-SIDE over the past eight years created new industry standards
• Gain insights and learn how a combination of expertise, teams, processes and technology can optimize your own clinical supply chain performance
• Follow a clinical trial illustrating these innovations, where supply chain took a strategic role in the trial design

Speakers

Amaury Jeandrain
Vice President of Strategy, N-SIDE
Arnaud Dourlens
Head of Clinical Trial Supply, Sanofi
Sasha Van Heuverswyn
Associate Director, Head of Strategic Clinical Supply Services, N-SIDE

10:30 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:15 AM

Fireside Chat: Effectively forecasting and organising pool supply to reduce wastage and increase sustainability

  • Working together to harness benefits and overcome challenges of pool supply
  • Using just in time labelling to increase flexibility of drug use
  • Reducing waste and improving sustainability

Moderator: Sonnika Lamont, Analyst, Clinical Trials Intelligence, GlobalData

Speakers

Mattia Scarafoni
Senior Manager Global Clinical Supply Chain, Incyte

11:45 AM

Automated precision: real-time insights for enhanced drug-kit supply management

  • How fully digitalized, real-time temperature monitoring through integration with Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM), leads to better oversight, quicker decision-making, a reduction of human error and increased patient safety
  • Showcase the application of in-transit monitoring of a Highly Advanced, Personalized and temperature sensitive drug, requiring real-time tracking of temperature, light, tilt, and location
  • Showcase how automated real-time communication solutions between on-site logger technology and the RTSM system transform drug supply management and oversight, whilst reducing the administrative burden on site users

Speakers

Harald van Weeren
Segment Manager Clinical Trials, Head of Segment Management, Berlinger & Co. AG
Libbi Rickenbacher
Senior Director Product Strategy and Partnerships, 4G Clinical

12:15 PM

Transforming comparator sourcing models to improve supply optimization

  • Sharing contacts within clinical trial sales and comparator sourcing widely to enable easy access and direct negotiations
  • Outlining advantages for sponsors, manufacturers and wholesale suppliers
  • Uncovering case study examples and successes of new sourcing model

Speakers

Niklas Mattsson
Director, Comparator Management, MSD

12:45 PM

Overcoming supply chain challenges with a centralized Importer of Record (IOR) strategy

Achieving excellence in a global supply chain hinges on adopting a holistic perspective when it comes to the Importer of Record (IOR) responsibility in the importation process of clinical supplies.
In this session, we will delve deeply into the duties of an Importer of Record (IOR), offering a comprehensive exploration of case studies that highlight the application of a holistic strategy to enhance import efficiency and minimize customs clearance lead times.
Additional points covered in the session includes:

  • A deep dive into the benefits of a centralized Importer of Record (IOR) solution with 2023 data on clearance lead times and first-time clearance success
  • Tools for the effective management of regulatory submissions, start-up activities and SIV timelines in conjunction with the IOR
  • How to navigate global import compliance requirements with a centralized IOR solution
  • A basic roadmap to a centralized IOR solution

Speakers

Louisa Carlse
Director of Partnerships, TecEx Medical

1:15 PM

Lunch and networking

2:30 PM

The five habits of highly effective clinical trial supplies people

The key to unlock a secure commercial medicine supply chain

  • Understanding the commercial medicine supply chain inside out
  • Predicting the future - data, analytics, AI and market intelligence
  • Review regularly
  • Back-up & risk mitigation
  • Learn from experiences – case studies

Speakers

Lucy Fox
Business Development Director, Abacus Medicine

3 PM

State of the biopharma industry: the outlook for drugs, trials, and manufacturing

  • What’s coming in the pharma pipeline?
  • Drug manufacturing for clinical trials
  • Emerging trends: gene therapy, mRNA, and AI
  • Opportunities for contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs)

Speakers

Fiona Barry
Editor-in-Chief and Director of PharmSource, GlobalData

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments, networking and prize draw

3:50 PM

EXHIBITION APPLE PRIZE DRAW

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon vouchers. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall, make sure you don’t miss out!

4 PM

Panel Discussion: Selecting clinical trial supply vendors wisely and maintaining oversight to keep your trial on track

  • Vetting supply vendors, considering size and scale to ensure best fit
  • Considering how to maintain oversight of multiple vendors within one clinical trial study
  • Deciding how much oversight is right for each different vendor
  • Setting clear objectives and communicating effectively between sponsor and vendors to ensure the most efficient collaboration

Moderator: Sonnika Lamont, Analyst, Clinical Trials Intelligence, GlobalData

Speakers

Giuseppe Coppola
Head of Global Clinical Supply Operations, Novartis
Michel David
VP CMC, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Noema Pharma
Chris Mogg
Solutions Specialist, RTSM, Medidata
Antoine Remiot
Director Solutions Engineering, N-SIDE

4:30 PM

Maintaining Continuity of Patient Care and Compliance in a Changing World

Patient centricity has been much discussed over recent years in the clinical trial arena. Enhancing this area is ubiquitous in the goals of sponsors and partners alike. How can our industry deliver on this goal in the area of effective continuity of patient supplies? How well have the improvements in technology and service been assimilated into trial operations? This presentation encourages audiences to think about what additional strategies their organisation could be leveraging to aid in recruitment, retention and delivery of treatment to patients in clinical trials.

  • Meeting the future expectations of patients in clinical trials
  • Adopting a Direct to Patient distribution approach
  • Improving access to treatment to better serve more patients
  • Leveraging recent developments in patient supply management to aid continuity of supply and improve compliance

Speakers

Nathan Kohner
Supply Chain Solutions Group Manager, Almac

5 PM

Closing Keynote: Clinical supply chain performance – ecosystem synergies

  • Data driven performance
  • New challenges: trials design, new modalities
  • Agility & performance

Speakers

Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Innovation & Technology, Sanofi

5:30 PM

Chairperson’s closing remarks

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NETWORKING DRINKS SPONSORED BY MEDIDATA UNTIL 19:30

Streams

Stream one

Clinical Supply Logistics and Operations

Stream two

Clinical Supply Technology and Innovation

8:55 AM

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Speakers

Libbi Rickenbacher
Senior Director Product Strategy and Partnerships, 4G Clinical

9 AM

Fireside Chat: Creating a successful direct to patient business service

  • Moving away from COVID-19 enforced DCTs into DtP as part of new trial designs
  • Lessons learned in the set up journey
  • Collaborating with local teams within global distribution
  • Optimising flexibility of a study by using direct to patient

Moderator: Libbi Rickenbacher, Senior Director of Product Strategy & Partnerships, 4G Clinical

Speakers

Marcus Wajngarten
Senior Director, Home Supply, AstraZeneca
Libbi Rickenbacher
Senior Director Product Strategy and Partnerships, 4G Clinical

9:30 AM

Innovative Solutions for Complex Clinical Trial Supply Chains

The landscape of clinical trials is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements and a shift toward patient-centric methodologies. This transition is marked by a growing emphasis on decentralization and personalized healthcare, resulting in more accessible and tailored clinical experiences for patients. Hybrid models that blend traditional site-based methods with decentralized strategies are increasingly being adopted to meet these demands and operational innovations are being developed to address the unique challenges presented by new therapeutic modalities.​

This presentation will explore the profound impact of these developments on clinical trial supply chains and trial planning, highlighting how the integration of cutting-edge technologies and innovative strategies can significantly improve operational efficiency and elevate the patient experience.​

  • The changing clinical trial landscape and the potential for faster delivery of life-saving drugs to patients​
  • The role of smart technologies, deep learning, and artificial intelligence in streamlining clinical trial supply chains​
  • The impact of decentralized and hybrid trial models on patient accessibility and convenience​
  • The adoption of direct-to-patient digital capabilities and real-time track and trace systems for end-to-end visibility​
  • The use of AI and historical data for proactive and predictive analytics to enhance trial planning accuracy and efficiency​

Speakers

Aruna Talapatra
Director of Product Management, Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharma Services Group

10 AM

Artificial Intelligence in Pharma

  • Brief overview of AI/GenAI market, including current limitations and technology roadmap
  • AI and its applications in Healthcare, from business processes to use cases
  • Models to acquire GenAI capabilities
  • GenAI delivery models
  • Risks, costs and other considerations

Speakers

Josep Bori
Research Director, Thematics Division, GlobalData

10:30 AM

Reserved for event sponsor

11 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

8 AM

Registration and Refreshments

8:55 AM

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Speakers

9 AM

Panel discussion: Preparing for and mitigating against risk in clinical supply chain to avoid delays

  • Creating a risk management plan for clinical supply chain
  • Considerations for security risk management
  • Preparing for unexpected and natural disasters
  • Monitoring temperature control risk management

Speakers

Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma
Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer
Henk Dieteren
Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Suvoda

9:30 AM

Clinical trial supply chain logistics: key findings from a global market study and examples of best practice

  • This presentation highlights the results of a recent global study into clinical trial supply chain logistics
  • By looking at the pain points and challenges identified by biopharma professionals in the report, Biocair’s Marcel Walraven highlights both opportunities and best practice examples of specialist logistics solutions

Speakers

Marcel Walraven
Clinical Trial Supply Chain Specialist, Biocair

10 AM

Planning and executing clinical trial supply from a small biotech perspective

  • Efficient clinical trial supply including IMP design, labelling and distribution
  • Considerations for trial supply set up
  • Overcoming supply challenges as a small biotech

Speakers

Michel David
VP CMC, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Noema Pharma

10:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Addressing the need for global supply chain orchestration

  • How can we foster trust and effectively manage risk when shaping strategic partnerships?
  • What factors should we consider in deciding which supply chain processes to outsource?
  • How a global orchestration model can enhance clinical supply operations?

Moderator: Mark Patterson, VP, Global Packaging and Clinical Logistics Solutions, DHL Supply Chain

 

Speakers

Mark Patterson
VP, Global Packaging and Clinical Logistics Solutions, DHL Supply Chain
Fernanda Teles
Head of Global Clinical Logistics Operations, DHL Supply Chain
Giuseppe Coppola
Head of Global Clinical Supply Operations, Novartis
Gayatri Gopal
Director of Product, Life Sciences, Industry Product Engineering, SAP SE
Markus Ofenloch
Head Global Clinical Distribution, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

11 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:30 AM

Navigating multiple regulatory agencies to help expedite supply chain times

  • Understanding the requirement and options for declaring biological materials to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
  • Review of key U.S. regulatory agency authorities, such as CDC, FDA, USDA, and CBP
  • Discovering the latest non-compliant shipment issues for biological materials and pharma products and tips to avoid them
  • Learning about valuable resources and contacts for assistance

Speakers

Adam Pitt
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator (BTEC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
George Amerson
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator, U.S. Customs And Border Protection

12:15 PM

Current challenges in the supply chain & future trends

  • Key Trends & review 2023
  • Current challenges in Clinical Trials
  • Looking ahead 2024 & beyond : Technology, Therapeutics, Macro-economics
  • Regulatory changes

Speakers

Allan van Konynenburg
Global Depot Network Director, SanaClis

12:45 PM

Lunch, networking and prize draw

1:50 PM

EXHIBITION APPLE PRIZE DRAW

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon vouchers. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall, make sure you don’t miss out!

2 PM

PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

During the roundtable discussion session, the conference hall will be divided into two ‘zones’. Delegates can choose which zone they would like to join. Each zone will be led by a table moderator and will focus on a different challenge within clinical trial supply. After 45 minutes, delegates will have the opportunity to swap and choose a different table, and each roundtable will run twice.

ROUNDTABLE 1:
Discussing the current role of procurement in developing partnerships among our needed suppliers
Luiz Barberini, Head of External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer

ROUNDTABLE 2:
Handling quality and compliance issues in temperature controlled logistics within the EU
Chris Wallace, Head of Distribution EMEA, Argenx

ROUNDTABLE 3:
Importing and exporting biological materials to or from the U.S
Adam Pitt, Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
George Amerson, Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

ROUNDTABLE 4:
Monitoring and mitigating the impact of temperature excursions in supply chains
Cesar Gil-Martinez, Procurement Regional Manager EMEA, Transportation & Warehousing, Bayer AG

ROUNDTABLE 5:
Effective use of IRT for clinical supply management
Kamal Amin, Head of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

Speakers

Adam Pitt
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator (BTEC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
George Amerson
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator, U.S. Customs And Border Protection
Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer
Chris Wallace
Head of Distribution EMEA, Argenx
Cesar Gil-Martinez
Procurement Regional Manager EMEA, Transportation & Warehousing, Bayer AG
Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

4 PM

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Niklas Mattsson
Director, Comparator Management, MSD

At MSD from 2012 and before worked with comparator sourcing since 2004 at a few wholesalers and a CMO. Started career in product management of medical devices and OTC products. M.Sc. in Engineering in 1995 and proficient in English, German, Italian and Swedish.

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Transforming comparator sourcing models to improve supply optimization

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Giuseppe Coppola
Head of Global Clinical Supply Operations, Novartis

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Arnaud Dourlens
Head of Clinical Trial Supply, Sanofi

Arnaud Dourlens is an Arts et Métiers engineer, he began his industrial career in the FMCG sector where he held growing responsibilities. Then he joined the LVMH group where he reorganized new product launches and industrial investments in the Make-up segment in order to adapt to the need for innovation and time to market, thus providing a competitive advantage. He then managed the entire portfolio of industrial launches and investments in Perfumes, Skincare and Make-up for Parfums Christian Dior Group. During his career Arnaud held a wide variety of industrial roles. He joined Sanofi in 2017 as Production Director of a major solid oral form production site (>2.5 billion € turnover). He has been a key player in the development of the continuous improvement mindset and in the transformation of the site through IT projects, investments and activity growth following the acquisition of Boehringer Ingelheim consumer healthcare portfolio. Since the beginning of 2020, he’s been the global head of Sanofi Clinical Supply Chain Operations, managing worldwide clinical supply teams involved in more than 300 clinical studies.

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Securing your global supply chain through designing an agile and resilient end to end supply chain that maximises adaptability

2024-03-06, 9:30 AM

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From a logistical to a strategic supply chain – how innovation & data enhances clinical supply performance

2024-03-06, 10:00 AM

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Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

Kamal is a trained Chemist who decided to pursue a career in supply chain management and quality. In this role, he was tasked to supervise commercial and clinical trial products. Kamal has worked in the pharmaceutical and device industries for over 15 years in different size organisations ranging from large multinational to small virtual companies. He is currently leading a global team at Galderma to develop an integrated clinical supply chain organisation within the company.

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PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2024-03-07, 2:00 PM

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Panel discussion: Preparing for and mitigating against risk in clinical supply chain to avoid delays

2024-03-07, 9:00 AM

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Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer

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PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2024-03-07, 2:00 PM

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2024-03-07, 9:00 AM

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Thomas Thoma
Head Managed Access Programs, CTS/GHT/SR, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Three University degrees at the University of Augsburg 5 years of Supply Chain Management responsibilities in automotive electronics industry 12 years of Management responsibilities in multiple roles (SCM, IT, Sales) in the pharma industry Since 2014 Head of Clinical Trial Supply (Sales) of Teva Europe. Offering Teva widest pipeline of pharmaceuticals, placebos and manufacturing for clinical trial purposes. Since 2017 Head of Global Health Tendering of Teva Global. Offering Teva widest pipeline to NGOs, GOs and UN related organizations. Married and father of three beautiful kids

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Mattia Scarafoni
Senior Manager Global Clinical Supply Chain, Incyte

Mattia was born in Italy and he has an BSc in Biotechnology and an MSc in Industrial Biotechnology.

He has been working in pharmaceutical companies for about 12 years, initially as Chemical Analyst, then as GMP compliance specialist and finally, during the last 7 years, in Clinical Supplies.

Mattia has worked for Chiesi Farmaceutici in Italy, Argenx in Belgium, Debiopharm and Incyte in Switzerland. He is currently based in Switzerland and working for Incyte within the Global Clinical Supplies group.

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Fireside Chat: Effectively forecasting and organising pool supply to reduce wastage and increase sustainability

2024-03-06, 11:15 AM

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Jürgen Wieland
Development Environmental Sustainability Lead, Novartis

As Development Environmental Sustainability Lead of Novartis, Jürgen is responsible for Sustainable Product & Process Design and the set-up and execution of greener clinical trials. He contributes within the UK-based Sustainable Healthcare Coalition to the industries’ low carbon clinical trial workstream. He is a member of the Novartis Environmental Sustainability Strategy Leadership Team of Novartis. Novartis was awarded in November 2023 with the prestigious “Terra Carta Seal” from the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) based on the Greener Clinical Trial program led by Jürgen.

Jürgen has been passionate about the topic of Environmental Sustainability since >30 years. Prior joining Novartis in 2011, he was the CFO of the NGO “Solar Energy Foundation”, supporting the roll-out of solar energy in rural East Africa. Until 2020 he was the Finance Head of the Novartis Global Clinical Supply unit, during which he was awarded with the “Better World Award for Environmental Sustainability” for the decarbonization of clinical trials.

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Opening Keynote: Healthcare transition into a Net Zero world

2024-03-06, 8:30 AM

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Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations Innovation and Technology, Sanofi

20y+ experience within pharmaceutical industry and specially within clinical supply chain, Digital development, and innovation.

Career started as a biochemist engineer, Landry has moved progressively to drug manufacturing process development, GMP production, comparator supply & material flow management and then innovation and technology for clinical supplies.

Key drivers of his career are continuous improvement, factual based decision and valuable innovation implementation.

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An overlooked solution to supply chain challenges: strong sponsor-vendor partnerships

2024-03-06, 11:45 AM

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Claudio Semeraro
Associate Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Lead, UCB

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Understanding how a strategic partnership is essential to adapt to Gene Therapy paradigm shift of the entire supply chain

2024-03-06, 3:00 PM

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Pierre-Gaultier Delheid
Head of Clinical Vendor Management, UCB Pharma

As Head of Clinical Vendor Management at UCB, Pierre-Gaultier Delheid leads the vendor strategy aiming to design and manage a strong external vendor network. He makes a point of honor to build sustainable and strong alliances to overcome clinical challenges in a flexibility, agile, reliable, green and cost-efficient way. In close collaboration with other UCB business units, he drives a culture of partnership to change the game to a better outcome.

Engineer by background, his experience in bio-pharma industry in CDMO as well as in Sponsor companies and his business DNA gained during an international EMBA (Hult, US/UK) led him to build strong expertise in the field of operation and business optimization as well as building strong partnerships.

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Understanding how a strategic partnership is essential to adapt to Gene Therapy paradigm shift of the entire supply chain

2024-03-06, 3:00 PM

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Ingrid Lux
Head of Quality Disposition, Director, Oncology and External Supply Small Molecule EU, Takeda

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Panel Discussion: Leveraging technology to assist with increasingly complex supply chains

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Fiona Barry
Editor-in-Chief and Director of PharmSource, GlobalData

Experienced healthcare editor with a demonstrated history of B2B journalism covering drug development, manufacturing, and the pharma industry. Skilled in editing, news writing, KOL interviews and financial journalism. Special focus on pharmaceutical manufacturing, clinical trials, rare disease and women's healthcare. Bilingual Glasgow/London-based English and French-speaking media professional with a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from the University of Bristol.

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State of the biopharma industry: the outlook for drugs, trials, and manufacturing

2024-03-06, 3:00 PM

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Adam Pitt
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator (BTEC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Adam Pitt is a Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator (BTEC) for CBP in the Office of Field Operations/ Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison/ Biological Threat Exclusion. As a BTEC, Mr. Pitt is charged with supporting and developing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational capacity and capability in preventing tools of agro/bio-terrorism from entering the U.S. Mr. Pitt has more than 18 years of public service with CBP and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has worked in a variety of environments, including air passenger, cargo, and express consignment carrier locations.

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PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2024-03-07, 2:00 PM

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Navigating multiple regulatory agencies to help expedite supply chain times

2024-03-07, 11:30 AM

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George Amerson
Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator, U.S. Customs And Border Protection

George Amerson is a Biological Threat Exclusion Coordinator (BTEC) for CBP in the Office of Field Operations/ Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison/ Biological Threat Exclusion. As a BTEC, Mr. Amerson is charged with supporting and developing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational capacity and capability in preventing tools of agro/bio-terrorism from entering the U.S. Mr. Amerson has more than 16 years of public service with CBP and has worked in a variety of environments, including air passenger, maritime, cargo and CBP Training Academy.

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PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2024-03-07, 2:00 PM

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Navigating multiple regulatory agencies to help expedite supply chain times

2024-03-07, 11:30 AM

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Révérien Uwacu
Clinical Trial Supply Management Consultant at UCB

Originally from Rwanda but studied and living in Belgium, Reverien has an IT and Supply Chain academic background. Professionally, he is a pharma Supply Chain Consultant with 12+years’ experience. Reverien’s experience includes companies such as Johnson and Johnson, UCB, Baxter, and Thermofisher.

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Increasing diversity: supply chain considerations for clinical trials in Africa

2024-03-06, 12:15 PM

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Marcus Wajngarten
Senior Director, Home Supply, AstraZeneca

Marcus has been realizing innovative solutions and clinical science in the Pharma space for almost 20 years.

Passionate in driving operational value with technology, the science and the patient is always in focus.

As part of AstraZeneca’s Digital Health transformation, he is aiming to bring greater value to patients faster though technology.

Marcus is gearing up AstraZeneca’s capabilities to take on De-centralized trials, with patient centricity at heart.

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Fireside Chat: Creating a successful direct to patient business service

2024-03-07, 9:00 AM

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Michel David
VP CMC, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Noema Pharma

Michel is currently responsible for CMC and Clinical Supply at NOEMA Pharma, developing new central nervous system (CNS) therapies.

He is responsible for a portfolio covering 4 molecules and 6 ongoing trials Phase 2 a & b and entry into Phase3.

Michel has over 25 years of experience in Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing and Supply, at Roche, Aventis and in Biotech Start-ups.

Michel is a Chemical Engineer and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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Planning and executing clinical trial supply from a small biotech perspective

2024-03-07, 10:00 AM

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Panel Discussion: Selecting clinical trial supply vendors wisely and maintaining oversight to keep your trial on track

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Alexandru Popa
Associate Director, Blockchain for Digital Supply Chain, MSD

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Utilising blockchain technology to improve digital supply chain

2024-03-06, 11:15 AM

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Henk Dieteren
Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Suvoda

As Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Henk currently assists Suvoda with his knowledge in various areas of clinical trial supply management. Prior to Suvoda, he co-founded the clinical trial supplies department at Grünenthal GmbH and served as its Associate Director for 10 years. While at Grünenthal, he developed operational processes and championed risk management procedures to establish the company as a clear market leader in the area of clinical supply chain.

More recently, he served as Senior Investigational Medicinal Product Manager at BioNTech SE, where he streamlined data processing operations in the clinical supply chain for personalized oncology therapies. He is an innovative expert in the field of IRT, temperature excursion management, and direct-to-patient logistics.

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Panel discussion: Preparing for and mitigating against risk in clinical supply chain to avoid delays

2024-03-07, 9:00 AM

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Chris Mogg
Solutions Specialist, RTSM, Medidata

Chris is a RTSM Solutions Specialist at Medidata with over 23 years of experience in Clinical Research specialising in Randomisation and Trial Supply Management (RTSM). He began his career at Clinphone working as a programmer and has held various Technical and Project related roles at Technology Vendors and CROs. With his vast experience and knowledge, he has a great understanding of what it takes to efficiently work with Sponsors and to help them select and develop systems. Chris is a graduate of Nottingham Trent University and holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Physics and Computer Science.

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Panel Discussion: Selecting clinical trial supply vendors wisely and maintaining oversight to keep your trial on track

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Amaury Jeandrain
Vice President of Strategy, N-SIDE

Amaury Jeandrain has a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering with a specialization in supply chain management. After working for a CRO, he joined N-SIDE where he supported the optimization of hundreds of trials from different indications and pharmaceutical companies, providing services ranging from risk-based optimization to clinical trial design and solving drug supply shortage problems. Amaury now leads a group of consultants, focusing on the extension of N-SIDE’s solutions.

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From a logistical to a strategic supply chain – how innovation & data enhances clinical supply performance

2024-03-06, 10:00 AM

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Panel Discussion: Leveraging technology to assist with increasingly complex supply chains

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Nathan Kohner
Supply Chain Solutions Group Manager, Almac

Nathan has been with Almac since 2005 and has over 18 years’ experience in Clinical Trial Supply Chain Operations including Clinical Supply Chain Management, Temperature Controlled Distribution and Project Management.  This wealth of experience has given him a passion in delivering excellence in customer service to help reduce timelines and clinical trial complexity for sponsors.  In his current position as Supply Chain Solutions Group Manager, he is responsible for providing innovative solutions across the Almac Clinical Services offering to help drug development companies meet todays and tomorrows challenges.  Nathan graduated with a Degree in Mathematics from Edinburgh University and has a Diploma in Management and Leadership.

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Maintaining Continuity of Patient Care and Compliance in a Changing World

2024-03-06, 4:30 PM

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Meena Kaushik
Lead Product Adoption Liaison RTSM, Medidata

Meena Kaushik is the RTSM Product Adoption Lead at Medidata Solutions. Meena has over 15 years of experience in the life sciences and healthcare industry, where she worked on various clinical trial products - including RTSM/IRT and eConsent. Prior to joining Medidata, Meena led the product development to build EHR to EDC pipeline at a healthcare technology startup. She was leading the development and implementation of RTSM and ePRO studies at Parexel Informatics, now Calyx.  Meena is passionate about diversity in clinical trials and is active in decentralized clinical trial forums.

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Revolutionizing Supply Chain: Harnessing Machine Learning for Supply Forecasting

2024-03-06, 9:00 AM

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Stefan Dürr
Senior Director Client Delivery and Head of Drug Supply COE, IQVIA IRT

Senior Director, Client Delivery at Cenduit IRT, an IQVIA business, Head of Drug Supply Center of Excellence

Stefan has worked in IRT for 15 years and has been with Cenduit IRT, an IQVIA business, since its inception in 2007. He has worked in various project management roles including leading the global project management team at Cenduit. Stefan currently is responsible for client delivery of key customer accounts and heads the Cenduit drug supply center of excellence. He is very passionate about finding innovative solutions for clinical supply challenges.

Stefan holds a master of science in molecular biology and an international executive MBA of the University of St. Gallen.

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Case Study: Optimizing clinical supply chain with advanced technology

2024-03-06, 2:30 PM

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Libbi Rickenbacher
Senior Director Product Strategy and Partnerships, 4G Clinical

As Senior Director of Product Strategy & Partnerships, Libbi plays a pivotal role in steering 4G’s success by overseeing two critical domains: product strategy and partnerships management. Within the realm of product strategy, Libbi is dedicated to ensuring that 4G’s product portfolio not only meets but exceeds customer expectations while remaining at the forefront of dynamic market trends. In addition, staying close to market trends allows for Libbi to engage and forge impactful partnerships with organisations that align harmoniously with our business objectives.

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Fireside Chat: Creating a successful direct to patient business service

2024-03-07, 9:00 AM

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Automated precision: real-time insights for enhanced drug-kit supply management

2024-03-06, 11:45 AM

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Chairperson’s opening remarks

2024-03-07, 8:55 AM

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Marcel Walraven
Clinical Trial Supply Chain Specialist, Biocair

Delivering supply chain solutions that perfectly solve a customer's problem is something I greatly enjoy. I have over 20 years of experience creating solutions for customers in the Biotech and life sciences industry, having worked for leading logistics providers in a variety of roles within Operations, Product Management and Customer Services.

Recently I managed the set up of a new pharmaceutical, fully GDP-compliant warehouse for a large NGO. I am now active for Biocair, a specialist courier dedicated to the life sciences industry, with a proven track record of delivering highly complex and fully compliant supply chain solutions.

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Clinical trial supply chain logistics: key findings from a global market study and examples of best practice

2024-03-07, 9:30 AM

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Aruna Talapatra
Director of Product Management, Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharma Services Group

Aruna Talapatra focuses on securing market and customer insights on decentralized trials and is working on strategic development and deployment of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s digital supply chain platform clinical trials. Aruna brings over 12+ years of product management experience in the medical device industry and has worked at companies such as GE Healthcare, Fujifilm and Hill-Rom where she has developed Healthcare ecosystems for Medical devices such as MR, Ultrasound, Diagnostic and Non-Diagnostic Cardiology products and Hospital EMR systems.  Aruna holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

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Innovative Solutions for Complex Clinical Trial Supply Chains

2024-03-07, 9:30 AM

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Mark Patterson
VP, Global Packaging and Clinical Logistics Solutions, DHL Supply Chain

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Panel Discussion: Addressing the need for global supply chain orchestration

2024-03-07, 10:30 AM

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Fernanda Teles
Head of Global Clinical Logistics Operations, DHL Supply Chain

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Panel Discussion: Addressing the need for global supply chain orchestration

2024-03-07, 10:30 AM

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Harald van Weeren
Segment Manager Clinical Trials, Head of Segment Management, Berlinger & Co. AG

Harald van Weeren is the Segment Manager for Clinical Trials and the Head of Segment Management at Berlinger & Co. AG. Harald holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. With over 15 years of experience in Product Management and Market Segment Management across various high-tech industries, Harald joined Berlinger in 2020. In his role, he is responsible for directing Berlinger's focus on Clinical Trials, tracking market trends, and ensuring cutting-edge condition monitoring solutions for clinical trial supply.

 

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Automated precision: real-time insights for enhanced drug-kit supply management

2024-03-06, 11:45 AM

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Panel Discussion: Leveraging technology to assist with increasingly complex supply chains

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Josep Bori
Research Director, Thematics Division, GlobalData

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Artificial Intelligence in Pharma

2024-03-07, 10:00 AM

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Carla Reis
Vice President of Accounts, 4G Clinical

Carla has 20+ years of experience as an operational leader in developing and implementing RTSM systems in a global pharmaceutical company. Carla is a leader in her organization in supporting the development of vendor management standards and processes for large accounts.  She has helped lead major RTSM process improvement initiatives such as innovative approaches to drug assignment verification and vendor integrations. Carla has presented at industry conferences as a subject matter expert on best practices using RTSM solutions for complex strategies in supply chain management. Carla holds a BS in Neurobiology and Physiology from the University of Connecticut and certification as Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Carla also holds a Master in Science in Health Administration with a concentration in Health Informatics from Saint Joseph's University.

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Partnering for progress: technology’s role in streamlining cell and gene therapy logistics

2024-03-06, 12:45 PM

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Lucy Fox
Business Development Director, Abacus Medicine
  • 11 years clinical trial service experience
  • Worked closely with multinational pharmaceutical, virtual and biotechnology companies to define their clinical trial requirements. Acting as a consultant on technical aspects
  • Experienced in the management of IVRS technology for clinical trials
  • Worked closely with drug supply managers to effectively manage global supplies including forecasting and procurement from phase I to extensive phase III trials
  • Can develop creative solutions to fulfill customer needs

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The five habits of highly effective clinical trial supplies people

2024-03-06, 2:30 PM

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Antoine Remiot
Director Solutions Engineering, N-SIDE

Antoine Remiot is N-SIDE's Director of Solutions Engineering. Over the past years, Antoine has been sharing his enthusiasm for lean clinical supply chain management, waste reduction, and sustainability with various pharma partners he supported in their change management journey toward digitalization.

Antoine is passionate about leveraging data and AI to improve clinical supply efficiency. He gained expertise in forecasting, planning, IRT configuration, and end-to-end clinical supply chain optimization through his work on hundreds of trials on multiple indications.

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Panel Discussion: Selecting clinical trial supply vendors wisely and maintaining oversight to keep your trial on track

2024-03-06, 4:00 PM

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Louisa Carlse
Director of Partnerships, TecEx Medical

Proven success in supporting the Health and Lifesciences industry as Partnership Director.   Fostering B2B partnerships, and driving customer success initiatives for overall efficiency across clinical trials in support of timely delivery of supplies to sites and patients. Recognized for implementing key projects, reducing compliance risks, and leading Importer of Record initiatives. Leader with a visionary and strategic mindset, fostering innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

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Overcoming supply chain challenges with a centralized Importer of Record (IOR) strategy

2024-03-06, 12:45 PM

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Allan van Konynenburg
Global Depot Network Director, SanaClis

Allan has spent the last 2 decades managing clinical trial supply management activities for the world’s key Sponsors and CRO’s, across the globe and across various study stages and therapeutic areas. A proven leader in Business Development & Operations with more than 20 years’ experience in the specialty logistics and pharmaceutical arena.

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Current challenges in the supply chain & future trends

2024-03-07, 12:15 PM

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Claes Kalderén
Chief Revenue Officer, TSS AB

Claes Kalderén, Chief Revenue Officer at TSS, is dedicated to evolving pharmaceutical supply chains. With 16 years' experience in senior operational and consulting roles at multinational corporations, he drives sustainability and intelligence initiatives. Passionate about innovation, Claes aims to optimize processes and enhance efficiency. His leadership catalyzes positive change, shaping a resilient and forward-thinking industry landscape.

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How to increase sponsor value for clinical trials

2024-03-06, 4:30 PM

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Mark Gribben
Key Account Group Manager, ALMAC
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Sasha Van Heuverswyn
Associate Director, Head of Strategic Clinical Supply Services, N-SIDE

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From a logistical to a strategic supply chain – how innovation & data enhances clinical supply performance

2024-03-06, 10:00 AM

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Tine Bülow
Product Owner of HOT System Clinical Supplies - Trial Product Handling, Novo Nordisk

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How to increase sponsor value for clinical trials

2024-03-06, 4:30 PM

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Gayatri Gopal
Director of Product, Life Sciences, Industry Product Engineering, SAP SE

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Panel Discussion: Addressing the need for global supply chain orchestration

2024-03-07, 10:30 AM

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Markus Ofenloch
Head Global Clinical Distribution, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

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Panel Discussion: Addressing the need for global supply chain orchestration

2024-03-07, 10:30 AM

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Daniela Duffett
Senior Solutions Consultant, Suvoda

As Director of Services Delivery, Ben oversees services delivery out of Suvoda’s Bucharest office. Ben has over 11 years of experience in the software industry, holding a variety of positions in professional services, global operations, and business development. He has consulted with Fortune 2000 clients across a variety of industries on how to best leverage technology to solve mission-critical business challenges.

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An overlooked solution to supply chain challenges: strong sponsor-vendor partnerships

2024-03-06, 11:45 AM

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