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PRIZE DRAW

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PANEL DISCUSSION: Big pharma vs. emerging biotechs: Study start-up challenges in a competitive environment

  • Overcoming financial constraints when budgets are limited and resources tight
  • Building flexibility into outsourcing partnerships for scalability
  • Fierce site competition: How start-ups can compete with established companies for sites
  • Utilizing effective planning to improve study and program efficiency without compromising patient safety
  • Agile and adaptable: Being prepared to adjust your strategy and approach as needed

Moderator: Keya Watkins, President – Oncology, Worldwide Clinical Trials

PANEL DISCUSSION: Practical considerations for navigating the landscape of global oncology trials in 2026 and beyond

  • Successfully managing a regulatory environment that varies by geography
  • Mitigating risks associated with compliance and reducing the impact of delays in regulatory submissions on trial budgets and timelines
  • Evolution of Project Optimus
  • What is the status of harmonization of submissions in Europe?
  • How conservative is the new FDA being how is the US administration set to further impact trials in 2027
  • Do sponsors know where the gaps are in the latest ICH-GCP E6(R3) and how can AI help conduct gap analyses across SOPs and study documents

Moderator: Keya Watkins, President – Oncology, Worldwide Clinical Trials

Beyond outsourcing: Rethinking the CRO-biotech partnership

How strategic collaboration can accelerate innovation:

  • Moving from transactional execution to consultative partnership
  • How CROs can become strategic problem solvers, not just service providers
  • Building trust transparency and shared accountability

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE

How the right targeted communication and navigation favorably impacts clinical trial recruiting that is commensurate with the burden of disease

END OF DAY 1 AND NETWORKING DRINKS

Best 3 LinkedIn posts from day 1 with hashtag #CTO and @Clinical Trials in Oncology Event Series tagged will win a prize in day 2 morning’s prize draw during chair’s opening remarks. Deadline end of drinks reception day 1. You must be present to win!