- What is the Athlete Mindset?
- Parallels between elite sport and clinical trial delivery
- Applying the athlete-style discipline, goal-setting, ‘pivot quickly’ mindset and performance tracking in delivering complex oncology trials
- Translating setbacks into learnings and future strengths- The drive for continuous improvement-The perfect race!
- Sustaining performance and energy across multi-year clinical trials- The Long-Distance Athlete
- The impact of the new UK clinical trial regulations coming into force in April 2026 and what they mean for sponsors, investigators, and trial delivery
- Government priorities and progress across the UK clinical research ecosystem two years on
- How artificial intelligence is transforming clinical trial design, feasibility, patient identification, and operational efficiency
- Cross-sector collaboration between regulators, industry, and the NHS to strengthen the UK’s position as a leading destination for clinical research
- Looking ahead: building a more agile, technology-enabled clinical trials environment in the UK
- How pricing frameworks like VPAG are influencing pharma exit decisions
- Consequences of major R&D pullbacks for the UK research ecosystem
- Persistent issues: slow approvals, fragmented delivery and rising costs
- What policy and industry shifts are needed to reverse the trend
- Overview of available RWD sources and disease registries across the UK and Ireland, and how they can support trial design.
- Leveraging RWD to inform patient eligibility, site selection, and endpoint development.
- Practical considerations for integrating registry data with trial datasets while ensuring data quality and regulatory compliance.
- Case studies demonstrating how RWD and registries have accelerated clinical trial insights and improved patient outcomes.
- Planning for successful sponsor–vendor relationships
- Common challenges and pitfalls with vendors and how to address them
- Improving transparency and alignment across multi-partner trial ecosystems
- What effective strategic partnership looks like in practice
